The Colonels (7-12, 3-3) used a 16-0 first half run to fuel an 89-69 victory over Bellarmine on Saturday at Alumni Coliseum.

EKU shot 53% for the game from the field and 50% (17-for-34) from 3-point range. The Colonels had 22 assists on 28 made field goals and out-rebounded the Knights by 13, 37-24.

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