HAWKINS, Texas – The Louisiana Christian University men's basketball program knocked down a season-most eight triples, and the defense allowed a season-low 20.8% three-point percentage, 22 field goals, and ten assists, but JCU stormed back from a 14-point second half deficit to stun the visitors from Pineville in a 67-65 decision.
 
The Basics: 
  

• Score
  • Jarvis Christian – 67
  • Louisiana Christian – 65

 

• Records
  • Louisiana Christian (3-8, 1-4 Red River)
  • Jarvis Christian (7-4, 5-2 Red River)

 

• Location
  • Hawkins, Texas – E.W. Rand Center

  

• Series History (Since 2007-08)
  • Louisiana Christian Leads 3-2 (60%)

 

• Winning Streak (Since 2007-08)
  • Jarvis Christian (W1) | Louisiana Christian's Last Win: February 9, 2023 (85-73)

 
Wildcats Top Performers: 
 

• Jon'Quarius McGhee was a sparkplug off the bench for the Cats, pouring in a team-high 20 points on a season-best seven field goals (7-for-10, 70%), a game/season-most three blocks, and personal benchmarks for three-pointers (3) as well as rebounds (7).

 

• Omarion Layssard returned to the lineup with a bang, going 6-of-10 (60%) for 14 points in 21 minutes on top of four boards.

 

• Gary Smith hit double-figures in the scoring department with ten while setting career-bests for both assists (6) and steals (3), each contest-bests.

 

• Jude Akabueze was the only student-athlete on either side to notch ten rebounds, hitting that exact number to go along with eight points.

 

• Elsewhere on the glass, Konnor DeJean tallied a new personal benchmark for boards with five and Branthony Brown hauled himself four rebounds to give him his highest mark of 2023-24.

 
Notes:
 

• The personal foul totals were very skewed towards Jarvis as the Wildcats picked up 21 fouls including a pair of disqualifications while the homestanding Bulldogs only had nine.

 
Next:
  

• Coach Mason and the men will make the short trek down to Tyler for a date with Texas College at 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

 
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