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Eagles drop season finale with OT loss

Posted 2/27/24

The Central Methodist men lost an overtime heartbreaker, 100-98, to Mount Mercy Saturday when the Mustangs scored a go-ahead layup at the buzzer. The game marked the regular-season finale in Cedar …

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Eagles drop season finale with OT loss

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The Central Methodist men lost an overtime heartbreaker, 100-98, to Mount Mercy Saturday when the Mustangs scored a go-ahead layup at the buzzer. The game marked the regular-season finale in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Central now stands at 19-9 and 15-9 in the Heart, while the Mustangs finish their season at 8-17 and 7-14 in conference play.

All five of Central’s starters landed in double figures, led by Everett Stubblefield, who scored 25 points. TreVon Smith followed with 23 points and 11 rebounds to secure a double-double. Peter Turay matched his season-high with 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Both Trey Sinegal and Isaiah May scored 12 points, while May finished with nine rebounds and Sinegal eight.

Central outrebounded the Mustangs, 50-41, of which 17 came on the offensive glass. 

Mount Mercy finished the night shooting 46.4 percent from the floor, compared to 44.6 percent for CMU. 

The Eagles have earned the No. 4 seed in the Heart conference tournament starting this week. Central will host No. 5 seeded Peru State College in the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Tuesday after the advertiser goes to press. Tipoff was scheduled for 7 p.m. inside Puckett Field House.

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