Columbia, Mo. – This afternoon, the Columbia College men's basketball team continued their win streak in the Arena of Southwell Complex as they hosted the Lyon College Scots from Batesville, Arkansas in another AMC contest. The Cougars defeated the Scots 65-57 and move to 12-7 on the season and 7-4 in conference play.
 
Senior Adam Mennemeyer only needed three-points to hit his career 1,000^th point, which he made early on in the first half. He went on to score another 20 points to put him in 26^th place overall in the Columbia College career scoring record books.
 
The Cougars used their momentum from their previous games as they took the lead right from the beginning and only allowed the Scots to tie the game once before taking control once again to end the first half with a five-point lead.
 
The Scots put the pressure on the Cougars, going on a 15-2 run for their first lead of the game, but Columbia used the crowd energy for an epic comeback, not missing a single shot after tying the game at 53 to claim another AMC win.
 
Key Moment
Adam Mennemeyer scored 19 points out of the Cougars 31 in the first half.
 
By The Numbers
20-23 – The Cougars shot 87% from the charity stripe
31-29 – Lyon's bench scored two more points than Columbia's bench
 
Columbia College Leaders
Scoring Leader – Adam Mennemeyer (23) - Tied Career High
Rebounding Leader – Justin Shaw (8)
Assist Leader – Justin Shaw (6)


Central Baptist Leaders
Scoring Leader – Hunter Daley (17)
Rebounding Leader – Dominique Loyd (5)
Assist Leader –Ray Price (3)
 
Up Next
The Cougars will be on the road on Thursday, January 23 when they travel to St. Louis, Missouri to go up against the Harris Stowe-State University Hornets for the second time this season in another AMC matchup. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.