PLAINVIEW, Texas -- Junior Josh Bowling scored a game-high 23 points, but the John Brown men's basketball team shot just 35 percent from the field, suffering a 76-61 setback in its regular season finale at Wayland Baptist inside the Hutcherson Center on Saturday afternoon.
Bowling, who led the squad in scoring for the fourth-straight outing, scored 18 of his 23 in the first half, but a 25-22 lead evaporated before intermission and the Pioneers (21-8, 13-7 Sooner Athletic) led the entirety of the second half en route to their third-straight victory.
Sooner Athletic Conference Basketball Standings
MEN^CONFERENCE^OVERALL
^W-L^W-L
1-Texas Wesleyan^14-6^21-9
2-Oklahoma City^14-6^22-7
3-Wayland Baptist^13-7^21-8
4-SW Assemblies of God^13-7^21-9
5-Southwestern Christian^11-9^18-12
6-Science and Arts^11-9^21-9
7-Mid-America Christian^11-9^18-11
8-John Brown^10-10^16-13
Central Christian^7-13^15-14
Panhandle State^4-16^11-17
Bacone^2-18^6-24
Last week
February 22
John Brown 96, Panhandle State 54
Wayland Baptist 73, Bacone 52
February 23
Texas Wesleyan 78, Central Christian 75
SW Assemblies of God 77, Oklahoma City 70
Southwestern Christian 90, Science and Arts 88
February 24
Wayland Baptist 76, John Brown 61
Central Christian 97, SW Assemblies of God 94
Southwestern Christian 83, Mid-America Christian 79
Bacone 91, Panhandle State 75
February 25
Oklahoma City 77, Texas Wesleyan 74
John Brown University men’s basketball
2017-18 schedule
Date^Opponent^Time
Nov. 4^Ecclesia#^W, 97-65
Nov. 7^at Benedictine (Kan.)^L, 73-71
Nov. 11^at Evangel (Mo.)^W, 95-91
Nov. 14^Ozark Christian (Mo.)^W, 94-60
Nov. 17^vs. Evangel (Mo.)%^W, 84-76
Nov. 18^vs. Mid-America Nazarene (Kan.)%^L, 91-82
Nov. 27^College of the Ozarks (Mo.)^L, 88-84
Nov. 30^vs. St. Gregory’s^Forfeit W
Dec. 2^at Southwestern Christian (Okla.)*^W, 84-72
Dec. 5^at Central Christian (Kan.)*^W, 84-72
Dec. 9^Oklahoma City*^L, 103-95 (OT)
Jan. 1^Central Christian of the Bible (Mo.)^W, 89-63
Jan. 4^Wayland Baptist (Texas)*^W, 86-64
Jan. 6^Oklahoma Panhandle State*^W, 106-103
Jan. 11^at Texas Wesleyan*^L, 84-75
Jan. 13^at Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas)*^L, 81-73
Jan. 16^Bacone (Okla.)*^W, 100-91 (OT)
Jan. 18^at Science and Arts (Okla.)*^L, 64-63
Jan. 20^Mid-America Christian (Okla.)*^L, 88-74
Jan. 25^Central Christian (Kan)*^W, 96-71
Jan. 27^at Oklahoma City*^L, 80-66
Feb. 1^Southwestern Christian (Okla.)*^W, 77-63
Feb. 3^Ecclesia^W, 94-49
Feb. 8^at Mid-America Christian (Okla.)*^L, 89-66
Feb. 10^Science and Arts (Okla.)*^W, 83-72
Feb. 13^at Bacone (Okla.)*^W, 78-55
Feb. 15^Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas)*^L, 77-71
Feb. 17^Texas Wesleyan*^L, 79-76
Feb. 22^at Oklahoma Panhandle State*^W, 96-54
Feb. 24^at Wayland Baptist (Texas)*^L, 76-61
Feb. 27^at Texas Wesleyan+^(n)
# Toilet Paper Game
% John Brown University Classic
* Sooner Athletic Conference game
** Exhibition
+ Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament game
Junior Marquis Waller chipped in 12 points, but JBU leading scorer, junior Jake Caudle, was limited to seven points on 2 of 12 shooting.
The Pioneers retaliated with five double-digit scorers. Ruben Lopez hit 11 of 12 from the line to score 19 points while Trevonta Robertson, Samuel Kalwanyi, Tyrone Davis and Josh Throns each contributed 11 points in the victory.
While the Golden Eagles (16-12, 10-10) only committed two more turnovers than the hosts, Wayland Baptist punished JBU to the tune of 17-3 in points off turnovers.
Fifty-four fouls peppered the contest that saw four lead changes. WBU took the lead for good after it erased a 25-22 Golden Eagle lead and responded with a 9-0 run to take a 31-25 lead. Although John Brown would whittle the deficit down to one possession a few times, the visitors couldn't regain the lead.
JBU shot 33.3 percent in the second half (10 of 30), allowing Wayland Baptist to build a lead as high as 18, 75-58.
The Golden Eagles wound up snagging the eighth and final seed for the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament, which began on Tuesday evening. JBU was scheduled to travel to defending national champion and No. 1 seed Texas Wesleyan. Results were not available at presstime.
The winner of Tuesday's game advances to the semifinals on Friday evening at Bill George Arena on the campus of JBU.
Sports on 02/28/2018