Box Score HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte men's basketball (6-5) defeated Coker College (6-5) 71-58 on the road tonight sweeping the Cobras in the South Atlantic Conference series. The win improves Queens' league record to 4-3, while the Cobras drop to 3-4 in the SAC.
 
Senior forward Josh Clyburn led the way for Queens shooting 71 percent from the floor to score 22 points. Junior forward Nkosi Ali recorded his second straight double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Queens began the game pounding the ball into the paint to start with an 8-0 run forcing the Cobras to call a timeout and regroup. Coker's Julian Nelson would knock down a pair of free-throws to put his team on the board for the first time out of the break. By the 15 minute mark, they had cut Queens' lead to two points.
 
A 10-2 run would put Queens ahead 18-8, but another cold spell on the offensive end would allow the Cobras to put together a 12-0 run and take over the lead with 8:57 to play in the half. The Royals' offense would pick back up and they would eventually head into the locker room with a 33-31 lead following a made three-pointer from David Mason.
 
Ali got the Royals going in the second half with five quick points to extend Queens' lead to seven, 38-31, a little over two minutes into play. However, Coker would come back just as quick cutting Queens' lead to two. An 11-2 run would really open things up for Queens giving them their largest lead of the game, 62-47, with 4:15 to play. The run would be just enough to put the Cobras away as Queens took the road win.
 
The Royals dominated the boards, winning the battle 41-26. Queens also outscored the Cobras 46-22 in the paint.
 
Julian Nelson led the Cobras with 12 points. Teon Beckett, Eren Moses and James Brown each scored 10 points.
 
Queens returns to Curry Arena on Saturday at 4 p.m. against Carson-Newman College. Last season the Royals split with the Eagles winning 70-66 at home, while losing 90-55 on the road.