PRATT — The No. 22 ranked Barton Cougar men's basketball team avenged a home loss with a road victory 82-74 over Pratt Community College.

The Cougars (19-5, 13-5 Jayhawk) drop Pratt (10-13, 6-10 Jayhawk) entering a 2-game homestand against Seward Wednesday for "Pink-Out Night" followed by Saturday's Hall of Fame Night against Dodge City.

Leading by as many as fifteen in first half action, the Cougars never trailed but found themselves in a dogfight as the Beavers paddled their way back into it on a 13-4, five-minute span to tie it at 59.

Tied again at 63, Barton broke the final deadlock taking the next three points but five minutes later again found the Beavers on the doorstep of a two-point margin.

Barton finished with an official 17 offensive rebounds, none larger than two coming with forty-five seconds left as Sebastian Muchitsch's putback on the latter gave the Cougars a two-possession advantage.

A wild and pivotal ten seconds ensued sealing the victory, Aris Rodriguez forcing a turnover leading to Brent Moss' dunk with another Pratt turnover on an inbounds violation leading to Moss' 15-foot jumper for an eight-point lead. The Beavers would score on the next possession but Moss put the icing on cake sinking a pair of charity tosses with twelve ticks left. 

Keandre Kindell sliced through the defense multiple times when Barton needed a bucket, pouring in fourteen of his team 19 points in the second half and corralling a career tying high of 8 rebounds, to go along with, 3 assists and 3 steals.

Rodriguez finished with 17 points as Moss compiled his 12th double-double of the season in scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.

Resetting his career high scoring output, Eltramon Smith, Jr. buried 3-of-6 behind the arc for 16 points with 7 rebounds. Muchitsch led the Cougars' slight advantage on the boards with a game high 12 rebounds, half coming on the offensive glass, leading to 8 points.

Joseph Opareke's double-double 20 points and 11 rebounds led the Beavers with Jarrett Dingle adding 19 points and Hunter Vaughn contributing 18 points as the duo were a combined 5-of-20.

Barton 41 41 — 82 

Pratt 32 42 — 74

BARTON (19-5, 13-5) (FG 3 FT TP)—Kindell 7-19 (0-2) 5-5 19, Rodriguez 7-14 (1-2) 2-4 17, Moss 7-9 (0-1)  2-2 16, Smith 6-17 (3-6) 1-2 16, Williams 0-4 (0-1) 2-2 8, Brooks 1-2 1-1 3, Parlow 1-6 (0-3) 1-2 3, Muchitsch 3-4 (0-1) 2-2 8, Totals 32-75 (4-16) 14-18 82

PRATT (10-13, 6-11) (FG 3 FT TP)—Opareke 7-14 6-8 20, Dingle 4-17 (2-10) 9-10 19, Vaughn 6-14 (3-10) 3-4 18, Akot 3-5 (0-2) 2-2 8, Whisenhunt 1-6 (1-2) 4-6 7, Clark 0-3 (0-1) 0-0 0, Luketa 1-5 (0-4) 0-0 2, Totals 22-64 (6-29) 24-30 74

JAYHAWK MEN

Cowley 16-2 21-3

Coffeyville 13-3 17-5

Barton 13-5 19-5

Butler 11-5 16-6

Hutchinson 10-6 14-8

Garden City 8-10 13-11

Colby 8-10 13-11

Independence 7-9 11-11

Dodge City 7-11 10-14

Pratt 6-11 10-13

Hays Northwest 6-11 8-13

Cloud 4-13 10-13

Seward 2-15 3-19

2-5—Barton 92, Butler 75; Garden City 99, Independence 94; Pratt 102, Dodge City 79; Colby 77, Cloud 64; Cowley 94, Hays NW 81

2-8—Barton 82, Pratt 74; Cowley 71, Colby 57; Dodge City 73, Seward 58; Garden City 93, Coffeyville 79; Cowley 71, Colby 57

2-10—Butler at Hays NW; Hutchinson at Coffeyville