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Jordan London
74
Central Oklahoma UCO 8-9, 4-7 MIAA
91
Winner Fort Hays State FHSU 13-4, 7-4 MIAA
Central Oklahoma UCO
8-9, 4-7 MIAA
74
Final
91
Fort Hays State FHSU
13-4, 7-4 MIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Central Oklahoma UCO 32 42 74
Fort Hays State FHSU 42 49 91

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

UCO Falls To Hot-shooting Tigers

HAYS, Kan. (Jan. 16) – Fort Hays State took control early and rode uncanny 3-point accuracy to a 91-74 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association victory over Central Oklahoma here Saturday afternoon.
 
The Tigers hit three long-range bombs in the opening two minutes to grab a 9-0 lead and the Bronchos never recovered in falling to 8-9 on the season and 4-7 in the league.
 
FHSU, which improved to 13-4 and 7-4, made 15-of-22 attempts from beyond the arc for a sizzling 68.2 percent while also outrebounding UCO 32-18.
 
"We came out flat and they jumped all over us," said head coach Tom Hankins, whose team had a three-game winning streak snapped.  "We had played pretty well the last three games, but I was really disappointed with our defensive effort today."
 
Jordan London and Garen Wright scored 14 points apiece to lead the Bronchos, with London making 4-of-5 from 3-point range and Wright adding four rebounds.
 
Cornell Neal and Corey Alpough had 11 points each, while Trai Jordan chipped in eight points and five rebounds.
 
FHSU increased its early 9-0 lead to 13-2 in the opening minutes before UCO got five points from London and an Alpough layup in a 7-0 run to get within 13-9.
 
It was still a four-point deficit at 22-18 after a Jarred Bairstow tip-in at the 8:34 mark, but the Tigers scored seven unanswered points to go up 29-18 and went on to take a 42-32 lead into halftime.
 
Seth Heckart hit a 3-pointer early in the second half to pull the Bronchos within 42-37, but FHSU quickly pushed its lead back to double digits at 47-37 and steadily pulled away from there.
 
UCO, which played nine of its first 11 conference games on the road, returns to Edmond Thursday to host Southwest Baptist and open a seven-game MIAA homestand.
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