For the second straight year, a Saint playing in his final regular season home game emerged on Senior Day to become the hero in thrilling fashion.

Quincy James, Jr., scored a team-high 26 points and made three pivotal plays with the game on the line that sealed an 83-82 win for Central Christian College of the Bible over Emmaus University on Saturday at the Ferneau Center.

Following a made 3-pointer by Gage Johnson that tied the game at 82-apiece with 23.7 seconds remaining, James jumped a pass for a steal and was fouled on the other end with 7.2 seconds left. He made the second of two free throws to put Central Christian up one, then stopped Emmaus' Taydem Arguello, who scored a game-high 40 points, on the final play to secure the victory.

Seniors Chris Woods and Tristan Brand also made their final starts at home in the regular season. Brand chipped in with three made 3-pointers and scored 11, while Woods grabbed four rebounds and had two assists.

The win gave the Saints a split of games in their final home weekend of the regular season. On Friday, they fell, 78-69, to Faith Baptist Bible College.

FINAL: Central Christian 83, Emmaus 82
RECORDS: Central Christian (6-17, 3-7 MCCC), Emmaus (13-8, 5-4 MCCC)

GAME NOTES:

• Central Christian led for a large portion of the game, and by as many as 11 with 18:24 left in the game.
• The Saints grabbed 18 offensive rebounds and outrebounded their guests, 43-40.
• A night after shooting just 18 percent from 3-point range in a loss to Faith Baptist, Central Christian was much improved on Saturday as they went 10-for-31 (32.3 percent) on 3s.

TOP PERFORMERS:

• Quincy James, Jr.: 26 points
• Gage Johnson: 20 points, 6 assists
• Silas Massey: 13 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists
• Tristan Brand: 11 points
• Cole Hughes: 8 points, 8 rebounds

UP NEXT:

The Saints travel to Overland Park, Kan., on Tuesday to take on Kansas Christian College for a Central Region matchup at 7 p.m.

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.

A 12-for-17 first half from beyond the arc by Kansas Christian was too much to overcome as Central Christian College of the Bible suffered a 92-75 setback to the visiting Falcons on Friday night at the Ferneau Center.

The Falcons entered the game shooting just 29 percent from 3-point range on the season, but the 70 percent outing in the first half was the difference as the guests raced out to a 57-34 advantage at the break.

FINAL: Kansas Christian 92, Central Christian 75
RECORDS: Kansas Christian (8-7), Central Christian (4-15)

GAME NOTES:

• Central Christian trailed just 16-14 with 13:55 left to play when KCC used a 29-8 run to take control.
• KCC's 12-for-17 3-point performance in the first half was fueled by Rae'Quan Frazier, who was 6-for-8 from deep.
• The Saints trailed by as many as 29 midway through the second half, but chipped away at the deficit to close out the game.
• The Falcons were just 1-for-7 from 3-point range in the second half.

TOP PERFORMERS:

• Quincy James, Jr.: 14 points
• Gage Johnson: 12 points 
• Nolan Mathes: 10 points
• Chris Woods: 9 points, 6 rebounds
• Jacob Bullock: 5 points, 9 rebounds

UP NEXT:

The Saints will face MCCC-foe Barclay College in Haviland, Kan., on Friday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m.