Pratt (8-5) at Indy (7-7)
Monday, Dec. 13, 2021 | 7 PM CT | Field House
IndyPirates.com | KMMM 1290 AM
Pratt, Kan. – The Beavers will close out their fall semester on the road. They will face the Indy Pirates in the Field House at 7:00 pm.
On The Air
Wednesday's game can be heard on KMMM 1290 with Austin McNorton calling the action. McNorton is in his first year as voice of the Beavers. The game will be streamed on indypirates.com.
Last Time Out
The Beavers did not have long to celebrate their big win on Wednesday night as the Barton Community College (BCC) Cougars were in town on Saturday. The Cougars came into the game with an 8-4 record and had been nationally ranked two weeks prior. The Beavers did enter the game having not lost a game in the Beaver Dome thus far this season. The stage was set for a battle in front of a full Beaver Dome.
The Cougars came out swinging to start the game and lead by 13 points at the 14:34 mark in the first half. Around that time something clicked for the Beavers as the came roaring back to bring it within 7 points the end the half 41-34. Throughout the game the lead changed only two times, but the game was tied a total of four times. The Beavers did not take a true lead until late in the second half with their largest lead being 6 points with 18 seconds left. Pratt scored 41 points in the second half and won the game 75-72. The Beavers out rebounded the Cougars 45-33 and had more points in the paint with 28.
Scouting the Pirates
The Pirates enter tonight's game with a 7-7 overall and 4-4 conference record. On Saturday, they defeated Coffeyville at home 88-68 and are currently on a three-game winning streak.
They average 87.3 points, 39.6 rebounds, and 15.5 assists per game. Five players average over 10 points a game for the Pirates. Sophomore Lucas Kroft leads the pack with 13.6 points a game. Redshirt freshman Rodney Munson averages 13.3 points, sophomores Ian Hardy and Jordan both average 11, and freshman Johan Nziemi rounds out the group with 10.7 points. Nziemi also leads the team with 7 rebounds a game.
Last Season vs. Pirates
The Beavers faced the Pirates one-time last season at home and lost 82-68.
Harry Gets First Double-Double
Sophomore Harrison "Harry" Eghan had a big game against Barton picking up his first double-double of the season. Eghan had 10 points in the game and 11 rebounds in the game. He also had two assists and two steals against the Cougars.
Beavers Find Their Juice
In the past few games sophomore Julian Eziukwu aka Juice as he is called has struggled coming off the bench with illegal screen calls to getting into foul trouble. That all changed on Saturday night against the Cougars as Eziukwu picked up 9 points, 6 rebounds, and 1 steal in the game. The Beavers will continue to look for him to provide a big presence in the paint.
Morris On Fire From Line
Not only has freshman Cam Morris been a dominant force in scoring buckets for the Beavers, but this past week he has been on fire from the free throw line. On Wednesday night, Morris went 6 of 8 and against the Cougars he was 10 of 11.
Up Next
After this game the Beavers will go on winter break and not play again until the new year. The Beavers will kick off 2022 on January 5th at home against the Garden City Broncbusters. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 pm.
