COLLEGE BASKETBALL

In a wire-to-wire win, the John Brown University men’s basketball team posted its first ranked win of the season, handing previous unbeaten No. 18 Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) a 93-78 setback Thursday night inside the Sheaffer Center in Waxahachie, Texas.

Junior Brenton Toussaint was unstoppable, literally, as he shot 10 of 10 from the field to net a career-high 23 points. The entire Golden Eagles (6-2, 2-0 Sooner Athletic) squad combined to shoot 30 of 55 (55 percent) from the field and hit 12 of 24 from behind the arc.

Sophomore Rokas Grabliauskas chipped in with 15 points and six boards while senior Jake Caudle scored 14 points but hit all eight attempts at the charity stripe and added a team-high seven rebounds.

Kennedy came off the bench to provide 22 minutes and hit 4 of 5 from behind the 3-point line, finishing with 14 points.

JBU women hold on for victory

Senior Baily Cameron came through in the clutch with a personal 7-0 run late in the fourth quarter while junior Jordan Martin and sophomore Taylor Fergen each shot lights out in the John Brown University women’s basketball team’s 77-72 victory at Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) on Thursday night inside the Sheaffer Center in Waxahachie, Texas.

John Brown (6-1, 2-0 Sooner Athletic) led by as much as 14 points in the third quarter, but the Lions whittled down the deficit to just one point, twice, with 5 minutes, 25 seconds left in the contest.

Two possessions later, Cameron hit her third 3-pointer of the game and followed up with converting two free throws on the next trip down the floor. After a third defensive stand, Cameron finished off a bucket down low from Martin that returned the lead back to eight, 67-59, as the remainder of the contest turned into a free-throw shooting contest. JBU hit 16-of-22 from the line in the second half to cement the victory, the Golden Eagles’ second win in their last three trips to the Sheaffer Center.

Martin and Fergen combined to shoot 85 percent from the floor, leading five Golden Eagles in double-digit scoring. Martin hit 6 of 7 from the field, including a pair of triples, to post a season-high 18 points while grabbing six boards and dishing out four assists. Fergen, meanwhile, also had six boards and three assists and hit 5 of 6 from the field to contribute 15 points, also a season-best mark.

Cameron scored nine of her 15 points in the second half and added six rebounds. Senior Karina Chandra and junior Sara Williams contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively.