GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Calvin men's basketball team clinched the No. 2 seed in the MIAA Tournament next week with a 67-60 win over Albion on Saturday evening. 

The Knights started the game with a slight advantage of 5-1 after a 3-pointer by sophomore Marcus Bult (Wheaton, IL / Wheaton Academy). The Britons battled back and went on a 14-5 run to take 15-10 lead with 12:36 left in the half. 

Calvin came right back at Albion and with a layup and a foul, sophomore Uchenna Egekeze (Huntly, IL / Huntly) gave the Knights a 20-17 lead with 7:16 left in the half. Both teams were trading buckets late in the half, but the Knights gained a slight 26-25 lead after a made jumper by senior Emmett Warners (Grand Rapids, MI / Grand Rapids Christian). 

The Britons hung right with the Knights as they closed out the half with a driving layup before the buzzer to take a 32-31 lead at halftime. 

Senior Luke Morrison (Bristol, IN / Northridge) led Calvin in scoring with 8 points followed by Bult with 6 points. The Knights shot 10-27 (37%) from the field and 4-15 (26.7%) from the three-point line. Albion outrebounded Calvin 19-16 in the first half while the Knights had 7 total assists in the half. 

Albion came out of the half with energy as it took a 41-35 lead over Calvin in the early minutes. The Knights responded by rattling off a quick 9-2 run capped off an Egekeze free throw after a layup with a foul to lead 44-43. Calvin was gaining momentum swiftly as they began adding to their lead and thanks to pair of made free throws by Morrison to give them a 53-47 lead. 

The Knight continued to push their lead and after a corner three pointer by Alec Fruin (Beloit, WI / Turner) they led 61-53 with 3:27 left in the game. Albion struggled to have answers down the stretch as Calvin's defense was holding strong. 

The Knights held a steady lead over the Britons and made their free throws as the game ended. Calvin wins their regular season finale against Albion with a final score of 67-60 to improve to 18-7 on the season and 11-3 in the MIAA. 

Bult was the leading scorer for the Knights with 15 points and 5 rebounds off the bench. Morrison ended the evening with 13 points followed by Egekeze with 10 points. Warners and Fruin each had 9 points for Calvin as well. 

The Knights shot 22-55 (40%) from the field and 5-24 (20.8%) from the three-point line. Calvin outrebounded Albion 38-36 on the evening and finished with 15 total assists. 

COACHES COMMENTS: "That was a battle tonight for us," said head coach Bill Sall. "Albion is always a competitive team and were playing us well defensively. We did a great job of team rebounding today and overall, some missed shot and missed opportunities, but it was that's a good old fashioned MIAA basketball.  We got some turnovers in the second half and were able to push the ball get the momentum swing in our favor towards the end. There's a lot of positives we can take from this going into the conference tournament next week. "