No. 19 Langston Knocks Off Bethany 83-69

Photo by Na'Tianna Stocker, @LivingatLU

LINDSBORG, Kansas -- The No. 19 Langston Lions shot a season-high 50 percent from the field and pushed their way past Bethany (Kan.) College 83-69 on Saturday night, Nov. 4.  Collectively, the Lions knocked down 27-of-53 shots for the night while converting on seven-of-17 three-point attempts and going 22-for-34 at the charity stripe as Langston moved to 2-1 on the year.

In the first half, Langston seemingly got whatever they wanted as they hit 56 percent (14-of-25) while holding the Swedes to 34 percent (10-of-29) and eventually leading 38-29 at halftime.

The Lions led by as many as 13 in the second half before Bethany's Thomas Hood cut the lead to one with 3:10 remaining but the Lions put the pedal to the metal and staved off the comeback in the non-conference victory.

Dante Bailey (SR/Chicago, Ill.) led Langston and all scorers with 20 points; Brian Jenkins (SR/Gary, Ind.) chipped in 17 and James Morris, Jr. chipped in 13. Tyron Jones finished with 11 points and Brandon Eboigbodin (SR/Tracy, Calif.) registered a double-double with 11 points and 19 boards.

Langston (2-1) hosts Dallas Christian at home on Wednesday, Nov. 8 a
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