WICHITA, Kan. — The John Brown University Golden Eagles came away with an 81-70 win over the Friends University Falcons on the final day of the Jack Kater Classic today (Oct. 31) inside the Garvey Center.
In the first half, the Falcons used a 9-0 run to cut a 28-18 deficit down to 28-27 that included an
Owen Evans 3-pointer, a
Rocco Keller basket and two
Isaac Jones free throws. John Brown led by two when Fred Rogers III scored to make it 35-31 at the break.
With the Golden Eagles still leading by four at 40-36 early in the second half,
Trey Knight had a flurry of five straight points to give the Falcons their first lead of the game at the 16:38 mark.
With the Falcons now up 46-44 following a three by Knight, the Golden Eagles outscored the Falcons 21-5 over a five plus minute stretch to take charge at 67-52.
JBU led by as much as 16 when the Falcons cut into the deficit and came within 74-70 with 2:07 left, with
Brody Kreutzer hitting three 3-pointers during the comeback push.
But the Golden Eagles scored the final seven points, with a score by Judah Simfukwe halting the Falcon run and then a score from Jack Ullom making it 79-70 with 32 seconds left to put it away.
The Falcons will now compete at the Northwestern Classic next week, starting with Dordt University on Friday (Nov. 6) and then Northwestern College on Saturday (Nov. 7). Both games are slated to tip off at 4 pm in Orange City, Iowa.
Friends Top Performers
Owen Evans
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- 14 points
- 4/9 3-pointers made
- 2 steals
Brody Kreutzer
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- 14 points
- 4/7 3-pointers made
- 5/8 field goals made
Trey Knight
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- 11 points
- 5 rebounds
- 2/2 3-pointers made
Rocco Keller
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- 10 points
- 5 rebounds
- 4/5 field goals made
Eli Benning
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- 6 assists
- 5 points
- 2 rebounds
Deshaun Lewis
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- 2 blocks
- 3 assists
- 2 rebounds
John Brown Top Performers
Trae Oetting
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- 22 points
- 4/9 3-pointers made
- 8/8 free throws made
- 6 assists
Marko Malekinusic
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- 17 points
- 6/7 field goals made
- 4/5 3-pointers made
- 5 rebounds
Fred Rogers III
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- 13 points
- 7 rebounds
- 5/7 field goals made
- 1 block
Jay Baxter
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- 11 points
- 6 rebounds
- 2 steals
- 4/6 field goals made
