Barton rallies for overtime win

Barton rallies for overtime win
The Barton County Community College men's basketball did not make things easy during the second day of the Ozark Medical Center Tipoff Classic, but the Cougars did get the job done. Barton, trailing by as many as 17 points in the contest, rallied for a 91-83 overtime win over host Southwest Missouri State-West Plains.

In the other opening round contest, Lee College rolled Motlow College (Tenn.), 92-60.

Highlights
The Cougars led 3-2 early, then did not lead again until the opening stages of the overtime period. Barton trailed by 15 at halftime and still trailed by 15 with about 10 minutes to play in the game before the Cougars began to rally.

Barton whittled away at the lead until freshman Rodney Epperson drained a trey and freshman Justin Rose converted a big steal into a basket to tie the game at 75-all with less than one minute to play.

In the overtime, Barton scored the first five points and never trailed in the contest. Six Cougars reached doubled figures led by Epperson and sophomore guard Randy Pulley with 18 each. Rose added 17 while Nouha Diakite and Robert Whaley had 14 and 12.

Next
Barton will conclude its time in West Plains today against Motlow at 5 p.m.

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