PRATT, Kan. — No. 19 Hutchinson (22-7, 16-7) struggled from distance early and failed to force Pratt (13-16, 8-15) into turnovers.
Hutchinson started 1 of 11 from three before nailing 50% of its final 22 attempts. Pratt only turned the ball over two times in the first half, despite entering play Monday with a league-leading 17 turnovers per game.
Pratt got stellar performances from all of its starters who each registered at least 13 points.
The Beavers were led by Cam Morris, who had 29 points and 13 rebounds. He was one of three Beavers to register a double-double.
Harrison Eghan scored 16 points and grabbed 10 boards. D.J. Bailey scored 15 and dished 13 assists.
Pratt finally turned the ball over in the second half (13 total), but Hutchinson scored only 15 points off those turnovers.
Hutchinson did not lead until 5:58 was left on the clock.
The three-point lead, which got pushed to five moments later, came after the Dragons took six minutes to erase Pratt's largest lead of 12.
Hutchinson then went an icy 0 of 8 as Pratt reclaimed the lead with 3:27 left.
Pratt slowly increased that lead to eight over the next two minutes.
Pratt sealed the game at the line, where the Beavers missed only three times. Pratt came into the contest shooting 68.2% from the line, yet nailed 90% of Monday's attempts.
Hutchinson, who made its first 18 free throw attempts just two nights ago, shot 69%.
FINAL: Pratt 112 Hutchinson 100
Angelo Stuart led the Dragons with 23 points.
Cecil Lee hit three triples and finished with a career-high 19 points. He added seven rebounds.
The Dragons got 15 from Nate Goodlow and 12 from Kaimen Lennox.
Kobe Campbell scored 12 with five rebounds and six assists.
Pratt shot 54.8% from the field compared to Hutchinson's 39.1%.
This game was a makeup game from earlier in the season. The women did not play Monday. Both teams will travel to Garden City Wednesday to close out the regular season.
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