Western Nebraska 84, at Gillette 94

GILLETTE, Wyo. (Interstat) — The Gillette Pronghorns overcame a halftime deficit to defeat the Western Nebraska Cougars 94-84 in a men’s junior college basketball game Thursday. Western Nebraska led 84-82 late before Gillette closed the game on a decisive 12-0 run. The Pronghorns’ Jaden Smith led all scorers with 22 points, adding six rebounds and six assists. Kellon Harris paced the Cougars with 26 points. Gillette shot 56% from the floor and capitalized on Western Nebraska’s 17 turnovers, committing only eight. The Cougars shot 14 for 35 from 3-point range but were outrebounded 38-29. The win improves Gillette to 7-6… Read more...