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Jeanie Rose

Men's Basketball

GAME NOTES: DC3, Barton tangle to stay in KJCCC title hunt

DC3's Jamie Rutherford
DODGE CITY, Kan. -- The Dodge City Community College men's basketball team has a chance to move back into fourth place in the KJCCC and stay in the hunt for a conference title when the Conquistadors travel to take on Barton 7:30 p.m. Saturday.


RADIO & LIVE STREAM INFO

- Radio: 1550 AM


DODGE CITY BREAKDOWN (17-7, 8-5 KJCCC)

FG% 48.0 (2nd KJCCC) | 3FG% 35.4 (7th) | FT% 61.9 (15th) | PPG 83.7 (6th)
STATS LINK
- The Conqs dropped to fifth in the KJCCC after falling to No. 13 Hutchinson (22-3, 11-3) 83-69 on Wednesday at home. They are a half game back of Barton for fourth and 2.5 games behind Hutchinson and Neosho for first place.
- The Conqs got 21 points from Lorenzo Dillard in the loss while Josh Boutte, last week's KJCCC Player of the Week, had 18 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks.
- The loss snapped DC3's three-game winning streak and a stretch of seven wins in its last eight games.
- During that stretch, the Conqs defeated Barton 66-56 at home - led by James Newton's 18 points and six steals along with Boutte's 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.
- Boutte leads the KJCCC in rebounding (10.2), is second in field goal percentage (61.1), fifth in blocks (1.5) and 10th in scoring (16.2). In KJCCC play, Boutte is fourth in scoring (19.0) and still first in rebounding (11.6). He has 13 double-doubles this season.
- Dillard is ninth in the KJCCC in scoring (16.5) and fourth in assist (4.7).
- DC3 leads the KJCCC in opponents' 3-point percentage (29.2) and is fifth in assists per game (14.5).
- The Conqs are looking for their first plus-.500 season in KJCCC play since 2006-07 when the Conqs went 12-4 and won the West Division (there are no divisions anymore).
- Coach Kyle Campbell (fourth season) is 66-54 overall and 25-34 in KJCCC play at DC3.


BARTON BREAKDOWN (17-8, 9-5 KJCCC)

FG% 45.3 (9TH) | 3FG% 32.3 (14th) | FT% 67.1 (10th) | PPG 77.0 (14th)
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- Barton is coming off a 79-77 win on the road over Garden City on Wednesday, the Cougars' third win in its last four games (only loss was to Hutchinson over that stretch).
- Barton had four players reach double figures in the win over Garden City - Derek Dorn (16), Ezekiel Charles (15), Dequandre Dentmond (15) and Anthony Smith (14).
- In the loss to Dodge City earlier this season, only Charles reached double figures with 13 points. As a team, the Cougars shot a season-low 10 free throws (making only four).
- Barton is one of the top defensive teams in the conference - allowing the third-fewest points per game (67.2) overall and the least points per game in KJCCC play (65.6). The Cougars are also sixth in the KJCCC in opponents' field goal percentage (41.5).
- Nine different players have started a game for Barton this season - though Dorn and Charles have started all 25 games (Dentmond has started 22).
- The Cougars are 9-5 at home this season.


MATCHUP HISTORY

- The Conqs' win over Barton earlier this season broke a seven-game losing skid to the Cougars that dated back to 2012.

Players Mentioned

James Newton

#11 James Newton

G
5' 11"
Sophomore
Lorenzo Dillard

#3 Lorenzo Dillard

PG
6' 2"
Sophomore
Josh Boutte

#5 Josh Boutte

F
6' 6"
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

James Newton

#11 James Newton

5' 11"
Sophomore
G
Lorenzo Dillard

#3 Lorenzo Dillard

6' 2"
Sophomore
PG
Josh Boutte

#5 Josh Boutte

6' 6"
Redshirt Freshman
F