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Adarius Avery
69
Central Oklahoma UCO 10-14, 3-12 MIAA
88
Winner Washburn WU 19-5, 12-3 MIAA
Central Oklahoma UCO
10-14, 3-12 MIAA
69
Final
88
Washburn WU
19-5, 12-3 MIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Central Oklahoma UCO 33 36 69
Washburn WU 36 52 88

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Chris Brannick

Central Oklahoma Falls At Washburn

TOPEKA, Kan. – The University of Central Oklahoma men's basketball team fell to Washburn Saturday afternoon in its last road game of the regular season 88-69. The Bronchos move to 10-14 overall and 3-12 in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. 

"That's a tough one to lose." UCO head coach Tom Hankins said. "We came out ready in the first half but couldn't get shots to fall in the second and ended up turning the ball over too much." 

Adarius Avery led the Bronchos with 27 points and 12 rebounds. He went 9-for-12 from the free-throw line and added two steals on the day. 

Josh Holliday and Colt Savage had 12 points each. Coming off the bench, Savage knocked down both of his 3-pointers, scoring all of his points in the second half. Marquis Johnson added 10 points. 

The Bronchos shot 40.6 percent from the field and 30.4 percent from the three-point line. Despite the loss, UCO shot 83.3 percent from the free-throw line. The UCO defense forced 16 Ichabod turnovers on the day. 

The Ichabods got the first score to start the game, scoring a 3-point field goal, but the Bronchos answered with one of their own. The first half went back and forth, both having the lead at one time. 

With four minutes to go, Holliday scored an easy layup to tie the game 29-29. Washburn knocked down a three to take back the lead, but Johnson took the ball into the paint to score and get himself an easy two points. Washburn scored a layup with two seconds left, but Avery battled inside to get another two points for the Bronchos. UCO allowed Washburn to get one more layup off with four seconds left before halftime and the score was 36-33. 

The second half started out like the first, going back and forth on both ends, until three minutes in when Washburn utilized each possession to take a big lead, while UCO made some mental mistakes that hurt them in the end. 

With eight minutes to go in the ball game, Washburn took their biggest lead of 20 points over the Bronchos. UCO cut the Ichabods lead to five with four and a half minutes left when Savage knocked down an easy two. 

Washburn continued to score on their end, but Avery took over the game for the Bronchos, taking it to the paint every time he got the ball and drawing the foul. With fifteen seconds to go, Savage knocked down a three-pointer in the corner, but Washburn was up too many for the Bronchos to come back on so late in the game. 

UCO is back in action next week in Hamilton Field House. They will face Fort Hays State on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Nebraska Kearney on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 3:30 p.m. 
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