The Basics
Score: MNU 68 - Park 62
Record: MNU (16-5, 11-4), PU (5-15, 3-12)
Location: Cook Center - Olathe, Kan.
OLATHE, Kan. - MNU overcame an 11-point second half deficit to beat Park 68-62 on Wednesday. The Pioneers and Pirates were evenly matched to start the game, but a
Jake Alexander three-pointer broke the tie four minutes into the game. Following the three-pointer from Alexander, a basket from
Caleb Jones-McCrary and a three-pointer from
Anthony Brown gave the Pioneers an 8-point lead. Following a timeout, the Pirates went on a 8-3 run to close the Pioneer lead to 3 with 11 minutes remaining in the first half. After the media timeout, another
Jake Alexander three-pointer and a slam from
Caleb Jones-McCrary extended the Pioneer lead to 6. A 7-1 run from Park tied the game at 23, but an
Ed Wright three-pointer stopped the bleeding. A third Alexander three-pointer and basketball from
Ed Wright and
Mekhi Elmore would extend the Pioneer lead back to 33-25 with 2:14 remaining in the half. The Pirates would score 5 unanswered to end the half, making the score 33-31 Pioneers at the break.
The Park run continued in the second half, as the Pirates used a 25-6 run to build at 11-point lead with 12:27 remaining. An
Ed Wright 3 started the comeback, and back-to-back three-pointers from Brook Langrehr and Wright cut the Pirate lead to 4 at the media timeout. After the timeout, an
Ed Wright three-point play cut the Park lead to 1. A fourth
Jake Alexander three-pointer gave the Pioneers a 62-60 lead with 3 and a half minutes remaining. A bucket from Park's leading scorer tied the game at 62, but the Pirates didn't score again. Back-to-back baskets from
Caleb Jones-McCrary gave the Pioneers a 4 point lead with 1:42 remaining, and free throws from
Anthony Brown sealed the game.
Turning Point
In the last 10 minutes, the Pioneers outscored the Pirates 24-8.
Inside the Box Score
The Pioneers had 20 points off Pirate turnovers and had 16 second chance points.
Individual Leaders
Ed Wright led the Pioneers with 18 points and 5 assists.
Anthony Brown finished with 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Caleb Jones-McCrary had 15 points and 9 rebounds. And
Jake Alexander had 12 points.
Up Next
The next game is Saturday at Benedictine (11-9, 9-5) at 4:00.
