CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The (RV) Coe College men's basketball team had its 10-game winning streak snapped on Sunday afternoon at Kohawk Arena, dropping a back-and-forth A-R-C matchup to Nebraska Wesleyan 65-63. Coe and NWU went toe-to-toe throughout the entire contest, trading nine leads with neither team leading by more than six points in the game. Coe held a 59-53 lead late in the second half but NWU closed the game on a 12-4 run, including the game-winning jumper with just under three seconds to play. Coe had one final chance with a halfcourt heave but its attempt fell short as Coe suffered its first league loss of the season.
Bennett Sherry had a team-high 16 points in the game and added five rebounds and three steals.
TJ Schnurr was close behind with 15 points and four rebounds while
Cael Schmitt was the final Kohawk in double-figures with 12 points.
NWU 65 - COE 63
GAME FACTS
- Nebraska Wesleyan got off to a strong start, forcing Coe into five early turnovers while hitting six of its first nine shots. The Kohawks responded, ripping off a quick 9-3 run to go ahead 16-15 just over midway through the half. The visitors quick regained a lead thanks to a trio of 3s on the next three possessions, flipping the score in its favor at 24-19. The teams went back-and-forth over the next few minutes but Coe cut the lead in the final minutes on back-to-back buckets from Sherry. The Prairie Wolves got the last bucket before the half in the final seconds, converting an old-fashioned three-point play to grab a 35-30 going into the break. Coe took control in the early minutes of the second, beginning the half with a 12-4 spit that featured five points from Schnurr and a 3 from Cooper Nailor. It was balanced over the next few minutes, with Coe and NWU trading points in the next seven minutes but another 3 from Seth Newton tied the game at 51 with eight minutes left. The Kohawks gained some breathing room during the following phase, scoring eight of the next 10 to grab a 59-53 lead. NWU closed the game on an impressive run, scoring 12 of the final 16 points while hitting all three of their field goals. Coe managed to tie stop the run in the final seconds as Schmitt tied the game with 18 seconds to play but Carter Glenn hit a game-winning jumper with just under three seconds to end the lengthy Kohawk streak.
Up next: The Kohawks look to start a new streak on Wednesday evening on the road at Wartburg, taking on the Knights at 7:30 PM.
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