In a physical and foul-plagued contest, the 15th ranked Connors State Cowboys had too many weapons and ran past the Nighthawks from National Park (Ark.) College 95-86 Thursday night at Melvin Self Fieldhouse to remain unbeaten on the season.
A total of 59 fouls resulting in 66 free throws between the two teams kept the game from getting into any kind of steady rhythm. After being down early, Connors went on a 9-0 run at the 15-minute mark of the first half to take a seven-point lead and the Nighthakws would get no closer than six the rest of the night.
Connors led 47-39 at halftime and opened up a 22-point lead late in the game before coach Bill Muse emptied the bench and National Park outscored the Cowboys 20-7 over the final five minutes.
“I thought we played decently until the last few minutes of the second half when I put the subs in and they scored 10 points in two minutes which is unacceptable,” Muse said. “But I thought we guarded well enough tonight to be a championship caliber team.”
Jhamyl Fricas led five Cowboys in double figures with 23 points. Brayden Hubbard had 15, Donyae May and Xavier Glenn 14 each and Mason Alexander with 11.
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