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Jennings hits 32 points for a comeback win

Mackenzie Dahlberg

Chadron State men’s basketball started the weekend cold against Fort Lewis College Friday night, losing 87-63 but came back Saturday for a win against Western Colorado University, 90-84, with an Eagle scoring over a third of the points.

CJ Jennings, senior of Colorado Springs, Colorado, set five personal season highs Saturday with 32 points, 12 field goals made, 19 field goals attempted, nine rebounds and 40 minutes played.

“It was fun,” Jennings said. “The basket felt big all night and it was good to finally get it going.”

Jennings was five of five from the free-throw line, making Saturday his third game being 100% from the line. He was also three of four from the arc.

Jennings tied up the score at 50 points for Chadron State against the Mountaineers from the free throw line after making a layup at 14:45 in the second half. He also pushed the biggest lead of 10 points for the Eagles following another layup with seven minutes left of the game.

Teddy Parham, junior of Los Angeles, and KJ Harris, junior of McKinney, Texas, were also 100% for free throws with two points from Parham and seven points from Harris.

Parham finished the game with 17 points and Harris had 13.

Marcus Jefferson, junior of Lewisville, Texas, was the second leader for the Eagles being a point away from 20 Saturday with five field goals, eight free throws and a three pointer. Jefferson led the Eagles with points Friday night against Fort Lewis University with 13 points.

“We bounced back the way that we should and got back in the win column,” Jennings said. “I like that we fought and battled through all the adversity we have faced.”

In their first half of Friday’s game, the Eagles went 32.14% from the field goal range and 12.5% at the arc. The shots slowly started sinking as the weekend progressed, going 57.14% for field goals and 40% for three pointers during the first half of Saturday’s game.

The men’s basketball team plays following the women’s basketball team at 7 p.m., Friday, against Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah, and at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, against Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction.