Photo by Jerry Montano 

Goodwell, Okla. – The Central Christian College Men's Basketball team finished out their road trip with a conference matchup against the Aggies of Oklahoma Panhandle State. in action this past Thursday down in Plainview, Texas taking on the Wayland Baptist University Pioneers. The Tigers looked to bounce back after a narrow loss in their last game.

The Tigers did struggle to find the basket in the first half, shooting just 33% from the field and they found themselves trailing 30-37 at the half. The second half looked like a completely different team as the Tigers went on an 8-0 run to regain the lead 40-39 with 16:48 left. Taking advantage of missed opportunities by OPSU, the Tigers would go on another 8-0 run and see their lead grow to five. The Tigers would not surrender their lead again in the game. Continuing their offensive onslaught, the Tigers would go on to win the game 79-69.  

Omari Maulana led the Tigers with 20 points and three other Tigers scored in double figures for the game. 

Key Statistic 

The Tigers had a good supporting cast as they amassed 22 bench points tonight with OPSU only scoring 4. Central also won the rebounding battle as they outrebounded the Aggies 47-40.  

By the Numbers 

The Tigers were 26 of 55 (47%) from the floor. 

The Tigers hit just 10 of 20 (50%) attempts from deep. 

From the charity stripe, they made 17 of 22 (77%). 

Tiger Leaders 

Points: Omari Maulana (20) 

Rebounds: Isaiah Perry (15) 

Assists: Omari Maulana (5) 

Steals: Jaeden Whitten (2) 

Blocks: Jaeden Whitten (2) 

Coach Quote
"It's nice to walk away from this road trip with something in hand, by earning a win today. The guys played a solid second half. We did a good job battling through a rough first half where we didn't execute or defend very well. After the halftime break, our defensive intensity and effort was the difference. We were able to get some stops and get out in transition and make some plays. We had some foul trouble throughout the game we had to battle through and I thought both Jaden and Isaiah gave us some big productive minutes off the bench." - Coach Tony Romero
Next Up

The Tigers (8-9, 5-6), are back on the road to face John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas on January 25th. They return home to play Saturday, January 27th here in McPherson against Oklahoma City University and tip-off is scheduled for 3:45PM.