Box Score

FULTON, Mo. - The Elmhurst College men's basketball team recorded its first win of the 2010-11 season by defeating Westminster College (Mo.) 67-61.

Elmhurst (1-4) erased a 30-25 halftime deficit by outscoring Westminster 42-31 in the game's final 20 minutes. The Bluejays shot a whopping 63.6 percent from the floor in the second half, hitting 14-of-22 attempts. The Bluejays were deadly from downtown, hitting 9-of-13 three-point attempts (63.2 percent) in the second half.

The Bluejays grabbed the lead at 43-42 in the second half and did not trail the rest of the way. Elmhurst finished the contest hitting 51.1 percent (24-of-47) of its shots. The Bluejays shot 63.2 percent (12-of-19) from beyond the arc.

Zack Boyd led Elmhurst by pouring in a game-high 24 points while shooting 9-of-15 from the floor. Boyd hit 4-of-5 attempts from beyond the arc. Mike McCurdy added 11 points and netted three three-pointers in the victory. Steve Crane and Aaron Schroeder added eight points apiece while D'Ante Foster came off the bench to score six points.

Westminster finished the game shooting 43.5 percent (20-of-46) from the field, including 38.1 percent (8-of-21) from three-point range. 

Justin Gilmore scored 17 to lead Westminster (4-3) in the loss. Jake Vislay added 13 points and Skylar Tolson scored 11 for the Blue Jays. 

Elmhurst hosts Kalamazoo College on Thurs