The No. 15 ranked Barton Cougars converted their first seven shots, six from long range and featured a perfectly balanced offense to coast past the Seward Saints 84-68 in Wednesday's Jayhawk Conference basketball game.
The defending NJCAA national champion Cougars (20-5, 14-5) remain in third place and drop the Saints to 3-20, 2-16 Jayhawk. It marks the 36th Cougar 20-win season.
The Cougars welcome Dodge City (10-14, 7-11) for Hall of Fame Saturday. A 2 p.m. induction ceremony at the Kirkman Center will introduce the inductees after the 5:30 women's game.
Barton featured Fontaine Williams with 16 points and 4 of 6 on 3-pointers. Aris Rodriguez dialed long distance four times for 14 points.
The Cougars had 10 players score points. Barton converted 14 of 25 3-pointers to outscore the Saints 42-27 from long range.
Point guard Keandre Kindell contributed seven points and six assists. Brent Moss added nine points. Eltramon Smith, Jr. contributed eight points and six rebounds.
A 7-0 start after halftime boosted a double-digit advantage. The reserves played the final 13 minutes to expand to a 26-point lead. Eight Cougars contributed to the squad's season high 14 made three-pointers on a second best 56% accuracy. Eleven players contributed at least three points for a balanced box score of output with just two reaching double-figures.
Kiki Parker led the Saints with 18 points and six assists.
Seward 27 41 — 68
Barton 38 40 — 84
SEWARD (3-20, 2-16) (FG 3 FT TP)—Kiku Parker 7-13 (1-3) 3-7 18, Affoumon 3-4 0-1 6, Bennett 4-10 (3-8) 1-2 12, Kazadi 1-6 (1-4) 0-0 3, Jobe 6-10 (0-1) 0-0 12, Dyck 2-5 (1-2) 0-0 5, Mane 4-7 (3-4) 1-2 12, Totals 27-55 (9-23) 5-12 68
BARTON (20-5, 14-5) (FG 3 FT TP)—Williams 6-11 (4-6) 0-0 16, Rodriguez 5-6 (4-5) 0-0 14, Smith 3-7 (1-2) 1-1 8, Muchitsch 2-5 (1-2) 2-3 7, Moss 4-5 (1-1) 0-0 9, Kindell 3-8 (1-2) 0-0 7, Brooks 2-3 (1-2) 0-0 5, Spray 1-4 (0-2) 1-1 3, Parlow 2-6 (1-2) 0-1 5, Chuol 2-3 0-0 4, Totals 33-61 (14-25) 4-6 84
Rebounds—SC 29 (Jobe 8), BC 33 (Smith 6). Assists—SC 6 (Parker 6); BC 18 (Kindell 6); Steals—SC 5 (Kazadi 2); BC 6 (Kindell 2).
JAYHAWK MEN
Cowley 17-2 22-3
Coffeyville 13-4 17-6
Barton 14-5 20-5
Butler 12-6 17-7
Hutchinson 11-7 15-9
Colby 9-10 14-11
Garden City 9-10 14-11
Independence 7-11 11-13
Dodge City 7-11 10-14
Pratt 6-11 10-13
Hays Northwest 6-11 8-13
Cloud 5-13 11-13
Seward 2-15 3-19
2-10—Butler 78, Hays NW 72; Hutchinson 76, Coffeyville 68
2-11—Cowley 123, Independence 81; Colby 72, Butler 70
2-12—Barton 84, Seward 68
2-13—Hutchinson at Garden City
2-15—Dodge City at Barton, 7:30; Coffeyville at Cowley; Cloud at Hutchinson; Independence at Butler; Pratt at Colby; Seward at Hays NW
2-17—Coffeyville at Cloud; Pratt at Hays NW
