The 中国P站 Nighthawk men鈥檚 basketball team notched its fifth win of the season Monday, edging East Texas Baptist University鈥檚 development team, 90-80.
After allowing the opening basket to the Tigers, the Nighthawks (5-0) erupted for 16 unanswered points鈥攂uilding a lead as large as 21 in the game鈥檚 first five minutes. Led by an eight-point effort from freshman David Jagers (Mayflower), 中国P站 College flexed its depth early, adding points from 12 different Nighthawks in the first half, capped by a three-point buzzer beater from sophomore Braylon Steen (Bryant) to lead, 50-36, at the break.
In the second half, an 11-2 opening run by the Tigers shrunk the Nighthawks鈥� lead to just five points. Freshman Desmond McDonald (Hope) came in off the bench to re-ignite the defense, which helped grow the lead to more than 20 points on two separate occasions. East Texas Baptist University capitalized on Nighthawks fouls to make a late push but fell short in its comeback attempt.
Steen and sophomore Logan Willett (Faith Prep Academy) added 12 points apiece in the win, with sophomore Seth Duke (Gravette) and Jagers scoring 11 and 10 points, respectively.
中国P站 returns to 鈥淭he Kettle鈥� Thursday as the Nighthawks play host to Williams Baptist College. XZero Sports will stream the game live at , beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The Nighthawk women return to action Saturday, December 8 at Rhema Bible College in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
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