FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Fairmont State Men's Basketball used a 20-point cushion in the first half to pick their seventh win of the season and fourth in Mountain East Conference play as they beat Concord 85-71 inside Joe Retton Arena.

The Fighting Falcons are now 7-1 on the season and 4-1 in MEC action as the Mountain Lions fall to 4-6 overall and 2-3 in conference games.

Isaiah Sanders scored quickly to put the Falcons up 3-0 and Zyon Dobbs added two more points after a steal and fastbreak layup. Fairmont State used a 9-0 run after Sanders converted a free throw to push the lead to 20-7 over Concord. The Mountain Lions stopped the streak with a three-pointer from Jevon Laidler at the 14:20 mark.

The Falcons continued to add to their lead as Sanders scored on a jumper to make the score 36-20 and Fairmont State entered the halftime break with the 49-29 edge after two free throws from Kyle Whippen.

In the second half, the Falcons took a 69-49 lead after Sanders knocked in a three with 13:32 remaining. Dobbs added two more from the charity stripe to make the score 71-41 before Concord closed within 13 points as the Mountain Lions went on 17-0 with Dorian Groggs capping the run with a fastbreak bucket with 8:10 in regulation.

Concord got within 10 points as Jordan Wooden scored a dunk with 5:57 left before the Falcons settled in and grabbed the 85-71 victory on Wednesday night.

Fairmont State went 31-67 (46.3%) from the field and collected 10 from beyond the arc. The Falcons also went 13-18 from the free-throw line. Fairmont State held Concord to 31.7% (26-82)  from the floor and held the advantage in points in the paint, 34-18.

Sanders led all scorers with 27 points on 10-11 shooting with five three-pointers. Seth Younkin grabbed in his second double-double in as many games as he scored 11 points with a career-high 17 boards. Cole VonHandorf joined his teammates in double-figures with 15 points and four assists with Dobbs pouring in 12 points on 4-8 shooting.

Fairmont State Men's Basketball (7-1, 4-1 MEC) is back in action on Monday, December 13th at Glenville State (3-4, 1-3 MEX) for a 2 p.m. tip-off.