#MustangsWin! #11 CBC Comes From Behind To Defeat William Woods!

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            Conway, Ark. – Looking to bounce back after a loss, #11 Central Baptist College men's basketball hosted the Owls of William Woods University tonight at Reddin Fieldhouse in the American Midwest Conference opener for both teams. #11 CBC (6-1, 1-0 AMC) trailed at halftime but came back to defeat WWU (5-2, 0-1 AMC) 80-76.

            Sage Borbon led the way with 23 points. He was joined in double figures by Hykeem Hancock who had 18, Gabe Johnson with 10 and Jonas Carlisle also with 10. Three categories made the difference for CBC in the win: three pointers (9-5), made free throws (17-11) and turnovers (9-14).

GAME FLOW

            WWU got the first basket of the game 20 seconds in to take the lead before buckets from Borbon and Wade Williams made it 4-3 inside the first 1:20. The two teams would then trade the lead before William Woods went on a 7-0 run to lead 14-7 with 15:45 left in the first half. The Mustangs would trail by nine on four different occasions before the end of the half, when they closed on a 7-0 run over the final 2:10 to take a 33-31 deficit into the locker room.

            The Mustangs trailed for the first 4:42 of the second half before an alley oop from Borbon to Savaughn Smith gave CBC a 42-41 lead with 15:18 to play. The Mustangs would never trail again, leading by as many as 10 at various points in the half before salting the game away at the free throw line.

MUSTANG NOTES

• The Mustangs are now 11-9 all-time against the Owls
• CBC's home winning streak is now at 22 in a row
• Coach Sam Kohnke earned his 70^th win in charge of the Mustangs, just the second coach ever to achieve that
• CBC earned their first win when trailing at halftime this season
• The Mustangs notched their third win at home this season and their 181^st dating back to 2003

UP NEXT

            The Mustangs welcome the Eutectics of UHSP to Conway on Saturday afternoon for their next AMC matchup. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.