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Barton Cougars MBB BCC 0

Conquistador MBB DC3 0

Barton Cougars MBB BCC

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Mar. 13, 2021

Conquistador MBB DC3

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Barton Cougars MBB BCC	39	44	83
Conquistador MBB DC3	35	43	78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | March 14, 2021

Deing’s 28 Points Not Enough as Cougars Down Conquistadors

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Deing's 28 Points Not Enough as Cougars Down Conquistadors

The Dodge City Conquistador men's basketball program hosted the Barton Cougars in the Student Activity Center Saturday afternoon, falling 83-78 in the process.

Opening the game just 3-17 from the field, the Conquistadors only found themselves down 17-11 headed into the first half media timeout; a favorable position given their shooting woes.

The Conquistadors pulled within one at 19-18 off a Dhieu Deing jumper, but the Cougars had every answer for the Conqs as they maintained their lead the entire 20-minutes and took a 39-35 lead into halftime.

In a second half that featured eight ties and eight lead changes, Dodge City opened the game of run a 12-4 move to take a four-point lead at 47-43 thanks to one of Deing's four triples on the afternoon. Once again, the Cougars had an answer as they took the lead right back scoring seven quick points to go up 50-47.

Dodge responded with a 12-3 run capped off by an Emmanuel Jones three-pointer to take a 59-53 lead with 10:55 to play, their biggest of the game and the biggest of the half for either team.

The two teams would trade blows the last 10 minutes of the contest where no lead would be larger than one possession until a mere one minute remainded in the game.

After the Cougars took a three-point lead with one minute to play, Walyn Napper got fouled going to the basket with just 46 seconds left. After two missed free throws kept the Barton lead at three, the Conquistadors needed a stop to have a shot at victory.

After pressuring the Cougars for 27 seconds in a zone defense, Jaheim Holden found Justin Harmon on the right wing, forcing Harmon to throw up a prayer. Harmon proceeded to hit a backbreaking fadeaway three with 16 seconds to give the Cougars a six-point lead.

Napper would come down and can a three, but the Cougars proceeded to make their free throws as they escaped with an 83-78 victory.

"This is definitely a tough one for us to drop as we try and keep pace in the KJCCC West," said head coach Jake Williams. "I think we learned a little bit more about ourselves moving forward, however. I still have all the confidence in the world that this team is capable of something special but at a certain point it's up to us to come out and prove that."

Dodge City was led by Dhieu Deing's 28-point performance off an efficient 10-19 from the field. Walyn Napper added a double-double of 16 points and 10 assists while Emmanuel Jones chipped in 13 points off 5-7 from the field and 3-5 from three off the bench.
The Barton Cougars were led by Jaheim Holden's 19-point, four assist, and five steal effort. Desean Munson was a load underneath for the Conquistador defense, scoring 17 points to go with his nine rebounds. Justin Harmon also added 17 points, eight rebounds, and six assists, including his game clinching triple with 16 seconds to play. Shawn Warrior and Evans Kipruto came off the bench and combined for 18 points and 15 rebounds, contributing to the 16 offensive rebounds the Cougars grabbed.

Dodge City falls to 9-5 on the season and 8-5 in the KJCCC as they now sit just half a game ahead of Barton. The Cougars improve to 8-5 on the season and 7-5 in KJCCC play.

The Conquistadors are back in action on Monday, March 15^th when they take part in a dual-sport, triple header with the Hutchinson Blue Dragons at the Student Activity Center. The volleyball program kicks off the afternoon with a 3:00 pm CST match with the Blue Dragons. They are followed by women's basketball at 5:30 pm and men's basketball at 7:30 pm. Tickets for the volleyball and basketball games must be bought separately as the Student Activity Center will be cleared for sanitizing purposes in between the volleyball match and the women's basketball game. Fans are welcome and tickets can be purchased here.

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