GARDEN CITY, Kan.- Having lost four-consecutive games, the Beavers were in dire need of something to go their way. In spite of a 14 point-deficit in the first-half, Coach Flynn's team didn't allow tonight to slip away, beating the Broncbusters 75-72. 

Harrison Eghan was an efficient 6-8 from the field to lead the Beavers with 14 points. Eghan also had a team-high nine rebounds, six of which coming on the offensive side of the floor. Eric Rhymes ended the his night with 12 points, all of which were scored by way of the three-pointer. Tommy Thomas and Malcolm Whitlow both managed 11 points of their own. 

As a team, the Beavers were 26-78 (33%) in their shot attempts, as well as 12-39 (31%) from three-point range. Pratt managed to stifle the Broncbusters on the glass, outrebounding Garden City 41-32, including 17-7 on the offensive glass. It's easy to say all points scored are important, but the Beavers 20 second-chance points were as important as any considering the final score. 

A 14-14 ballgame after the first 10 minutes suddenly got away from the Beavers. Garden City slowly put together a 14-0 run over the next four or so minutes to double the Pratt score. The Beavers did answer however, as a 17-9 Pratt run to end the half tightened the lead to 37-31.

Pratt came out of the break to put together a 8-0 run to carve out a 39-37 lead after the first-four minutes of the second-half. The game then became a back-and-forth affair, with no lead extending beyond six points. That lead was in fact the Beavers largest of the night, and came with just over three minutes remaining. 

A Broncbuster layup and free throw trimmed the Beavers lead to 73-70 with 1:33 remining. The two teams traded turnovers and missed shots over the next minute, though a Garden City layup gave life to the home team with 17 seconds remaining. After Garden City was forced to foul, Whitlow hit his two free throws to set up a final three-point shot from the Broncbusters, which came up empty. 

The Beavers (5-10, 4-10), next play on Wednesday, as basketball hosts a doubleheader against Colby starting at 5:30 PM.