Gillette College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Shawn Neary knew that the Pronghorns match-up with No. 9 Western Wyoming Community College (WWCC) would be a great one and he was right. The Pronghorns (12-4) used stellar defense and second-chance opportunities to hand the Mustangs (16-2) just their second loss of the season 80-66.
The Pronghorns led 35-29 at half. They were able to build an 11-point lead early in the second half only to see that lead vanish as the Mustangs tied the game up at 62 with 10 minutes remaining in the game. However, Gillette College then outscored WWCC 18-4 over the next ten minutes to come away with quite possibly their biggest win of the season so far.
The Pronghorns had two players finish the night with double-doubles as George Edwards scored 17 points and grabbed 12 boards while James Hunter also finished with 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Hunter scored 14 of his total in then second half on multiple put backs in the paint. Kashaune McKinney scored a game-high 19 points, scoring 13 of 19 points in the first half alone.
Leading the way for the Mustangs was DJ Stennis as he battled through early foul trouble to finish with 15 points. Also in double figures for WWCC were Danilo Taskovich and BJ Kline who each chipped in 11.
Next up for the Pronghorns will be their first road game of 2012 when they visit Crow Agency, MT to take on Little Big Horn College on Saturday, January 14, at 8:00 pm. Then on Wednesday, January 18, they’ll travel to Riverton, WY to do battle with Central Wyoming Community College at 7:30 pm.
Scoring Breakdown for Gillette College:
Kashaune McKinney – 19 points
George Edwards – 17 points
Kalen Foreman – 4 points
Matt Strickland – 2 points
Reece Maxwell – 9 points
Tony Lowry Jr. – 2 points
James Hunter – 17 points
Lucas Reller – 6 points
Asante Smiter – 4 points
Scoring Breakdown for WWCC:
DJ Stennis – 15 points
BJ Kline – 11 points
Sam Wunderli – 6 points
Eric Rippetoe – 7 points
Danilo Taskovich – 11 points
Craig Tucker – 9 points
Lindsey Johnson – 7 points
Craig Hayter – 3 points
Corrections & Amplifications
The Men’s basketball team from Western Wyoming Community College is ranked No. 9. An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the Mustangs were ranked No. 11.
