Price’s Season-High 22 Sends Chargers to Comeback Win vs. Black Hawk

GALESBURG — Ethan Price had a season-high 22 points, Jeremiah Babers nearly notched a triple-double and the Carl Sandburg College men's basketball team rallied from a double-digit second-half deficit to beat Black Hawk 77-72 on Tuesday at John Lewis Gym.

KEY MOMENTS
• After a tip-in by Roee Dinnar capped a 7-0 Chargers run to tie the game at 27-27, Black Hawk closed the first half with 13 of the final 15 points for a 40-32 lead. The Braves took their largest lead of the night at 42-32 on a bucket to begin the second half.
• Sandburg (13-13 overall, 2-2 Arrowhead Conference) scored 13 of the next 17 to get within 46-45 with 14:46 to play. The first 10 of those points for the Chargers came from Price, who hit a pair of 3-pointers during the stretch.
• Black Hawk maintained a 64-62 lead before a 6-0 Sandburg run put the Chargers ahead for good. Babers tied the game with a jumper from the elbow at 5:15, and Koen Derry hit a free throw for a 65-64 lead. Price delivered a pair of 3s in the final minutes, including a dagger with 1:30 to play for a 76-70 advantage.

SANDBURG STANDOUT
Price tallied 22 points to double his previous season high, set Jan. 11 at Black Hawk and Feb. 1 vs. St. Ambrose JV. The freshman was 8 of 12 from the field, including a red-hot 5 for 6 from 3-point range. Price also had four rebounds in the victory.

OTHER TOP CHARGERS
• Babers — 9 points, 4-9 FG, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 turnover
• Derry — 17 points, 7-9 FT, 4 rebounds
• Dinnar ­— 12 points, 5 rebounds
• David Hise — 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals

FOR THE BRAVES
• Jamauryus Brandford-Gates — 14 points
• Jeremiah Dunklin — 12 points, 6 rebounds
• Darien Singleton — 11 points
• Stephen Reed 10 points 

UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
7:30 p.m. Thursday vs. Illinois Valley

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