PRATT — The Barton Community College men’s basketball team led the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division game for more than 33 minutes.
Pratt took over wit 6:46 remaining, and held the lead as time ran out, beating the Cougars 71-59.
Things didn’t start out well for Barton, trailing from the outset.
With 5:48 remaining in the first half, Tyler Corley, who led the Cougars with 16 points, sank a pair of free throws to give Barton its first lead.
Barton held a precarious 29-26 lead at halftime.
The Cougars opened the lead up to seven points as Raheem Johnson tipped in a rebound to make it 50-43 with 8:32 remaining in the game.
Then things changed in a hurry as Pratt’s Rob Davis hit a pair of 3-pointers and Deshun Roberts sank a pair of free throws for an 8-0 run to take the Beavers’ first lead of the half.
That sparked the rally for Pratt as the Beavers made 5 of 6 free throws in the final minute to hold on to beat the Cougars.
Pratt shot 61.9 percent (13-for-21) from the field in the second half.
Isaac Williams added 15 points for Barton.
— Kevin Price
JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
Western Division
MEN
Wednesday
At Pratt
Pratt 71, Barton 59
BARTON (18-8, 6-4)
Tyler Corley 5-11 2-2 16, Isaac Williams 6-15 0-1 15, Raheem Johnson 2-5 4-4 8, Deriece Parks 2-8 0-0 6, Darius Gibson 2-3 1-3 5, Trey Unrau 1-3 0-0 3, Christian Smith 1-2 0-0 3, Rashawn Walker 1-1 1-2 3, Travell Robinson 0-1 0-0 0, DJ Johnson 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 20-52 8-12 59.
PRATT (17-9, 7-3)
Kevin Allen 5-7 5-5 15, Rob Davis 4-11 2-2 14, Taylor Schieber 3-7 2-2 10, Javis Flynn 3-3 1-3 9, Kaion Seales 3-8 2-3 8, Thomas Tshikaya 4-5 0-0 8, Deshun Roberts 0-7 4-4 4, EJ Dobbins 0-3 3-4 3, Merrill Holden 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 22-51 19-25 71.
Halftime — Barton 29, Pratt 26. Three-point goals — Barton 11-27 (Corley 4-7, Williams 3-10, Parks 2-5, Unrau 1-3, Smith 1-2); Pratt 8-21 (Davis 4-7, Schieber 2-6, Flynn 2-2, Roberts 0-2, Dobbins 0-2, Tshikaya 0-1, Seales 0-1). Fouled out — Barton (None); Pratt (None). Rebounds — Barton 31 (R. Johnson 6); Pratt 37 (Allen 9). Assists — Barton 10 (Parks, Corley 3); Pratt 12 (Flynn 4). Total fouls — Barton 17, Pratt 13. Turnovers — Barton 14, Pratt 12.
