Box Score IOLA, Kan. – A late surge would see freshman
Ibrahim Drame hit a go-ahead driving layup with 13.8 seconds remaining in the game before a defensive stop and pair of
Savian Edwards free throws would seal a 70-69 road victory for the Cloud County Community College men's basketball team against Allen County Community College in Iola, Kansas on Monday, March 29th.
The victory allows the T-Birds to return the favor to the Red Devils who defeated CCCC by a score of 72-70 in Concordia on a last second shot of their own. Cloud County is now 6-15 overall and 4-15 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference while Allen sees their regular season conclude with a 6-16 overall record and 5-15 mark in the KJCCC.
Unofficial stats saw Drame score a team-high 19 points which included a 15 second-half points on a six-for-six performance from the floor in the final 20 minutes. Joining Drame in double-figures would be
Zavien Smith who would score 16 points and have five rebounds and five assists with four of the five assists coming in a 44-point second-half output from CCCC. Leading Cloud County in rebounding would be sophomore
David Acosta who would grab five offensive rebounds and six defensive rebounds to finish with 11 boards and have two blocks and five points.
What's Next?
The regular-season will come to a close on Wednesday, March 31st for Cloud County as the T-Birds will be on the road to take on number-15 nationally ranked Cowley Community College at 7:30 PM. The Tigers improved to 16-4 overall and 14-2 mark in the KJCCC following a 94-81 road win at Butler on Monday night as Cowley's only loss in the month of March came on March 6th at Coffeyville. In the last meeting between Cloud County and Cowley, the T-Birds would mount a late comeback to put a scare into the Tigers before falling by a score of 106-98.