NEOSHO, Mo. — Tied at a 53 to start the final quarter of action, Maumelle outscored Mills University Studies 31-20 over the final eight minutes on the way to an 84-73 win in the Gold bracket of the 67th rendition of the Neosho Holiday Classic on Thursday.
Maumelle started the fourth quarter on a 14-5 run to build a 67-58 cushion with 4:53 left in the game on a three-point play by Wade Riley.
Mills University cut the lead to six on a 3-pointer from QJ King with four minutes to play, but that would be as close to the lead as the Comets would get before the final horn.
Maumelle shot 56 percent from the field in the win and had the 20-8 advantage in second-chance scoring after out-rebounding Mills University 40-23, which included 13 offensive boards.
Nico Davillier led Maumelle with 20 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double. Colby Garland added 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Jamaal Summons had 15 points and three rebounds, while Carl Daughtery and Riley each finished with 13 points in the win.
Marcus Kendrick had 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting for Mills University. King added 17 points and five assists, while Jabrae Shaw had 14 points, seven boards and three assists.
JOSEPH LAFAYETTE 60, MORRILTON (ARK) 43
St. Joseph Lafayette built a 10-point cushion by the end of the first quarter and rode the momentum all the way to a win in the third-place game of Gold Bracket play in the Neosho Holiday Classic on Thursday
Lafayette held a 19-9 lead after the first eight minutes and held on over the final three periods, pushing the lead out double digits in the third.
Morrilton shot 37.5 percent in the loss while Lafayette converted at a 50 percent clip from the field in the win. St. Joseph also won the battle in the paint 38-24 and outscored Morrilton 21-8 on the break.
Camden Bennett had 24 points and seven rebounds to lead Lafayette. Drake Davison had 13 points, four rebounds and three assists, while Kevin Shell had 12 points and nine boards.
JaCorey Mosley had 20 points and 10 rebounds to finish with a double-double for Morrilton in the loss. Joseph Pinion had 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists in the loss.
EAST NEWTON 71, SAPULPA (OKLA) 63
East Newton rallied from an early deficit to defeat Sapulpa in the fifth-place game of the Gold Bracket in the Neosho Holiday Classic on Thursday.
Sapulpa took a three-point lead into the second period before East Newton rallied to take a 35-33 lead at the intermission. Holding the same margin heading in the fourth quarter, the Patriots outscored Sapulpa 18-12 in the final eight minutes to earn the win.
East Newton had the advantage in paint points, 34-24, and second-chance points, 14-7. The Patriots shot 49 percent from the field in the win, while Sapulpa closed shooting 40 percent from the field.
East Newton finished with five players in double figures, led by Kelton Sorrell’s 16 points. Gabe Bergen finished with 15 points and seven rebounds, while Robert McFarland had 12 points on 10-of-14 shooting. Marshall Rennner had 10 points and nine rebounds, while Braxton Wolfe had 10 points and three boards.
CJ Hobbs had 17 points, five rebounds and five steals to lead Sapulpa. Kylen Edwards had 15 points, while Jamar Durant added 11 points and five rebounds.
WEST MEMPHIS (ARK) 71, MEMPHIS MITCHELL (TEN) 41
West Memphis limited Memphis Mitchell to 28 percent shooting on the way to a win in the seventh-place game of the Gold Bracket on Thursday.
West Memphis dominated in paint points (50-8) and second-chance points (20-3), pulling down 47 rebounds as a team to Memphis Mitchell’s 19.
West Memphis was led in scoring by Kameron Barnes and Keiarras Townsend’s 16 points each. Barnes had nine rebounds and two steals, while Townsend had five rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Tyler Lucas and Paul Wooten had 11 points each to lead Memphis Mitchell in scoring. Wooten had six rebounds. Cameron Brown added nine points in the loss.
BLACK BRACKET
HUNTSVILLE 71, LAMAR 60
Huntsville built up a 57-51 advantage with eight minutes to play and outscored Lamar 14-9 in the fourth quarter on the way to a win in the Black Bracket third-place game on Thursday in the Neosho Holiday Classic.
Huntsville shot 59 percent from the field and made 7-of-15 3-point attempts in the win. Lamar shot 51 percent in the game and made 8-of-16 shots from the perimeter. Huntsville’s only real advantage came at the free-throw line, making 18-of-20 charity shots. Lamar was 8-of-13 from the stripe in the loss.
Hayden Dotson had 22 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals to lead Huntsville. Kolton Reynolds finished with 16 points, six boards and five assists. Mason Davidson had 13 points and five rebounds.
Lamar was led in scoring by Conner Shoff and Ian Ngugi, who each finished with 16 points. Mason Gastel added 11 points, three rebounds and three assists.
CROOKED OAK (OKLA) 54, MONETT 41
Crooked Oak took the momentum in the second period and never looked back in a win over Monett in the Black Bracket fifth-place game on Thursday.
Tied at 11s after one quarter, Crooked Oak took a 30-21 lead at the intermission after holding Monett to 10 points in the second quarter of play. That margin held up through the final horn.
Crooked Oak shot 45 percent from the floor while limiting Monett to 38.5 percent shooting in the loss.
Crooked Oak was led in scoring by Tymie Adkins-Freeman, who finished with a game-high 28 points on 11-of-25 shooting. He knocked down four 3-pointers and added six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Daevion Hill had 19 points and four rebounds.
Monett’s Blaine Salsman had 14 points and three rebounds, while Tyler Waterman had 11 points and two assists.
MAUMELLE JV (ARK) 67, CASSVILLE 57
Maumelle junior varsity rallied in the middle quarters to earn a win over Cassville in the Black Bracket seventh-place game on Thursday.
Cassville held a three-point advantage after the first quarter. Maumelle JV cut the lead to one by halftime, 28-27, before doubling up Cassville on the scoreboard in the third quarter to take a 51-40 lead with eight minutes left. Cassville was unable to make a run at the lead in the final stretch.
While Cassville dominated in paint points, 42-28, Maumelle JV had a 23-9 advantage in points off turnovers thanks to totaling just seven turnovers as a team while forcing the Wildcats into 19 turnovers.
Evan Taylor had 21 points and three rebounds to lead Maumelle JV, while Elijah Newell finished 15 points and five boards. Prince Islam had 13 points and four steals.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS
GOLD BRACKET
MVP – Nico Davillier – Maumelle
QJ King – Mills University Studies
Joseph Pinion – Morrilton
Gavin Read – Sapulpa
Camden Bennett – St. Joseph Lafayette
Gabe Bergen – East Newton
Carl Daughtery – Maumelle
Colby Garland – Maumelle
BLACK BRACKET
MVP – K’dyn Waters – Neosho
Mason Davidson – Huntsville
Eli McClain – McDonald County
Jonathan Dunbar – Cassville
Conner Shoff – Lamar
Tymie Adkins-Freeman – Crooked Oak
