CHANUTE, KS -- The Neosho County men's basketball team got a 21-point showing from Tory Cargo off the bench and had three others in double-digit scoring to help lead the Panthers past Northwest Tech College 99-84 Saturday night in the Panther Gymnasium.

Early in the game the Panthers would strike first with their full-court pressure on defense and would shoot over the Mavericks zone defense. At the 13:03 mark, the Panthers would take a 10-point lead after a deep three from Tory Cargo. Neosho would continue to push the basketball and knock down threes pulling the NW Tech Mavericks out of their zone.

Jonathan Breeland Jr dropped 18 points on 2 of 3 from deep, Corbett Kimberlin added13 while Jae-Min Yang added a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.

"I thought we did a nice job sharing the basketball and taking great shots." Said head coach Jeremy Coombs. "The guys are starting to find that when we move the ball and make the defense work, they are getting high percentage shots."

The Panthers would dominate the glass grabbing 55 rebounds compared to the Mavericks 31 rebounds. The Panthers also cleaned up the offensive glass, turning 19 offensive rebounds into 21 second-chance points.

The Panthers forced the Mavericks into 21 turnovers while committing 12 themselves.

With 3:08 the Panthers would explode on a 10-2 run off of a three-point shot by Trey Bates from the top of the key. The Panthers would never look back and would finish off the Mavericks with a monster dunk by Davonte' Yates.

Panthers now 2-1 in conference play. The Panthers will hit the road Wednesday to Barton County for their final game before Christmas break.  

"This will be a tough one as all road games in the Jayhawk are." said Coombs "But I'm excited to see how the guys compete and handle the adversity of life on the road."

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