MARC JACOBS
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Howard Hawks are the NJCAA Men's Division 1 basketball champions.
In a game that saw 9 lead changes and 3 ties, the Hawks held of College of Southern Idaho in the Hutchinson Sports Arena.
College of Southern Idaho got out to an early 7-2 lead, but the Hawks battled back and kept the remainder of the first half a back-and-forth game and took a 12-point lead on a 13-point run at the 8:12 mark of the first half.
The Golden Eagles chipped away at the lead using an 8-point run to pull within five, 19-24 at the 6:51 mark. The remainder of the first half was back and forth, and CSI took the halftime lead on a 3-pointer with 3-second mark of the half.
The second half belonged to the Hawks. They used a tight defense and good shot selection to pull ahead of the Golden Eagles and took the lead for good at the 12:29 mark of the second half on a three-pointer by Daniel Culberson.
The Golden Eagles end their season with a 34-3 record, the Hawks are 33-4.
HOWARD COLLEGE 82, COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO 67
College of Southern Idaho (67) Thornbrue 6-12 7-7 21, Lyn 6-12, 6-7 19, Kesler 2-9 3-3 8, Reiser 3-12 0-0 7, Ahner 1-5 3-4 6, Kasenga 2-7 2-2 6. Totals 20-58 FG 6-27 3pt 21-23, 67.
Howard College (82) Copeland 9-14 5-9 23, Deng 6-8 5-6 20, Ivery 2-4 3-4 8, Sangare 3-6 0-0 7, Pleasant 2-6 1-2 6, Moukouri 2-5 0-0 6, Tshibangu 1-8 0-0 2. Totals 28-57 FG 10-21 3pt 16-24 FT, 82.
Halftime score: College of Southern Idaho 30, Howard College 29
Total fouls: Howard College 21, CSI 18. Fouled out: none. Technical Fouls Copeland (HC), Lyn (CSI).