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Jacobi Sebock
60
Minn.-Crookston UMC 0-2,0-0 NSIC
69
Winner Central Okla. CentOK 2-3,0-0 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Minn.-Crookston UMC
0-2,0-0 NSIC
60
Final
69
Central Okla. CentOK
2-3,0-0 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Minn.-Crookston UMC 33 27 60
Central Okla. CentOK 35 34 69

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Chris Brannick

UCO Outlasts Minnesota Crookston In Regional Challenge

Bronchos Win 69-60 In Conference Crossover Event In Edmond

EDMOND – Central Oklahoma beat Minnesota Crookston 69-60 Friday night to open the Central Region Challenge at Hamilton Field House with a victory.
 
UCO is 2-3 on the season after its second win in a row. The Bronchos will play Oklahoma Christian Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. OC defeated Northwestern Oklahoma State earlier Friday. NWOSU will take on UMC Saturday ahead of the Central/OC clash at Hamilton.
 
"Our guys did a great job on defense tonight holding off a good team," UCO head men's basketball coach Bob Hoffman said. "We had some guys step up and make some big plays down the stretch on both ends of the floor and we needed it."
 
Jacobi Sebock led the Bronchos with 23 points and Donovan Lovelace added 21. Both had five rebounds. Jarreth Ingram had a big double-double, posting 13 points and 10 rebounds. The trio nearly outscored Minnesota Crookston.
 
UCO trailed in the opening minutes but took an early lead on a pair of free-throws from Sebock. It was 8-7 with 15:21 to play in the first half. The Bronchos then controlled the game, holding onto the lead for more than 30 minutes.
 
The game was tied once in the first half, 16-16, and Central led by as many as eight points, 31-23, with 4:28 remaining. UCO took a 35-33 lead into halftime.
 
In the second half, Central grew the lead back to eight points on three occasions, and then nine points, 54-45, with 8:31 remaining. But Crookston wouldn't go away. The Golden Eagles whittled it down and eventually took a 58-57 lead with 3:34 to play in the game.
 
Then Sebock took over down the stretch. He put UCO back on top with a layup, and after Lovelace made two free-throws, Sebock made it a five-point game with a jumper that put the Bronchos up 63-58 with 1:59 remaining.
 
Trey Tuck made a huge layup with 30 seconds left to push the lead back to seven, then Lovelace hit two more free-throws to give UCO a 67-58 lead.
 
Out of a timeout with 8.3 seconds remaining, Tuck launched a full court football pass to a streaking Sebock, who dunked home the final tally that put the Bronchos up 69-60 with five seconds remaining.
 
Tuck scored seven points to go with five rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Carter Roman Nose added four and Pavel Ivanov scored one.
 
Sebock went 8-for-18 from the floor and 7-for-10 at the free-throw line. He pulled down five rebounds, dished out three assists, and blocked three shots on defense. Lovelace went 5-for-12 from the floor, 2-for-3 behind the arc, and 9-for-10 at the free-throw line. He had five boards and one blocked shot.
 
Ingram went 6-for-7 in the game, hitting one 3-pointer. He pulled down nine defensive rebounds and 10 total boards.
 
Central Oklahoma shot 42.9 percent overall, making 21 of 49 shots. The Bronchos were 3-for-9 behind the arc and 24-for-32 at the free-throw line.
 
UCO plays Oklahoma Christian on Saturday night. The Bronchos will host Hesston College next Wednesday as an early season homestand rolls along.
 
 
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