#MustangsWin! CBC Avenges Earlier Loss With Win Over Lyon!

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            Conway, Ark. – Looking to move one step closer to clinching a home game in the upcoming American Midwest Conference quarterfinals, Central Baptist College men's basketball hosted the Lyon Scots this evening on Senior Night at A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse. CBC (17-9, 9-5 AMC) fought back from down eight early, shooting 55 percent in the second half to down Lyon (8-14, 4-10 AMC) 88-80.

            Brevin Brimble, TaJuan Johnson, James Moore, Gabe Johnson, Jalen Adams and Braylon Steen were all honored as the six seniors on the roster before the game. Brimble led five players in double figures with 17 points while the Johnsons both added 15, Moore added 12 and notched his fifth career double-double with 10 rebounds, and Steen added 10. The field goal percentages were even at 52 percent, but CBC was plus six at the free throw line, forced 19 turnovers (while only committing eight) and scored 58 points in the paint compared to just 38 for Lyon.

GAME FLOW

            The scoring was slow to start, with neither team recording a field goal for the first two minutes and 18 seconds until Lyon hit a three to open the scoring. Brimble opened the scoring for CBC to make it 3-2 at 17:23 before Lyon went on an 11-4 run to lead 14-6 with 14:44 left until Brimble began a 16-2 run to put CBC ahead 22-16. Lyon would come back to tie the game at 34 with 2:46 left in the first half before the Scots retook a 36-34 lead with 2:01 left in the half. A dunk from Moore and a layup from Brimble made it 38-36 with 1:25 left in the half. Following Lyon tying the score at 38 again, Brimble made it 41-38 with a three and sent CBC into the locker room.

            The teams went back and forth in the second half until a jump shot from Jalen Adams made it 50-48 with 15:52 left. Lyon would come back and tie the score at 64 and with 8:14 left in the game a three from Tomas Mikyska made it 67-64 and CBC would not trail again, stretching the lead to 10 at one point before becoming final.

GAME NOTES

• CBC improved to 14-4 this season when leading at the half and 15-18 in the series all-time against Lyon
• Jalen Adams moved into a tie for the most games played all-time playing in his 119^th contest in a Mustang uniform
• Adams is now 21 points shy of 1,000
• Adams has made 341 field goals all-time, four shy of moving into fifth all-time
• Brimble made two threes and now has the third most all-time at 169 while Adams is three behind him at 166
• Brimble moved into a tie for 10^th all-time with 168 assists in his career
• Moore blocked two shots in the game to give him 98 in his career, the second most all-time
• Brimble moved into ninth place all-time in steals with 94

UP NEXT

            The Mustangs head to the road for the final time this season on Saturday when they take on the Eagles of Williams Baptist University. Tipoff from the Southerland Mabee Center is scheduled for 3 p.m.