JACKSON, Tennessee-Junior forward Adam Dieball (Cincinnati, Ohio, Lakota East HS) scored 23 of his game-high 30 points in the second half to lead the No. 8/6 Christian Brothers University Bucs to an 86-79 win at Union Monday night as they moved to 11-0, coming within one game of matching the best start in school history.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The teams traded scores throughout the first half in a game that saw 11 ties, 18 lead changes and no lead of more than four points in the game's first 30 minutes.
• CBU (11-0, 3-0 GSC) used a quick 6-0 burst to take a 46-42 lead on a Dieball three-point play with 16:35 remaining in the game.
• The Bulldogs (6-5, 0-3 GSC) made seven straight three-pointers over a seven-minute span of the second half. It started with a Tyree Boykin triple with 16:52 remaining in the game. After Boykin made four more, Nick Velasquez capped the stretch with his second triple of the streak to give Union a 6257 lead with 9:43 remaining.
• Dieball started the Bucs' answer with a layup. After a Union free throw, Joe Laravie (Kettering, Ohio/Alter HS) scored eight points in 14 seconds to give the Bucs a 67-63 lead they would not relinquish. After Laravie started the burst with a triple with 9:20 remaining, he picked up a steal at halfcourt, drawing a foul as he made the a fastbreak reverse layup. He missed the free throw, but Cody Garbuzinski (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) grabbed the rebound, and Jeff Larkin (Cincinnati, Ohio/La Salle HS) found Laravie in the corner for another triple.
• After Union trimmed the lead to one, CBU used a 12-3 run to extend their lead to double digits at 79-69 on a pair of Brad Miller (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder HS) free throws with 3:33 remaining, and Union never came closer than six points again despite two more threes by Boykin, who finished with a GSC season-high nine threes on 11 attempts for 27 points.

KEY STATS:
• Dieball scored his 30 points on 11-of-21 shooting, including 2-of-4 from three-point range, and he made all six free throws. The junior also grabbed four rebounds with four assists in 33 minutes. In the second half, he was 9-of-15, including 1-of-2 from beyond the arc, and he was 4-of-4 at the free throw line.
• Laravie scored 21, shooting 8-of-12 overall including 3-of-7 from three-point range as he added three steals and three rebounds. The sophomore scored 13 in the second half, shooting 5-of-7 overall including 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.
• Larkin scored 16 points with a season-high nine assists against two turnovers as he played all 40 minutes.
• Against a Union defense that ranked 10th in the nation in opponents' field goal percentage, the Bucs shot 59.3 percent (32-of-54) from the field, including 47.1 percent (8-of-17) from three-point range. Union shot 50.9 percent (28-of-55) overall, including 46.4 percent (13-of-28) from beyond the arc.
• The Bulldogs out-rebounded CBU 27-20, including a 10-3 edge in offensive boards, but they committed eight turnovers to the Bucs' six.

NOTABLE:
• The Bucs' 11-0 start is their second in school history and their first since 2003-04, when the Bucs started 12-0. CBU finished that season 23-6.

WHAT'S NEXT:
After taking two weeks off for Christmas, the Bucs return to action Tuesday, Jan. 2, when they host Auburn-Montgomery at 7 p.m.