BY Con Marshall Box Score
Six Chadron State College players scored in double-figures Saturday night when the Eagles defeated Adams State 92-80 in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men’s basketball game in Chadron.
Both teams shot extra well. The Eagles were 35 of 56 for 56.5% from the field and Adams State was 32 of 56 for 57.1%
Adams State scored on its first eight possessions while jumping out to a 17-9 lead. But the Eagles tallied the next nine points to take their first lead. There would be six more lead changes and seven ties before guard Bryce Latimer hit a running floater in the paint to give CSC a 50-48 halftime edge.
There were six more lead changes and two ties in the first five minutes of the second half before the Chadron State went ahead for keeps on Isaiah Wyatt’s 3-pointer. The final 12-point margin was the game’s largest.
CSC Coach Shane Paben said he was pleased that his team shot so well.
“It was nice to see the ball go through the hoop so well,” Paben noted. “Adams State also shot well, so maybe our defense wasn’t the best, but it was great to get the victory. I thought we played well.”
The win broke the Eagles’ four-game losing streak and puts them above the .500 mark again for both the season at 9-8 and the conference at 6-5.
Forward Josh Robinson with 20 points on 10 of 13 shooting led the Eagles. He was followed by Latimer with 16, center Porter Anderson with 14, followed by Wyatt with 12, MJ Foust with 11 and Pat McLachlan with 10.
The Grizzlies were led by 6-7 Isaiah Sampson with 26 points, 19 of them in the first half. Next were guards Maison Adeleye with 18 and Kolby Walker with 14. Adams State is now 3-14 overall and 1-10 in the conference, but obviously can score some points.
The Eagles will be at home again this coming weekend to host Colorado-Colorado Springs and Regis.
Adams State—Isaiah Sampson 26, Maison Adeleye 18, Kolby Walker 14, Sterling Benjamin 9, Alex Hurr 6, Luke Williams 5, Kaleb Mitchell 2. Totals: 32-56 (8-20) 8-10 80 points, 30 rebounds, 17 turnovers.
Chadron State—Josh Robinson 20, Bryce Latimer 16, Porter Anderson 14, Isaiah Wyatt 12, MJ Foust 11, Pat McLachlan 10, Jarrett Taylor 7, Marcus Jefferson 2. Totals: 35-62 (7-18) 15-22 92 points, 27 rebounds, 7 turnovers.
Adams State 48 32 —80
Chadron State 50 42 —92
3-pointers: ASU—Adeleye 2, Walker 2, Hurr 2, Sampson 1, Benjamin 1. CSC—McLachlan 3, Taylor 2, Wyatt 2.