#MustangsWin! CBC Moves To 5-0 In AMC With Hard Fought Win At UHSP!

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            St. Louis, Mo. – Heading to the road for the first time in over a month, Central Baptist College men's basketball looked to remain undefeated in American Midwest Conference play tonight against the Eutectics of the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis at the UHSP Gymnasium. CBC (14-4, 5-0 AMC) never trailed, leading by as many as 19 before finishing with an 85-71 win over UHSP (1-15, 0-5 AMC).

            The Mustangs, who were missing seven players due to illness, were led in scoring by Jonas Carlisle and Kyle Harding, who both reached double-figures on the night. CBC was able to win with strong shooting, as the Mustangs shot 49 percent from the floor and went 14-16 at the free throw line, with 54 of their 85 points coming inside the paint.

GAME FLOW

            CBC opened the game by scoring the first 11 points and had an 18-2 lead less than six minutes into the contest. The lead would drop to nine shortly before halftime, but CBC took a 46-36 lead to the locker room at the break.

            The second half was a half of runs for both teams as UHSP scored the first four points of the half, before being answered by a Carlisle bucket and then scoring a three of their own to make the lead 48-43. A three from Carlisle, back-to-back Christian White dunks, and a layup by Carlisle pushed the lead back to 14, 57-43 before the Eutectics went on a 12-4 run to cut the lead to 61-55 with 8:42 left. A Devin Foster layup followed, which sparked a 9-0 run to make it 70-55 with 6:20 left and the lead never dropped below nine the rest of the night.

MUSTANG NOTES

• Carlisle posted a career-high 22 points
• Harding chipped in with 20 of his own
• Coach Sam Kohnke became the second-fastest coach to reach 50 wins in the program's four-year history (since 2001-02), getting to that mark in his 79^th game at the helm
• The Mustangs turned 13 UHSP turnovers into 20 points

UP NEXT

            CBC steps out of American Midwest Conference play for the final time this season when they head to Paragould on Saturday for a matchup against Crowley's Ridge. Tipoff from the Carter Activities Center is scheduled for 3 p.m.