BLUE DRAGONS DEFEAT COLBY IN OVERTIME

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

Sophomores Kobe Campbell Jacquez Yow posted career highs for scoring and both were key in the No. 18 Hutchinson snapping a three-game losing streak on Saturday night at the Sports Arena.

Once again playing without leading scorer Angelo Stuart, the Blue Dragons rallied from six points down midway through the second half and defeated the Trojans 104-99 in overtime on Pink-Out Night.

The Blue Dragons improved to 19-6 overall and 13-6 I the Jayhawk Conference. Hutchinson travels to Northwest Tech on Monday night in Goodland. Colby fell to 14-10 and 9-9 in league play.

The victory tied Blue Dragon head coach Tommy DeSalme for sixth on the Jayhawk Conference all-time coaching wins' list with 303 conference coaching wins.

Hutchinson led 50-44 at halftime, but got off to a slow offensive start in the second half. The Dragons maintained leads from five to eight points over the first six minutes of the second half, but Colby put together a 17-4 run to take a 73-67 lead after a J.J. White layup with 10:19 to play.

Down the stretch, Yow and Kaimen Lennox made several huge plays to help the Dragon comeback. They combined for 12 of Hutchinson's final 15 points of the second half to help build a 92-86 lead with 1:29 to play. Colby scored the final six points of regulation, getting a corner 3-pointer by White with 1.9 seconds left to force overtime.

Colby's Ahmad Gallimore hit a 3-pointer to start overtime, but the Blue Dragons held the Trojans to four points the rest of the way. The Dragons took the lead for good on a tough Campbell inside hoop with 1:01 to play for a 100-99 lead. A Lennox layup and two Nate Goodlow free throws sealed the win for Hutchinson.

Campbell hit a career-high four 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 25 points to lead the Blue Dragons. Campbell added five rebounds and five assists.

Yow posted his team-high fifth double-double of the season with a career-high 23 points and career-high-tying 12 rebounds. Yow also had a career-high five steals in the game.

Lennox finished with 12 points, 10 of those points coming in the final five minutes of regulation and overtime. Lennon added six rebounds. Goodlow was 7 of 8 from the foul line and finished with 12 points.

The Blue Dragons shot 40.9 percent (36 of 88), going 10 of 33 from 3-point range and 22 of 29 from the free-throw line. Rebounding was even at 46-46.

Colby shot 52.8 percent (38 of 72), hitting 7 of 22 from distance and 16 of 23 from the free-throw line. The Trojans turned the ball over 25 times.

White finished with 26 points on 10 of 20 shooting to lead Colby. He added seven rebounds and four assists. Johnson had 23 points, while Allen Mukeba had 19 points and 10 rebounds.

The Blue Dragons hit seven first-half 3-pointers and scored 13 points off 11 Trojan turnover to build a 50-44 lead at halftime. With the game tied at 26-all, a Yow transition layup started a 7-0 Blue Dragon run. Yow's short jumper with 6:15 left gave the Dragons a 33-26 lead. Back-to-back Campbell 3-pointers and a jumper by Zavion McClendon helped the Dragons build a 50-41 lead with 44 seconds left in the half. Colby trimmed the Hutch advantage to 50-44 at halftime with a 3-pointer with 24 seconds to play in the half.

Cecil Lee drilled a 3-pointer with 14:06 left for a 63-56 Blue Dragon lead. Colby scored the next 10 points unanswered and took a 66-63 lead on a Johnson layup with 11:45 remaining in the half. Colby still led 75-69 with 9:54 left when the Dragons mounted their comeback. The Trojans still led 82-77 at the 5:41 mark. Yow scored five points of a 7-0 run. His three-point play with 4:27 left tied the game and Lennox's follow of a Dragon miss gave Hutchinson an 84-82 lead with 3:55 left.

Tied at 86, Lennox buried a 3-pointer from the left corner with 1:29 left to cap a 6-0 Hutchinson run and build a 92-86 lead. Colby scored the final six points of regulation, getting a game-tying 3-pointer from White with 1.9 seconds left to tie the game at 92.

Galimore nailed a 3-pointer to start overtime for Colby, but the Blue Dragons didn't relent. Trailing 97-96, Yow hammered home a thunderous dunk off a missed 3-pointer to take a 98-97 lead with 2:38 left. Colby took the lead back with a Tyrik King bucket, but the Dragons grabbed the lead right back on a Campbell bucket in the paint with 1:05 to play. Lennox scored with 31 seconds left to bump the lead to three points and Goodlow seals the win with two free throws with 6 seconds remaining.

GAME NOTES – This was Hutchinson's first 100-point game in its last five. … The Dragons are 53=6 all-time against Colby. … This was all-time win No. 1,867 for the Blue Dragons. … The Blue Dragons are 15-6 when out-shot in a game by an opponent. … This was Hutchinson's first overtime game of the season. … Both Campbell and Yow posted their third 20-point games of the season.