It was a game that got everyone involved.
The Barton Community College men’s basketball team cruised to a 117-82 win over Kansas State University-Salina on Thursday night at Kirkman Activity Center.
Barton filtered in 12 players, all of whom got more than 10 minutes of playing time.
Salina even led early on, after an 8-0 run put it ahead 14-12.
However, the Cougars went on a tear, leading 61-42 at halftime.
Raheem Johnson heaved in 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
DJ Johnson led the Cougars in rebounds with 14. He had nine points.
Rashawn Walker scored 20 points, and Montrell McKenzie finished with 15 points, both coming off the bench.
Darius Gibson finished with 13 points.
Barton only made 3 of 20 3-pointers, but that didn’t matter.
The Cougars had 92 points in the paint, compared to Salina’s 28.
Barton’s bench outscored Salina’s 60-3.
The Cougars crossed the century mark for the fourth straight game and the eighth time this season to improve to 10-4.
Barton hosts Hesston College on Monday at 7:30 p.m.

                                                 — Kevin Price
 
JUNIOR COLLEGE
BASKETBALL

MEN

Thursday

At Great Bend
Kirkman Activity Center

Barton 117, KSU-Salina 82
KSU-SALINA
     Jacob Boeschling 3-13 2-2 8, Brandon Marienelli 4-12 0-0 12, Kyle Smith 3-10 6-6 13, Duncan Curtis 13-21 8-8 38, Kalen Green 2-8 4-6 8, Jeffery Sykes 1-3 0-0 3, Alex Allison 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-69 20-22 82.
BARTON (10-4)
     DJ Johnson 4-8 1-2 9, Raheem Johnson 12-17 0-0 24, Darius Gibson 6-7 1-2 13, Tyler Corley 1-5 4-4 6, Isaac Williams 2-5 0-0 5, Trey Unrau 2-8 0-0 6, Christian Smith 1-3 1-2 3, Deriece Parks 2-7 2-3 6, Travell Robinson 1-7 0-2 2, Tyler Chambers 4-5 0-0 8, Montrell McKenzie 6-9 3-5 15, Rashawn Walker 9-10 2-6 20. Totals 50-91 14-26 117.
     Halftime — Barton 61, KSU-Salina 42. Three-point goals — KSU-Salina 10-25 (Marienelli 4-10, Curtis 4-5, Sykes 1-3, Smith 1-4, Green 0-2, Allison 0-1); Barton 3-20 (Unrau 2-8, Williams 1-1, Parks 0-5, Robinson0-2, Smith 0-2, Gibson 0-1, Corley 0-1). Rebounds — KSU-Salina 31 (Boeschling 8); Barton 58 (DJ Johnson 14). Assists — KSU-Salina 7 (Smith 6); Barton 31 (Corley 12). Steals — KSU-Salina 7 (Smith 3); Barton 16 (Corley 3). Total fouls — KSU-Salina 15; Barton 22. Turnovers — KSU-Salina 23; Barton 15.