#MustangsWin! CBC Comes From Behind To Beat William Woods!

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            Conway, Ark. – Playing inside A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse for the final time in 2022, Central Baptist College men's basketball hosted American Midwest Conference rival William Woods this afternoon. CBC (10-4, 4-1 AMC) trailed 22-21 at the half and blitzed WWU (7-5, 2-2 AMC) in the second half to win 65-52.

            Three Mustangs finished in double figures scoring and James Moore barely missed out on a double-double, finishing one rebound shy. The key stat was turnovers, of which CBC forced 23 and used them to score 29 points.

GAME FLOW

            William Woods raced out to a 13-1 lead over the first 8:43 seconds before Brevin Brimble made the first field goal of the contest for CBC, a three, at the 11:17 mark to make it 13-4. Over the next 7:16, CBC went on a 14-2 run capped by a layup from Braylon Steen to lead 19-15 with 4:01 left in the first half. WWU made three straight field goals to take the lead back before Jalen Adams put CBC back in front with a jumper to make it 21-20 with 1:02 left. WWU would make a jumper on the ensuing possession and went into halftime carrying the one point lead.

            A layup by Moore 12 seconds into the second half gave CBC the lead and they would never trail again, as they scored the first eight points of the second half to lead 29-22 with 18:04 left to play. The Mustangs kept the Owls at bay from there, never allowing them to get closer than five for the rest of the contest.

GAME NOTES

• Braylon Steen led the way for CBC with 13 points
• Moore had 12 points and nine boards
• Gabe Johnson finished with 10 points
• CBC took an 8-7 lead in the all-time series against the Owls and have won four straight in Conway
• CBC is now 2-2 when trailing at the half this season, their most wins when trailing at halftime since the 2019-20 season when they won six times in that scenario

UP NEXT

            The Mustangs are now off until New Year's Eve, when they head to Pineville, La., to take on the Wildcats of Louisiana Christian University, who CBC beat 69-68 to open the 2022-23 season. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.