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COFFEYVILLE, Kan. — The Red Ravens (7-1, 3-1) and Blue Dragons (8-0, 4-0) were tied in the final seconds of the first half at 41 before Samajae Haynes-Jones stole the ball and dribbled three-quarters of the court through two defenders to drop in a layup at the buzzer.
HCC went into the intermission with a 2-point lead and a spark.
Haynes-Jones finished the first 20 minutes with 6 points on 2-of-9 shooting.
He would use the final steal and bucket of the first half to ignite a 25-point game with 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
Shakur Juiston just missed his eighth double-double in as many games this season and finished with 13 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocked shots.
Kai Mitchell came off the bench and contributed 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
J.J. Rhymes continued to be strong underneath and pulled down 7 rebounds while dropping 18 points. Four of his rebounds came on the offensive end.
Papi Conley dished out 5 assists and scored 9 points for the Blue Dragons.
HCC gave up 20 offensive rebounds, but the Red Ravens only capitalized on 10 second-chance points.
Travis Washington led the Red Ravens with 17 points. Malik Keith scored 11 and handed out 5 assists.
HCC outscored Coffeyville 45-33 in the second frame after racing out to a 16-point lead in under 8 minutes.
Haynes-Jones led that attack with 8 points on three straight trips, highlighted by back-to-back threes.
FINAL: HCC 88 Coffeyville 74
HCC will be back in action Saturday in the Sports Arena against Neosho.
Kennedy-Hopoate scores 22 off the bench to lead HCC over Coffeyville
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. — HCC (5-1, 3-1) got 31 points from bench players Tuesday night against Coffeyville (4-3, 3-1), 22 of which came from Bride Kennedy-Hopoate.
She shot 11-of-17 from the floor and pulled down 5 rebounds.
Taylor Stahly contuned her streaky ways with 5-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc. She tallied 19 points and 4 assists.
Kirea Rogers started the ball game after not playing until the third quarter against Pratt.
Rogers finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
The Blue Dragons outrebounded the Red Ravens 39-31.
Lucy Burke paced Coffeyville with 16 points, but shot 6-of-18 from the floor after an 0-for-7 start.
Alanie Fisher scored 12 for Coffeyville and dished out 6 assists.
The Blue Dragons thrived on 22 points off turnovers while the Red Ravens only finished with 5.
Coffeyville outscored HCC 38-34 in the second half, but the damage was done in the first when the Blue Dragons tallied a 36-17 advantage.
FINAL: HCC 70 Coffeyville 55
HCC hosts Neosho in the Sports Arena Saturday.