JACKSON, Tenn. - The Christian Brothers University men's basketball team earned an 88-70 win over in-state rival Union, on Friday night, at Fred DeLay Gymnasium. 

The win marked the first time that the Bucs have won back-to-back Gulf South Conference road contests since 2019-20. It was also the first CBU win at Union in its last three attempts. 

TIP OFF 
Score: CBU 88 (4-3, 2-2, GSC) | UU 70 (3-5, 0-4 GSC) 
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HOW IT HAPPENED 

• After Union jumped out to an early 9-2 lead, an Eric Canavan jumper gave CBU a 25-16 lead with 9:22 left in the opening half. 
• The Bucs led by as many as 14 in the opening half, but the Bulldogs used a 17-8 run that cut the halftime deficit to 44-39.
• CBU shot 56 percent in the first half (19-34), including 3-6 from three-point range.
• Three straight three pointers by Anias Futrell, Christian Jones and Andrew Eberhardt helped give CBU a 60-48 lead with 14:35 left.
• CBU used a 12-2 spurt to take an 80-65 lead with 3:13 left.  
• The Bucs then scored eight of the final 11 points to finish the contest. 

KEY STATS | NOTABLES 

• CBU finished a season-best 60 percent from the floor (35-58), including 7-13 from three-point range. 
• The Bucs were also a perfect 11-11 from the free throw stripe. 
• The Bucs outrebounded Union 30-26. 
• CBU has won the rebounding battle in six of its seven contests. 
• Anias Futrell led CBU with a game-high 24 points with six rebounds. The Saint Lous native was also 11-12 from the floor. 
• Christian Jones and Jailen Anderson added 17 points apiece. Jones also had eight rebounds and seven steals. 
• The seven steals for Jones are the most by GSC player this season and are the most by a CBU player since Trey Casey had eight against North Alabama in 2015.