Men's Basketball | 2/17/2025 9:02:00 PM

Box Score For the second time in the last three days, the Cloud County Community College men's basketball team blew a double-digit lead as they were outscored 49-28 in the second-half and fell 74-67 to No. 14 Coffeyville on Monday, February 17 in Arley Bryant Gymnasium.

Freshman forward Elidjah Savane and redshirt freshman guard Keyon Garrett-Miller led the T-Birds' attack with 15 points each. Savane, who has scored in double-figures in 22 games this season including the team's last nine games, also had a team-high eight rebounds. Redshirt freshman Matthew Garber added 11 points with three made three-pointers. Freshman guard Syncere Burnette was in double-figures for the ninth time in the last ten game as he finished with 10 points to go with six rebounds and five assists. Sophomore guard Fallou Koite provided a spark off the bench, finishing with eight points.

The T-Birds trailed 20-18 midway through the first-half before Koite drilled a three-pointer to put Cloud County up 21-20. The shot started a 21-2 surge, capped by a pair of free-throws from Savane, and Cloud County led 39-22 with 55 seconds remaining before halftime. The Red Ravens, who were held without a field goal for over nine minutes, closed out the half with a three-pointer by freshman guard Konstantin Popovic. Cloud County went into the break with a 39-25 advantage.

Coffeyville came out of halftime firing. Sophomore guard Brian Griffith and freshman guard Trenton Ruth both connected on early shots from long-range and the Red Ravens went 4-of-5 from the free-throw line in a 20-6 scoring run to pull back to within one point at 46-45 with 9:56 to play.

Cloud County tried to stem the tide when Garrett-Miller scored in the paint on the ensuing possession, but redshirt sophomore Jeremiah Kemboi went 1-for-2 on a trip to the foul line before freshman forward Abdul Kota threw down a massive dunk, tying the game at 48-all with 8:26 remaining.

A three-pointer by Burnette kept the T-Birds in front.

Coffeyville redshirt sophomore Justin Taylor buried a three of his own before Ruth made a four-point play by making a three-pointer, drawing a foul and then making the free-throw. The four-point play put Coffeyville ahead at 57-54 with with 5:25 to go.

The T-Birds battled back to tie the game twice and looked poised to pounce before the Red Ravens seized control with a late 8-1 run to lead 68-61 with 1:01 remaining. Coffeyville's final eight points of the game came from the free-throw line and the Red Ravens hung on to secure the 74-67 win.

Coffeyville shot 19-of-46 (41.3 percent) from the field with nine made threes at a 39.1 percent clip. The Red Ravens also hit 27-of-37 (73.0 percent) from the foul line. The T-Birds made ten shots from deep and were 22-of-54 (40.7 percent) overall and made 13-of-17 (76.5 percent) from the charity stripe. Coffeyville held a 40-25 rebounding edge, leading to a 12-2 advantage in second-chance points.

Cloud County returns to action on Wednesday, February 19 when they host Garden City Community College for an 8 pm game inside Arley Bryant Gymnasium.