CANTON, Mo. - Central Methodist's Elliott Black�scored a game-high 20 points and pulled down a game-high nine rebounds�to lead his team to a 70-42 win at Culver-Stockton on Thursday in Charles Fieldhouse in Heart of America Athletic Conference men's basketball action.

The�Runnin' Eagles (8-10, 2-6 HAAC)�opened the game on a 12-3 run and never looked back. After a Black steal and layup at the eight-minute mark made the score 21-10, Central Methodist never again led by fewer than double-digits. The Runnin' Eagles' largest lead of the first half came with 19 seconds on the clock after Eric Franklin drilled a trey to make the difference 19 points, 35-16.� The visitors led 35-18 at halftime.

Central Methodist's advantage swelled to as many as 31 points in the second half on three separate occasions with the latest coming with 5:20 left in the contest. Evan Lavery found the bottom of the net from distance to make the score 63-32.

Lavery finished with 12 points. Franklin and Alex Barner each had eight. Barner also recorded 12 rebounds.

Ronald Dukes and Jason Tucker came up with 14 and 13 points, respectively, to lead the Wildcats (4-14, 1-7 HAAC).

The�Runnin' Eagles hit 28-of-51 (54.9%) from the field.�Central Methodist's defense allowed Culver-Stockton to convert only 33.3% (17-of-51) of its field goals.

The Runnin' Eagles outrebounded the Wildcats 40-19.

Central Methodist will host Baker on Saturday, Jan. 21. Tipoff is set for�4 p.m.