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Richard Clifton
53
John Brown JBU 12-17
80
Winner Langston LU 27-2
John Brown JBU
12-17
53
Final
80
Langston LU
27-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
John Brown JBU 23 30 53
Langston LU 42 38 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Kyle Taylor - Langston Sports Information

No. 5 Langston Rolls Golden Eagles in SAC Tournament Opener

LANGSTON – AJ Rainey led all players with 22 points and nine rebounds as No. 5 Langston claimed a wire-to-wire 80-53 win over John Brown University in the opening round of the Oklahoma Ford Dealers Sooner Athletic Conference quarterfinals on Thursday evening.

The Lions, boasting the number one seed in the SAC tournament, jumped out a 9-0 lead at the 16:48 mark in the opening half and never looked back. Langston led as many as 19 points to lead 42-23 at halftime.

Following intermission, the Lions outscored JBU 38-30 to pick up their first conference postseason tournament victory since the 2017-18 season.

Cortez Mosley finished with 17 points, D'Monte Brown added 13 and Tristan Harper chipped in 12 on the night.

Langston (27-2) advances to the Oklahoma Ford Dealers Sooner Athletic Conference semifinals versus Southwestern Assemblies of God on Monday, Feb. 27 at the Gaulke Activity Center on the campus of Mid-America Christian. Game time is set for 6 p.m.

In their previous two matchups this season the Lions defeated SAGU 70-60 on Jan. 12, 2022, and 84-60 on Feb. 18, 2023.
 
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