Trojans race past Indians for second time this season

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

COLBY, Kan. – Colby Community College handed the McCook Community College men a 95-72 loss Monday to break in the new Events Center in Colby. The Trojans raced to a 52-37 halftime lead and shot 59.6 percent from the field to defeat MCC for the second Monday in a row.

“We just didn’t play well tonight,” MCC coach Jacob Brandl said. “Hats off to Colby and executing their game plan.” Colby downed MCC 83-81 to open the season in McCook Nov. 1.

MCC got in foul trouble Monday and the team’s five starters committed 23 of the team’s 28 fouls which put the Trojans at the foul line 37 times.

“Tonight had to be a next guy up mentality when Julian Lual got his fouls early, and we didn’t get that,” Brandl said.

Shemar Dennis (Worcester, Mass.) led MCC in scoring with 19 points. Mykel Thomas (Orlando, Fla.) came off the bench to score 14 points and DaMiene Boles Jr. (Dayton, Ohio) scored 11 points.

MCC shot 37.3 percent from the field made four of 16 shots (25 percent) from the arc.

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