Brimble's Big Game Not Enough For Mustangs Against Spartans

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            St. Louis, Mo. – Looking to win their second game in a row against Missouri Baptist, Central Baptist College men's basketball took on the Spartans this afternoon in an American Midwest Conference game at the Petty Student Resources Center. CBC (8-10, 4-2 AMC) never led, fighting back from an 18-2 deficit early to lose 71-63 to MBU (15-4, 7-0 AMC).

            Brevin Brimble had a huge afternoon for CBC, posting a career-high 31 points on 11 of 13 from the field. He recorded the 25^th 30-plus point game and the second this season after Kelvin Robinson's 37 against John Brown in November. Robinson was the only other Mustang in double figures, scoring 10 points off the bench.

GAME FLOW

            The Mustangs never really got into the game, as Missouri Baptist scored the first 12 points of the game and led 18-2 at the 13:31 mark in the first half. CBC tried to chip away from their, but they got the deficit inside 10 only once and trailed 41-29 at halftime.

            In the second half, CBC opened on a 12-2 run over the first 2:38, but that was as close as they would get, as Missouri Baptist, leading 43-41, went on a 10-0 run that last until 14:03 was left in the game and that was pretty much it. CBC got within three at 63-60 with 3:04 left, but the Spartans closed on an 8-2 run to bring the score to its final margin.

UP NEXT

            CBC is back on the road on Thursday for a rematch of last season's AMC title game when they head to Columbia. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and you can find links to all the important details if you follow us on social media.