#MustangsWin! CBC Cruises Into AMC Semifinals With Dominant Win Over UHSP!

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            Conway, Ark. – Opening play in the American Midwest Conference Tournament presented by Tandem HR tonight, Central Baptist College men's basketball, the tournament's #1 seed, opened the quarterfinal round by hosting the Eutectics of UHSP inside A. R. Reddin Fieldhouse. CBC (23-6) Never trailed, leading by as many as 46 en route to a 112-66 win over UHSP (1-26).

            The win propels CBC into the AMC semifinals for the seventh year in a row, the longest current streak amongst AMC members. Wade Williams led four Mustangs in double figures with 22 off the bench while Hykeem Hancock notched his first career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, with Tomas Mikyska adding 14 and Deshawn Corprew posting 11. CBC shot 54 percent from the field and 40 percent from three, outrebounding UHSP 50-35 and dominating them in every category, including a 72-16 edge in points from the bench.

MUSTANG NOTES

• CBC is now 20-1 all-time against UHSP
• The Mustangs are 20-2 this season when leading at halftime
• 23 wins ties the program single-season record with the 2016-17 team
• 18 threes is the second-most in program history in a single game, one shy of the record
• 112 points is the most ever scored by CBC in the AMC Tournament
• CBC made 45 field goals, tying them for the third most in a game in program history
• CBC finished with 50 rebounds, the first time they have hit that mark this season
• Six turnovers is tied for the fewest turnovers committed this season
• CBC has made 253 three-pointers this season, fourth most in a season in program history
• The Mustangs eclipsed the 2,300 point mark for the 10^th time in program history and the second consecutive season
• 61 second half points is the most in a half of an AMC Tournament game for the Mustangs and the 14^th 60-or-more point half in history

UP NEXT

            William Woods, the #4 seed, awaits the Mustangs in the semifinals on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff against the Owls at Reddin Fieldhouse is scheduled for 3 p.m.