FAIRMONT, W.Va. – The Golden Eagles' men basketball team traveled to Fairmont, West Virginia to take on the Falcons of Fairmont State University. UC fell to the nationally ranked team and move to 3-4 on the season, 2-1 in the conference. The Falcons remain undefeated with a 5-0 record and 3-0 MEC record. 
 
The Basics
Location: Fairmont State University (Joe Retton Arena)
Score: Charleston 61, Fairmont State 74 
Records: UC (3-4, 2-1 MEC); FSU (5-0, 3-0 MEC)
 
How It Happened 
The Golden Eagles would have a competitive first half running out to a 10-2 lead, but Fairmont would finish the half going on a 10-2 run to create a five-point cushion to end the half. In what was a competitive second half, a Keaton Turner layup with 5:38 remaining in the game would give the Golden Eagles their final lead of the night at 59-58. The twelfth ranked Falcons would then respond with a 16-0 run to take a 74-59 lead and proceed to close out the game from there with the final score being 74-61.
 
Fairmont State's bench totaled 35 points, compared to Charleston's 28 points. The Golden Eagles forced Fairmont into committing 22 turnovers but allowed Fairmont to shoot 41% from three while also being out rebounded by a total of ten with the final tally being 43-33 in favor of the falcons. 
 
CJ Meredith led the way for UC with 14 points. Meredith had six rebounds and went 3-4 on the foul line. Keaton Turner and Jeremiah Keene both totaled 11 points. Turner had four rebounds, one assist, and two turnovers. Keene tallied six rebounds with five assists. 
 
Up Next 
The Golden Eagles will host Frostburg State University on December 3^rd at 4:00PM in the Wehrle Innovation Center. 
 
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