AJ Rainey/Men's Basketball | Langston University
AJ Rainey/Men's Basketball | Langston University
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.
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