Coffeyville, Kan. - The Coffeyville Community College men's basketball team was unable to sweep the regular-season series with the Barton Cougars, suffering a road defeat 89-66 on Saturday afternoon.
The Cougars started the game hot from the floor, with the duo of Aris Rodriguez and Sebastian Muchitsch each converting on their first three shots of the day, leading to an early seven-point lead. Coffeyville would respond, behind a strong effort from Daniel Ntambwe, who finished the day with a season-high 26 points and 10 rebounds for the Red Ravens.
Following a tightly contested first half, which saw Barton take a 41-34 lead to the locker room, the Cougars opened the second half on a 13-4 run to open the lead up to 16 points. Barton's strong offensive day continued, with the Cougars finishing the afternoon 56% from the field in the victory.
Freshman Jeremiah Ibeziako added 11 points and six rebounds off the bench for Coffeyville, but no other Ravens reached double figures in the loss.
Coffeyville stumbles to 14-8 on the season, and an even 8-8 in conference play. The Ravens return home on Wednesday night to host the Cowley Tigers, in what will be a critical game for playoff seeding.
