Cougars Cruise by Baptist Bible

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia College Cougars men’s basketball team bounced back from a tough loss over the weekend with a 24-point blowout win against Baptist Bible College (Mo.), 95-71. 
 
With the win, CC gets back to the .500 mark at 7-7. The game was an exhibition for Baptist Bible and will not count against their record.  
 
The Cougars came out on a mission, scoring 14 of the game’s first 16 points, highlighted by four 3-point field goals. BBC would keep things close, trimming their deficit down to four points a couple of different times in the first half, including at the 10:35 mark (21-17). CC used an 8-0 run to grab a 39-27 advantage with 2:31 left in the half, and held on to the double-digit lead going into the locker room, 44-33. 
 
CC continued their dominance in the second half, as the lead grew to 20 points for the first time after a Dogukan Kara triple with 13:40 remaining, 60-40. The Cougars led by as many as 29 points on three separate occasions, winning the game by a margin of 25, 96-71.  
  
Key Moment:
Kemryn Jenkins led off the game with a layup, followed by a 3-point field goal, which put the Cougars ahead 5-0. CC would not trail in the game. 
 
By the Numbers:
49 – CC had 49 points from the bench.
32 – Columbia was dominant in the paint with 32 points in the paint. 
5 – The number of Cougars in double figures.
 
Columbia Leaders:
Scoring Leader – Collin Parker (21)
Rebounding Leader – Tony Burks / Carson Parker (7)
Assist Leader – Dogukan Kara / Trendon Tisdale (4)
Steals Leader – Dogukan Kara (2)
  
Baptist Bible Leaders:
Scoring Leader – Trent McBride (23)
Rebounding Leader – Jordan Walton (10)
Assist Leader – Jordan Walton / Ryker Strong / D’Shawn Coleman (1)
Steals Leader – D’Shawn Coleman / Trent McBride / Joel Kleeman / Kyle Cavenaugh (1)
 
Socket Player of the Game:

• Collin Parker – 21 points (career-high), four rebounds, 8-12 shooting, 2-4 from 3-point, 3-4 at the foul line. 

Up Next:
The Cougars are back inside Southwell on Saturday, Dec. 11, when they host Kansas Wesleyan at 3:00 PM.