The Pratt Community College men’s basketball team opened the season last night with NJCAA DII #13 Brown Mackie College in the Beaver Dome.
Hot shooting allowed the Beavers to jump out to an early lead, go into halftime up 47-29, extend it to 77-49, and withstand a late Lion rally to end up with a 85-72 Pratt win. The win starts the Beavers at 1-0 on the year.
Taylor Schieber went 7-9 from three point range to lead all scorers with 26 points. Kyndall Powell hit four threes to score 13, and Robert Davis and Vladimir Brodziansky scored 12 each. Deveino McRae led the way on the glass with six rebounds, and Trevon Evans was right there with five rebounds. Evans led the way in the assist column with six.