GARDEN CITY, Kan. — Bo Aldridge scored a team-high 15 points in an 81-73 Hutchinson Community College loss at Garden City on Thursday inside of Conestoga Arena.
The Blue Dragons fall to 15-9 overall, 11-7 in Jayhawk Conference play.
Hutch now drops to fifth place in the tightly contested conference standings with six games remaining.
Garden City (14-11, 9-10) got off to a hot shooting performance to start each half. Hutchinson had an answer to the Broncbuster run to start the game, but not in the second half, as Garden City created some separation and never let Hutch back in.
The Blue Dragons struggled to shoot the ball from deep, going 4 of 18, while the Broncbusters knocked down 13 of 33 from long distance.
HutchCC was plus-seven on the glass and scored 33 bench points, while Garden City did not have a single point off of the bench.
Bobby Cannon posted his third double-double of the season, going for 13 points and 13 rebounds. Isaiah Jackson scored 13 and D.J. Dudley with 12 for the Blue Dragons in double-figure scoring.
Hutch will host Cloud County on Saturday at 4 p.m. inside of the Sports Arena, while Garden City will have its final bye of the regular season.