Butler (Kan.) 113, at Barton 118

In a frenetic and foul-plagued men’s junior college basketball game Saturday, the Barton Cougars outlasted the Butler (Kan.) Grizzly Bears 118-113 at home. The contest, a critical early-January conference clash, saw both teams combine for 70 personal fouls and 43 turnovers, with Barton’s remarkable efficiency at the free throw line proving to be the decisive factor. The game’s most important sequence was a relentless parade to the free throw line for Barton in the final minutes, which allowed them to hold off a furious Butler comeback attempt. After Butler’s Tristan Hankins hit a 3-pointer to cut Barton’s lead to 112-110… Read more...