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Marcus Zeigler Jr.
63
Central Okla. CentOK 6-4,0-1 Mid-America Intercollegiate
77
Winner Pittsburg St. PittSt 6-3,1-0 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Central Okla. CentOK
6-4,0-1 Mid-America Intercollegiate
63
Final
77
Pittsburg St. PittSt
6-3,1-0 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Central Okla. CentOK 31 32 63
Pittsburg St. PittSt 37 40 77

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Chris Brannick

Bronchos Outpaced At Pitt State

Central Oklahoma Falls 77-63 In First MIAA Contest

PITTSBURG, Kan. – Central Oklahoma never led in a 77-63 setback at Pittsburg State Thursday night.
 
The Bronchos fell to 6-4 on the season following the loss and are now 0-1 in the MIAA after Thursday's opener. Pittsburg State is 6-3 overall and 1-0 in league play.
 
"The blows keep coming and we're not handling it well," UCO head men's basketball coach Bob Hoffman said. "We're getting hit left and right and we need to find away to adapt and overcome. We're not making excuses, just going to keep on working at it and trying to figure it out."
 
The short-handed Bronchos played its starters most of the contest, getting just 31 of 200 total minutes off the bench.
 
Josh Nwankwo led the way with 27 points and Matthew Willenborg scored 15 points to go with 15 rebounds and five blocked shots. Marcus Zeigler Jr. scored eight, Ben Averitt added six, and Parker Hannah five. Brady Hancuff's two points were the only off the bench.
 
Central Oklahoma shot 37.3 percent overall, making 22 of 59 shots. The Bronchos were 7 of 24 from behind the 3-point line and 12-for-17 from the free-throw line.
 
UCO trailed by eight points five minutes into the game and it was only a four-point game midway through the first half. The Bronchos trailed by just two points through 15 minutes of play and were down six at halftime, 37-31.
 
Pitt State went on a run and led by 13 at the under-15 media timeout in the second half. The deficit remained the same midway through, and then it was back into single digits at the last media timeout under five minutes. But Pitt pulled away again, outscoring the Bronchos 10-4 in the final five to get the 77-63 win.
 
Central Oklahoma is playing its first five games in December away from home and Thursday night was the first. The Bronchos are at Missouri Southern Saturday afternoon and Rogers State next week. UCO plays two neutral-site contests in San Antonio, Texas Dec. 16-17.
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