HUTCHINSON, Kan. — For the last three games, No. 19 Hutchinson (21-6, 15-6) was without leading scorer Angelo Stuart.
That changed Wednesday night.
Stuart came off the bench in his return that featured 17 points on five made three-pointers.
His effort broke the single-season three-point mark. He now has 83 triples this year.
The Dragons made nine triples to break the team record for the season that was set at 254.
Seward (11-18, 8-15) slowed down the pace of the game as the teams battled to a 32-29 halftime score.
Hutchinson held the advantage after leading by as many as 10.
The game was still close with 6:58 left when Kobe Campbell scored and was fouled. His And-1 put Hutchinson up 52-51.
Hutchinson would then close the game on a 21-8 run.
FINAL: Hutchinson 73 Seward 59
Stuart (17) was one of three Dragons to score in double figures.
Kaimen Lennox had 16 points and eight rebounds.
Kobe Campbell scored 13 and snagged nine boards.
Seward got a monster game from Harvin Ibarguen. His double-double featured 26 points and 12 rebounds.
The score was tied five times and the lead changed 12 times.
Hutchinson shot 49% from the field and held Seward to 39.7%.
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