THE 5TH RANKED MINERAL AREA COLLEGE MEN STAYED UNDEFEATED WITH A COMEBACK WIN AT WEST PLAINS 85-75. THE CARDINALS TRAILED BY 13 WITH 16 MINUTES REMAINING IN THE SECOND HALF AND THEN WENT ON A 16-2 RUN TO TAKE THE LEAD…..

THE GRIZZLIES BEAT UP MAC ON THE BOARDS IN THE FIRST HALF, BUT THE CARDINALS FOUGHT BACK IN THE SECOND HALF, FORCED TURNOVERS AND HIT SOME SHOTS. MAC HIT ONLY ONE THREE IN THE FIRST HALF, BUT FOUR IN THE SECOND HALF. TRISTIAN MULLINS HIT THREE TRIPLES AND SCORED 12 SECOND HALF POINTS, 15 IN THE GAME AND MALEVY LEONS DRILLED HIS ONLY TRIPLE TO GIVE MAC ITS LARGEST LEAD AND THE FINAL MARGIN….

ANGELO STUART LED THE CARDINALS IN SCORING WITH 20. KEYYAUN BATCHMAN SCORED 11 AND KEVIN LEGARDY 12, ALL IN THE SECOND HALF. MAC HELD 20 POINT SCORER SARDAAR CALHOUN TO ONLY TWO. ALEX PETERSON SCORED 20 WITH 12 REBOUNDS FOR THE GRIZZ. THE CARDINALS CAME INTO THE GAME AS THE SECOND BEST FREE THROW SHOOTING TEAM IN THE NATION AND WITH EACH TEAM SHOOTING 29 TIMES FROM THE LINE, MAC MADE 25 TO ONLY 19 FOR THE GRIZZLIES. ASSISTANT COACH TIM WALSH TALKS ON HOW THE BOYS CAME BACK FOR THE WIN…..

MAC IMPROVES TO 19-0, 2-0 IN REGION 16 AND TRAVELS TO MOBERLY SATURDAY. WEST PLAINS FALLS TO 7-13 AFTER THEIR REGION OPENER.

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