Montreat put on a display of determination in front of their loyal home crowd at McAlister Gymnasium but in the end, Bluefield handed Montreat its first home lose of the season, 109-105. Bluefield entered the game as the #1 ranked team in the AAC, leading the nation in scoring average (94 points per game). The Cavaliers however put up their best offensive night hitting 53% from the field (35-for-66) and 12-for-20 from 3-point range, 10-of-14 coming in the second half. Leading the way for Montreat was this week’s AAC player of the week, MJ Njoku. Njoku was 9-for-12 from the field with 21 points including eight rebounds. Also scoring 21 points for the Cavaliers was Kinard Barnett; he also had four rebounds and was 5-of-8 from the floor, including a great night from the free-throw line, 9-of-11.