Statement W: Broncbusters lasso No. 10 Coffeyville

Coffeyville, KS-Playing shorthanded on Saturday, the Broncbusters delivered a statement victory for interim head coach, Isaiah Tisdale.  

Antonio Chol and Emmanuel Manyuon each scored 22 points, Dasean Lewis chipped in 13 in 29 minutes off the bench, and Garden City knocked off No. 10 Coffeyville, 93-79 at Nellis Hall. 

On a day where the Red Ravens honored Jay Herkelman for coaching in his 1,000^th game, the Broncbusters knocked down 14 3s-marking the third straight contest and the 12^th time this season that they hit 10 or more in a game. Tisdale's squad shot 53 percent from the field, their fifth most efficient game of the year. 

Brian Griffith scored 24 points for Coffeyville (17-5, 13-3), which saw its' three-game winning streak snapped. 

After falling behind 6-0 early, the Broncbusters answered with a 13-3 run. Chol hit a jump shot, and Boston Harker connected on a 3-pointer to give Garden City a 15-9 advantage. 

Later in the half, Jace Steinmetz swished back-to-back triples, Lewis rattled home a 25-footer, and the Broncbusters had a 13-point lead. They were up, 45-36 at the intermission. 

In the second half, the Red Ravens, who had only lost twice on their home floor all year, trimmed the deficit to one following Trenton Ruth's runner in the paint that made it 69-68 with 6:43 to play. 

But Garden City never flinched. Chol responded with a 3 from the top of the key, Manyuon scored nine straight points, and Steinmetz hit another trey to stretch the lead back to double digits, 84-74 with 1:59 remaining. 

Harker finished with 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting for the Broncbusters, which improved to 13-11 overall and 8-10 in conference play. Steinmetz, who started for only the second time this year, tied a season-high with five 3-pointers. He scored 17 points.