By MACK McCLURE
mmcclure@gbtribune.com
Butler Community College’s Zac Bargen poured in 26 points, hitting 6 of 8 3-pointers, including a go-ahead trey with 1:50 remaining in overtime, helping the Grizzlies ease past Barton 81-77 Monday night at Kirkman Athletic Center.
Bargen’s trifecta gave the Grizzlies a 78-77 lead before the Panthers missed a trio of shots and also turned the ball over with 15.6 seconds left. Butler made 3 of 4 free throws down the stretch, including a pair by Brandon Hilyard with 2.4 seconds left to give the Grizzlies a four-point cushion.
Bargen had also given the Grizzlies the lead at the end of regulation, drilling a 3-pointer with 1:51 left to give Butler a short-lived 71-69 lead.
Colin Beatty scored 17 of Barton’s final 22 points of regulation, including making a spin move in the lane with 1:40 left, tying the game at 71, which ultimately sent the game into overtime.
Beatty totaled a team-high 24 points, hitting 9 of 15 field goals. Jalen Boyd added 13 points and Dwayne Brunson scored 12 for Barton, which dropped to 14-5 overall and 2-3 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Divison.
Butler (12-6, 2-2) was coming off an 81-80 victory over NJCAA top-ranked Hutchinson on Saturday night, while Barton had beaten Garden City on the road. Barton travels to Hutch on Wednesday night.
The Grizzlies knocked down 12 of 29 3-pointers, including 9 for 15 in the second half after missing 11 of 14 during the opening 20 minutes, where Barton posted a 27-26 halftime lead.
The Cougars struggled mightily from the free-throw line, making only 15 of 27 foul shots (55.6 percent). They were outrebounded by the Grizzlies 45-34, with Andre Ingram finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds and Josh Gibbs grabbing a game-high 11 boards for the visiting team.
Barton point guard Storm Sanders finished with 10 assists and eight points.
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Butler Community College 81,
Barton 77, OT
BUTLER (12-6, 2-2)
Lane Lindhorst 3-8 1-2 10, Caydrick Bloomquist 2-5 2-4 8, Zac Bargen 8-14 4-5 26, Andre Ingram 4-11 6-6 14, Josh Gibbs 1-11 4-6 6, Brandon Hilyard 1-6 6-7 9, Justin Campbell 3-3 0-0 6, Andrew Victoria 0-0 0-0 0, Marcus Adams 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 23-59 23-30 81.
BARTON (14-5, 2-3)
Adam Young 4-9 0-0 9, Jalen Boyd 5-8 1-3 13, Storm Sanders 2-10 4-4 8, Colin Beatty 9-15 5-8 24, Dwayne Brunson 5-8 2-6 12, Carl Wallace 2-11 2-4 6 , Kevin Barber 0-0 1-2 1, Devonte Grant 0-1 0-0 0, Darius Hill 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 29-64 15-27 77.
Halftime — Barton 27, Butler 26. Three-point goals — Butler 12-29 (Bargen 6-8, Lindhorst 3-8, Bloomquist 2-4, Hilyard 1-5, Gibbs 0-4); Barton 4-19 (Boyd 2-5, Young 1-1, Beatty 1-6, Brunson 0-2). Rebounds — Butler 45 (Gibbs 11, Ingram 10, Lindhorst 6); Barton 34 (Young 8, Wallace 7, Brunson 6, Beatty 5). Assists — Butler 19 (Bloomquist 7, Lindhorst 4); Barton 18 (Sanders 10, Beatty 4, Wallace 2). Steals — Barton 12 (Young 4, Wallace 4); Butler 9 (Hilyard 3). Turnovers — Butler 23, Barton 15.
