Cornerstone showed why it is the top-ranked team in NAIA Division II on Wednesday evening, jumping out to a 25-point halftime lead on the way to an 82-52 victory over Lourdes inside of Mol Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich.
 
Lourdes struggled offensively early, making just two of its first 21 shot attempts, and the Golden Eagles built a 29-7 lead with three minutes to play in the first half.  Cornerstone carried a 41-16 lead into the locker room after the Golden Eagles shot 53.6% from the floor in the opening stanza.
 
The Gray Wolves were never able to make a run in the second half, as a 16-6 run midway through the final stanza pushed a 25-point advantage to 65-30, the largest of the game for the Golden Eagles.  Lourdes cut the deficit to 28, 70-42, with four minutes to play after a layup by Kadeim Jones (Dayton, Ohio/Marshall H.S.), but that would be as close as the Gray Wolves would get the rest of the way.
 
Jones was the lone Gray Wolf to tally double figures on the evening, scoring 13 points while adding three steals defensively.  Deuce Martin (Lorain, Ohio/Clearview H.S.) and Bryce McComb (Swanton, Ohio/Swanton H.S.) added eight points each for Lourdes.
 
Sam Vander Sluis and Michael Bradshaw led Cornerstone (20-3, 12-1) with 15 points each while Kyle Steigenga added 13 more.  Vander Sluis also pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds as the Golden Eagles finished with a 45-25 rebounding advantage.
 
Lourdes (10-12, 3-10) returns home on Saturday afternoon to entertain fifth-ranked Indiana Tech.  Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. inside the Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center.