CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Coe College men's basketball team picked up its second straight win Wednesday evening at Kohawk Arena, defeating the visiting Buena Vista University Beavers 75-66. Coe and Buena Vista traded blows in the opening half but 14 first-period points from
Kanyon Bryte gave the Kohawks a 35-34 edge at the break.
Ryan Dolphin spearheaded a 13-0 run to start the second half, scoring eight points including a pair of 3s along the way.
Zach Strauss cashed in three more triples later in the period, leading a 9-5 run by himself to help extend Coe's advantage to 62-45. Buena Vista fought back to close the gap to 12 with 3:04 to play but Bryte and Coe handled business over the final three minutes, converting 3-of-4 at the foul line to see out the victory. Bryte led all scorers with 20 points and was closely followed by Strauss who tied a career-high with 18 points and a career-best six triples. Dolphin (13) and
Cooper Nailor (11) closed out the double-digit scorers for Coe while the latter finished with nine assists and six rebounds.
GAME FACTS
COE 75 - BVU 66
- BVU had the better start, opening up a 12-7 lead after five minutes thanks to some solid shooting and sloppy play from Coe. Nailor and the Kohawks responded over the next junction, ripping off a 13-8 run that featured a pair of 3s from Zach Strauss and six points from Bryte. BVU erased the four-point deficit quickly with its own spurt, scoring 12 of the next 18 points to lead 32-30 with 2:14 to play. Coe restored a lead before the end of the first, getting a dunk from Bryte and 3 from Strauss to go up 35-32. The final bucket of the half came from the visitors, slicing the deficit to one at the break with a layup inside the paint. Coe exploded out of the halftime break, scoring 13 unanswered points that included eight from Dolphin. BVU and Coe traded blows over the next phase but Coe pulled away further a few minutes later. Strauss put together a torrid stretch, outscoring Buena Vista 9-5 on his own as he hit a trio of triple in just over three minutes to make it 62-45 with 10 to play. BVU made one final push to get within touching distance of the Kohawks, cutting the deficit to 12 with 3:04 to play. Coe managed to hang on down the stretch, converting some clutch free throws before a game-sealing bucket from Nailor with 1:10 to play.
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