Broncbusters lose double-overtime thriller

Colby, KS-Eternity Eguagie scored 24 points, Raphael Nagau-Trouart pulled down 14 rebounds, and Colby edged Garden City, 82-81 in double overtime Saturday night at the Events Center. 

Antonio Chol and Josiah Sabino each scored 19 points for Garden City, which lost its third straight game to fall to 11-11 overall and 6-10 in conference play.  

Chol's 3-pointer with 2:03 remaining in regulation gave the Broncbusters a 66-61 advantage. 

Those were the last points the Broncbusters scored in the period.  

Dasean Lewis fouled Gaius Meowuru M'Ella, who knocked down a midrange jumper. He missed the ensuing free throw, but Eguagie grabbed the offensive rebound; then located Khadir Muhammad on the wing, who knocked down the game-tying 3-pointer with 52 seconds left.  

Both teams had a chance to end the game in the final 20 seconds, but Emmanuel Manyuon turned the ball over for Garden City, and Maxence Massadila missed a shot at the buzzer for the Trojans. 

In the first overtime, the Broncbusters built a four-point lead with 46 seconds to go, but they couldn't close the door. Eguagie made two free throws, Lewis missed the front-end of a critical 1-and-1 on the other end, and Massadila rattled home the equalizer from 13-feet.  

Still, Garden City had a chance to win the game, but Chol's 3-pointer from the right wing clanged off the back iron. 

In the second extra session, the Broncbusters trailed by six with 58 seconds remaining. Lewis then hit a 24-footer, and Sabino was fouled by M'Ella shooting a 3. But the sophomore missed the first free throw.  

After DJ Cason swished two charity shots to give Colby a three-point lead, the Broncbusters had another chance to send the game into triple overtime. But Lewis misfired on a triple from the left corner.  

Lewis finished with 14 points in 42 minutes for the Broncbusters, which lost the game despite connecting on 14 3-pointers. Boston Harker, who returned after missing last Saturday's game at Barton because of the flu, scored a season-high 20 points in 32 minutes off the bench.