NW Oklahoma News

The men's basketball team played home on Saturday afternoon as they faced John Brown University. 

Prior to the game, both teams coming into conference play were 1-7.
In the first half of the heated contest, both teams would trade shots until the 9:38 mark, when the Aggies would go on an 8-0 run to go up 28-20. The Aggies would go up by ten at the 4:40 mark with a good layup from Senior Rayquan Elliott. The Golden Eagles would cut into the Aggies' lead, but the Aggies would go into halftime 36-32.

After the break, the Aggies would go up by nine from a layup from Junior Justin plies at the 14:30 mark. The Golden Eagles would fly back, taking a one-point lead at the 12:13 mark. Both teams would trade buckets to the end until Rayquan Elliott would tie the game with two seconds left, both points coming from the free throw line sending the game into overtime.

This would be the first time this season for the Aggies to go into overtime. The Aggies would score first in overtime with a layup from Freshman Fedja Cukle. The Golden eagles would seal the game with back-to-back three's, making the final score 73-78.

After the game, coach Mark Laird shared, "we did a much better job defensively today but couldn't get stops at critical moments. We can't expect to win when giving up 15 offensive rebounds. That's the only stat that mattered today. Even with a healthy roster we are still very young and don't know how to consistently execute details needed to win. We will turn the page and get ready for a very tough road trip next week."

Leading the way for the Aggies was Rayquan Elliott with 26 points, including two steals. 

The Aggies finished with 32 rebounds, and 11 steals as a team. 

The Aggies will hit the road next week as they Travel to Chickasha, OK, as they face University of Science and Arts. Tip-off will be at 7:45 PM. 

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