Bison heat up in win over Eagles

GOODLAND, Kan. -- On Friday, McCook shot a hot .421 from beyond the arc to defeat Colby, Kan., 58-43 in a Topside Tip-Off semifinal match.

The Bison jumped out to a 34-20 lead at halftime before narrowly outscoring Colby 24-23 in the second half.

McCook had three players reach double figures in the win, and were led by Clayton Stevens’ 19 points. Stevens went 4-of-7 on three-point attempts for a .571 percentage.

Hunter Potthoff and DJ Gross also hit double digits with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

As a team, McCook shot .400 from the field (22-of-55), while Colby shot .378 (17-of-45).

Score by quarter

COL 10 10 11 12 - 43

MCC 15 19 15 9 - 58

Scoring leaders

McCook - Stevens, 19; Potthoff, 11; Gross, 10; Berry, 4; Dugger, 4; Sehnert, 4; Fawver, 3; Mockry, 2; Terry, 1. Colby - Stapp, 17; Schippers, 8; Winger, 7; Slaven, 6; Staab, 3; Zerr, 2.