by Steve Carpenter-HCC Sports Information
Just 48 hours after they rallied from nine points down in the second half to defeat Barton and remain in the thick of the Jayhawk Conference title chase, the Hutchinson Community College men’s basketball team is back at it again Monday night.
The No. 15-ranked Blue Dragons play at the Sports Arena for the first time in 12 days, playing host to the Garden City Broncbusters at 7:30 p.m.
The game can be heard on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and on sister stations KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5) beginning at 7:20 p.m. The game will also be videostreamed on the Blue Dragon Sports Network at 7:20 p.m.
NO. 15 HUTCHINSON (20-3, 9-3) vs. GARDEN CITY (14-9, 6-6)
When: Monday, February 1, 2016
Where: Hutchinson Sports Arena, Hutchinson, KS
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Radio: KHUT-FM (102.9), KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 7:20 p.m.
Videostream: Blue Dragon Sports Network, 7:20 p.m. at www.bluedragonsports.com
Twitter: @bluedragonsport
HCC defeated Barton 72-64 on Saturday in Great Bend, outscoring the Cougars 31-14 over the final 10 minutes, 48 seconds. HCC trailed by five points at halftime and trailed 50-41 before mounting what turned out to be the fifth comeback by a margin of nine or more points to win a game this season.
Akbar Hoffman scored a game-high 20 points and had three significant steals to pace the Blue Dragons. Defensively, HCC held Barton to 35.6 percent overall shooting, the sixth-straight game to hold an opponent to less than 45 percent.
Garden City (14-9, 6-6) also played on Saturday and earned a narrow home 73-70 victory over Cloud County. The Broncbusters have won 3 of their last 4 games.
Hutchinson’s rally on Saturday was significant because it kept the Blue Dragons just a game off the pace of conference leader Neosho County. The Panthers had to rally to win at Coffeyville on Saturday.
Monday’s matchup with Garden City is the second in a key stretch of games for Hutchinson where it will play four games in a total of eight days. On Wednesday, HCC travels to Dodge City and on Saturday, Colby is at the Arena.
(HCC Sports Information)