KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A late cold snap spelled doom for Allen Community College once again Wednesday.
Host Kansas City, KanCommunity College took control over the final 4 minutes of the game, rattling off seven straight points after ACC had pulled to within 70-66 on a pair of Randy Crosby free throws at the 4:12 mark.
From that point on, however, Allen committed five turnovers, missed a pair of free throws and went 0-2 from the field as the Blue Devils ended the game on a 15-2 run to win 85-68.
The game was nip and tuck through the first half. Kansas City took the lead — for good, as it turned out — at the 6:53 mark of the session. The Blue Devils led by as many as five before Crosby converted a 3-point play at the 3:15 mark. He added a pair of free throws in the final minute before Killian Spellman’s jumper pulled ACC to within a point, 36-35 at the break.
But the Red Devils shot a cool 31% from the field after intermission, including 1 of 11 from the 3-point line.
Crosby paced Allen with 20 points, eight rebounds and four steals while Spellman followed with 15 points. Dante Jackson pulled down eight rebounds.. EJ Lewis scored 10.
Crosby and Spellman pulled in four steals apiece. David Teele delivered three assists.
Seven player for KCK scored between nine and 13 points, led by Jones-Winslow O’Shawn with 13.
Frenetic defense played a large role in the outcome. The teams combined for 34 steals, 21 for KCK and 13 for Allen. The squads combined for 46 turnovers as well, with a combined 47 personal fouls called.
FG/3pt FT F TP
Allen (35-33—68)
Lewis 3/1 1 5 10
Crosby 6 8 3 20
Hill 0 0 2 0
Teele 1/1 4 0 9
Jackson 2 2 3 6
Ryan 1/1 0 0 5
Tarango 0 0 3 0
Spellman 4 7 1 15
Johnson 0 3 4 3
Totals 17/3 25 21 68
Kansas City (36-49—85)
Williford 3 3 4 9
C. Jones 3 4 3 10
Robinson 2 0 2 4
Moses 4 1 4 9
Morris 1/1 6 2 11
M. Jones 2/1 4 2 11
Ross 2 0 0 4
Taylor 4 4 2 12
Jones-Winslow 6 1 4 13
Stewart 1 0 2 2
Totals 28/2 23 25 85
