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Eagles force overtime against UNK, fall 75-65

Preston Goehring
Warren Gordon (2), senior of Indianapolis, drives the ball Saturday against Sven Jeushcede (32), sophomore of Roesrath, Germany, of Montana State University Billings, Nov. 22, in the Chicoine Center. The Eagles lost 89-69.—File Photo by Justine Stone
Warren Gordon (2), senior of Indianapolis, drives the ball Saturday against Sven Jeushcede (32), sophomore of Roesrath, Germany, of Montana State University Billings, Nov. 22, in the Chicoine Center. The Eagles lost 89-69.—File Photo by Justine Stone

CSC and the University of Nebraska at Kearney, battled back and forth the entire game, but the Lopers were able to score in overtime, winning 75-65. The Eagles, still searching for the season’s first win, fell to an 0-4 record, while the Lopers improved to 4-2.
The Eagles went into halftime with a one-point advantage, thanks to two consecutive 3-pointers from Leigh Saffin, redshirt sophomore of Warrnambool, Australia, in the final moments of the opening period. The Eagles surged ahead to a seven-point lead, but UNK bounced back to force extra time. The Lopers scored seven points in a row in overtime before the Eagles scored, propelling them to a 10-point victory.
UNK’s Isaiah McKay, sophomore of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, led the all players with 21 points. Trey Lansman, junior of Harlan, Iowa, recorded a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Lansman entered the game averaging more than 20 points per game.
Neither team shot the ball exceptionally well from the field, the Lopers shooting 35.4 percent and CSC shooting 39.3 percent. UNK edged CSC from long range, shooting 28.1 percent compared to 21.1 percent from the Eagles. However, the Eagles managed to outrebound UNK 43-41.
CSC freshman Michael Johnson, of Nassau, Bahamas, led the team with 14 points and six rebounds. Darius Polley, junior of Amarillo, Texas, also scored 14, shooting 50 percent.
The Eagles will open RMAC play this weekend, traveling to Golden, Colorado, Friday, to play the Colorado School of Mines, and Lakewood, Colorado, Saturday, to face Colorado Christian University. Mines is 5-1 on the season and the Cougars are .500 with three wins and three losses.
Tipoff against CSM is scheduled for 8 p.m., while the CCU game will start at 7 p.m.