CCCB senior guard Chris Woods scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds in the Saints' 96-82 win at Barclay College on Friday.
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Saints pick up much needed MCCC road win at Barclay, come up short at No. 6 Manhattan Christian

Manhattan, Kan. —

Everything was clicking offensively for the Saints as they ended a five-game skid with a 96-82 win at Barclay College on Friday to start a weekend road trip in Kansas.

On Saturday, Central Christian College of the Bible hung with No. 6 Manhattan Christian College for periods of the contest, but went on to fall, 80-57, on Saturday inside the Howie's Activity Center.

FRIDAY, JAN. 31

FINAL: Central Christian 96, Barclay 82
RECORDS: Central Christian (5-15, 2-5 MCCC), Barclay (1-18, 1-6 MCCC)

GAME NOTES:

  • The Saints controlled the game for most of the way, grabbing a 12-point lead in the first half and holding a 49-39 advantage at halftime.
  • Central Christian shot 48 percent on 3-pointers, finishing 12-for-25
  • The Saints outrebounded Barclay, 48-36, and went 20-for-21 at the free throw line.
  • The win moved Central Christian up one spot to sixth place in the MCCC standings with four games to go.

TOP PERFORMERS:

  • Quincy James, Jr.: 35 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists
  • Gage Johnson: 17 points, 5 rebounds
  • Chris Woods: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists
  • Tristan Brand: 12 points
  • Cole Hughes: 5 points, 14 rebounds

SATURDAY, NOV. 2

FINAL: No. 6 Manhattan Christian 80, Central Christian 57
RECORDS: Manhattan Christian (13-9, 6-1 MCCC), Central Christian (5-16, 2-6 MCCC)

GAME NOTES:

  • The Saints hit back-to-back 3s to go up 6-2 early on, but that would stand as their only lead of the game after MCC answered a couple minutes later.
  • Central Christian trailed by 12 with nine minutes to go in the half, but used a 9-0 run to narrow the gap to three. They trailed again by three with 2:33 remaining before halftime, but the Thunder answered to go up 40-29 at the break.
  • The Saints were hanging close at 55-45 with 8:49 left to play before Manhattan went on a 15-0 run over the next four minutes to put the game away.
  • The Thunder won by dominating the points in the paint, 34-16.

TOP PERFORMERS:

  • Quincy James, Jr.: 15 points, 7 rebounds
  • Tristan Brand: 12 points
  • Gage Johnson: 11 points
  • Silas Massey: 10 points, 12 rebounds

UP NEXT:

The Saints will host Faith Baptist Bible College on Friday night in MCCC play at 7 p.m.