ABILENE, Texas (AP) _ Mathieu Kamba and Jordan Howard scored 28 each _ a career
best for Kamba _ and Central Arkansas beat Abilene Christian 81-76 Thursday
night.
The Bears (3-13, 2-1 Southland) never trailed after halftime and had their
largest lead at 55-43 with 13:47 left. The Wildcats (6-8, 0-3) had a 10-point
deficit at 54 seconds and cut it down to 79-76 on Jaylen Franklin’s 3-pointer
with 10 seconds left. The Bears’ Jeff Lowery made a pair of free throws to ice
it.
Tanner Schmit added eight points and 10 rebounds for the Bears, who won their
second in three games after a nine-game losing streak.
Jalone Friday led the Wildcats with 17 points and 10 boards. Isaiah Tripp
added 16 points, Franklin scored 12 and Jaren Lewis had 11.
Central Arkansas had 19 turnovers, but Abilene Christian made 7 of 20 from the
foul line and got outrebounded 44-26.
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