JBU sweeps Langston on senior night

SILOAM SPRINGS — John Brown sent its seniors out on a winning note Thursday night at Bill George Arena.

Senior Jake Caudle scored 21 points and senior Josh Bowling added 18 as the No. 23 Golden Eagles rolled to a 91-71 victory in their final regular season home game.

With the win, JBU swept the season series from Langston, which was ranked No. 4 in the nation Jan. 10 when JBU handed the Lions their first loss of the season, 71-68, on their home court.

Coupled with Science and Arts’ 74-71 loss at Oklahoma City, the Golden Eagles moved into second place in the Sooner Athletic Conference standings.

The Golden Eagles led 1311 in the first half and went on a 36-14 run to take a 24-point lead late in the first half.

Langston’s Knowledge Darby and Jerami Grace were both hit with technical fouls in that span, including Grace’s foul at the 3:47 mark with JBU leading 37-23. Caudle followed with a 3-pointer on the next possession to make it 40-23, and freshman Luke Harper hit back to back treys from opposite corners for a 46-23 lead.

An old fashioned threepoint play from Densier Carnes gave JBU a 49-25 lead, and the Golden Eagles carried a 52-28 lead into halftime.

JBU would pull ahead by as many as 34 points in the second half.

Harper added 18 points for JBU while Carnes had 15 — both off the bench.

Jorori Coleman led Langston (20-9, 12-9) with 13 points, while Tyrone Killings Jr. and Alfonzo Anderson each had 11.

Langston .................. 28 43 — 71 John Brown ............... 52 39 — 91 Langston (20-9, 12-9): Coleman 13, Killings Jr. 11, Anderson 11, Guidry 8, Grace 7, Darby 6, Browne 6, Young 4, McDowell 3, Hunt 2.

John Brown (20-9, 14-7): Caudle 21, Bowling 18, Harper 18, Carnes 15, Toussaint 8, Kennedy 4, Grabliauskas 3, Bailey 2, Bayless 2.

WOMEN JBU 86, LANGSTON 41

John Brown opened the second quarter on a 15-0 run and outscored Langston 23-1 in the period to run away with the victory.

The Golden Eagles (16-12, 12-9) hit five 3-point shots in the quarter with the highlight coming with 28 seconds remaining.

Baily Cameron’s 3-pointer in the corner gave JBU a 47-21 halftime lead, and it also pushed the all-time JBU leading scorer past the 2,000-point plateau. She entered the game just seven points away.

The run continued into the second half as JBU scored the first 11 points for a 34-1 run overall and a 58-21 lead.

Jhordyn Patton’s basket with 6 minutes, 37 seconds left in the third quarter broke the field goal drought for Langston (10-19, 5-16).

JBU pulled ahead 72-27 after three quarters and took out its seniors Cameron, Karina Chandra and Preslea Lawson to a big ovation at the start of the fourth quarter. Tennia Hill led Langston with 23 points.

Cameron led JBU with 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Chandra had 17, Jordan Martin 12 and Taylor Fergen nine.

Langston ............ 20 1 6 14 — 41

John Brown ......... 24 23 25 14 — 86

Langston (10-19, 5-16): Hill 23, Patton 6, Levenston

5, Picking 5, Jack 2.

John Brown (16-12, 12-9): Cameron 18, Chandra 17, Martin 12, Fergen 9, Altman 6, James 5, Nelson 5, Matamala 5, Teague 4, Lawson 4, Bailey 1.