Red Ravens' Season Ends With 76-70 Loss to Barton in Region VI Semifinals

Wichita, Kan. - The Coffeyville Community College Red Raven Men's Basketball team's season came to an end Friday night as they lost to the Cougars of Barton County 76-70 in the Region VI Tournament Semifinals.  The Red Ravens close out their season with a 24-8 record overall.

The #2-seeded and #17 NJCAA-ranked Red Ravens were facing the #3-seeded and #20 NJCAA-ranked Cougars for the third time on the year.  Coffeyville had won the first meeting in December at Great Bend by nine points (85-77) and then won at home in February against the Cougars by nine points (86-76).  However, the loss against the Red Ravens back on February 4th was the last loss Barton had on their schedule, and the Cougars had reeled off 8 straight wins as they came into the semifinal against Coffeyville.

The first half of this Semifinal matchup was pretty even with Coffeyville holding a slight 33-31 lead at halftime.  However, after halftime, the Cougars picked up the offensive intensity and gained the lead at the 16:56 mark of the second half.  Two back-to-back made threes from the Cougars put them up 49-43 at the 14:22 mark to go.  Coffeyville played from behind the rest of the game.  A Barton made three at the 5:36 mark to go gave the Cougars the largest lead of the game at 67-57.  However, over the next couple of minutes, the Ravens fought back and tied the game at 68-68 with 2:54 remaining in the game and it looked like the tide had shifted into Coffeyville's favor.   However, Barton finished the game on an 8-2 run to gain the victory from Coffeyville 76-70.

Statistically, Coffeyville had one of their worst shooting games from three in a while as they shot 31% (7-22) in the game compared to Barton's 42% (9-20).  Barton also outrebounded the Ravens 39-28 in the game.

Barton would eventually lose to Butler in the Region VI Championship game.

Coffeyville put in for an At-Large bid into the NJCAA Tournament but was not selected for this year's NJCAA National Championship Tournament in Hutchinson Kansas.   Coffeyville's season ends with a 24-8 record on the year.