OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Harris-Stowe State University men's basketball fell 88-87 in overtime on Thursday night at Kansas Christian College. With the loss, the Hornets fall to 4-2 on the season while the Falcons improve to 3-1 on the season.
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Redshirt sophomore guard Nashawn Davis (St. Louis, Mo./Columbia College) scored the first four points for the Hornets. Junior guard Joshua Thornton (Kansas City, Mo./Labette CC) and senior center Dimitrije Stojanovic (Nis, Serbia/Bethel University) combined to score the next nine points to give the Hornets a 13-11 lead. Junior guard Antonio Trotter (Nashville, Tenn./Williams Baptist University) and senior guard Umar Lawson (Sumter, S.C./Voorhees University) along with Thornton helped push the Hornets lead to 22-14. A three from junior guard Antoine Franklin Jr. (St. Louis, Mo./Danville Area CC) put the Hornets up 27-22. The Falcons closed the half with a 12-6 run to take a 34-33 lead into halftime.
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Lawson would score seven of the first 11 Hornets points to start the second half to cut the deficit to 45-44. A three from Davis on back-to-back possessions gave the Hornets a 50-47 lead. The Falcons used a 13-3 run to take a 60-53 lead. A jumper from Stojanovic and a layup from Franklin Jr. cut the deficit to 60-57. A layup from Stojanovic, two free throws from Thornton, an old-fashioned three point play and jumper from Stojanovic gave the Hornets a 66-63 lead. A layup from Davis put the Hornets up 70-68 with under four minutes to play. The Falcons scored eight of the last 14 points to tie the game at 76 to send the game to overtime.
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Lawson put the Hornets up 78-76 early in overtime. Three free throws from Davis made it 81-78 in favor of the Hornets. A layup from Thornton made it 84-82 Hornets with 75 seconds left in overtime. The Falcons went on a 6-3 run to get the win.
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Stojanovic had a season-high 22 points while Davis recorded 21 points, Thornton added a season-high 17 points and Lawson scored 15 points. Stojanovic recorded 12 rebounds while Davis recorded 10 as they both recorded their first double-double of the season. Lawson recorded a season-high seven assists. Lawson led the way with two steals.
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The Hornets went 33-81 (40.7%) from the field, 4-16 (25%) from three and 17-26 (65.4%) from the free throw line.
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The Hornets return to action on Friday, November 13th at 6 pm at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas.
