#MustangsWin! CBC Clinches Share of AMC Regular Season Title With Win Over UHSP!

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            Conway, Ark. – Playing for the final time at A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse during the regular season, Central Baptist College men's basketball looked to make history tonight as they faced off with American Midwest Conference foe University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis. CBC (22-4, 12-0 AMC) made sure that the road to the AMC Championship comes through Conway as the Mustangs led by 27 at halftime and cruised to a 96-81 win over UHSP (1-23, 0-12 AMC) for their 13^th straight victory.

            Tonje Durham led the way in scoring with a huge night, scoring 24 in his final home game. E.J. Anderson and Jonas Carlisle chipped in with 15 and 12, respectively, off the bench, while Tomas Mikyska recorded his first career double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. The Mustangs made a season-high tying 14 threes and went 18-22 at the charity stripe to earn the victory and cement an 11-0 record at home this season.

GAME FLOW

            UHSP had a 9-5 lead 3:01 into the game, but back-to-back baskets tied the score at nine with 15:39 left. UHSP retook the lead 38 seconds later before a Durham three gave CBC the lead. A response three from the Eutectics gave them the lead back before CBC put the game away with a 10-0 run over 1:10 to take a 25-16 lead that they held onto, with eight of the 10 points in the run coming from Durham. CBC led 58-31 at the half and saw the lead drop to 10 late before finishing at 15.

MUSTANG NOTES

• CBC is now 19-1 all-time against the Eutectics
• The Mustangs finish the regular season 11-0 at home, the first time they have ever finished the regular season unbeaten at Reddin Fieldhouse
• 13 games is the second longest winning streak in program history and CBC has not lost this calendar year
• CBC clinched at least a share of the AMC regular season championship and would win the conference outright with either a Columbia loss or a win
• This is the second regular season championship for the Mustangs, who shared the title with Park in 2019-20

UP NEXT

            CBC is off for a week before heading to Anderson Arena in Fulton, Mo., for a clash with William Woods next Thursday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.