22 Jan 2025 CBC ends first half of AMC play with win at Williams Baptist

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WALNUT RIDGE — Playing on the road for the second straight game and making up a game originally scheduled for Jan. 9, #17 Central Baptist College men’s basketball was at the Southerland Mabee Center Monday for an American Midwest Conference clash with rival Williams Baptist. #17 CBC (15-3, 9-0 AMC) never trailed, leading by as many as 18 points before winning 92-79 over WBU (4-11, 1-8 AMC).

Five players finished in double figures, scoring, led by Brian Alexander off the bench. The Mustangs were plus-four on the glass and forced 15 turnovers, which they converted into 21 points, while the bench for CBC outscored WBU’s bench 32-10.

GAME FLOW: Jonas Carlisle opened the scoring with a layup 26 seconds into the game to put CBC ahead and Savaughn Smith tipped in a Sage Borbon miss on the next possession to make it 4-0 early. The Mustangs continued to flourish, racing out to a 31-13 lead with 8:58 left in the first half before taking a 44-37 lead into the locker room.

In the second half, the Mustangs scored the first two buckets on back-to-back layups by Gabe Johnson before WBU went on a 6-0 run to make it 48-46 with 16:28 to play. A three by Alexander 57 seconds later stretched the lead to five, and, following a WBU free throw, a jumper by Alexander pushed the lead to six with 14:53 to go. CBC led 54-51 with 13:16 left and a layup by Devin Foster stretched the lead back to five. The Mustangs would not allow the Eagles to get close again, closing the game strong and finishing the first half of conference play undefeated for the second straight season.

MUSTANG NOTES

  • Alexander had 20 points off the bench, tying his career-high
  • Wade Williams chipped in with 18
  • Borbon added 15 of his own
  • Gabe Johnson and Jonas Carlisle both finished with 11 each
  • Borbon made history, making four free throws and becoming the seventh player in program history with 200 or more makes in his career
  • Nine turnovers mark the fifth time the Mustangs have had nine or fewer against the Eagles
  • CBC is now 23-14 all-time against WBU and has won the last six in a row
  • CBC is 14-1 when leading at the half this season
  • Since records started being kept in 2003-04, no team is averaging more points than this season’s squad at 86.4 per game
  • Head coach Sam Kohnke is now one win away from tying Josh Austin for the most wins in program history

UP NEXT

The Mustangs open the second half of conference play tonight against #22 William Woods. Tipoff from Anderson Arena in Fulton, Mo., is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.