CONCORDIA, KS -- Powered by yet-another strong performance from Jonathan Breeland Jr., the Neosho County men's basketball program fought past a resilient Cloud County squad early Wednesday evening, knocking off the Thunderbirds by a 76-64 margin at Arley Bryant Gymnasium in Concordia, KS.
 
Freshman guard Jonathan Breeland Jr. racked up his fifth 20-point showing of the season, pacing the Panthers behind 26 points on 9 of 21 shooting from the floor along with 7 of 9 from the free-throw line.  Additionally, sophomore guard Jae-Min Yang continued his dominance, racking up 12 points along with a team-high 11 rebounds, while sophomore James Taylor added 10 points on 3 of 10 shooting.
 
KEY STORYLINES & STATISTICS
•             The Panthers opened the game on a 9 to 0 run before the T-Birds got on the scoreboard.
•             Cloud ended the first-half on an 11-0 run to take a 38-34 lead into the locker room at half.
•             The Panther defense would hold the T-Birds to just 26 second-half points.
•             In the second half, the T-Birds would take a 41-34 lead before the Panthers finally turned up the defensive pressure and went on a 10-0 run of their own.
•             The Panthers would make one final 17-4 run with just 8 minutes to play as the Panthers would never look back.
•             Panthers would dominate the final stat sheet in every category.
 
UP NEXT
The Panthers remain on the road as they head north 24 miles to Iola, KS on Saturday for a 4:00 pm tip vs the Allen County Red Devils.
 
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