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UCM Mules forward Gaven Pinkley (23) during an MIAA menâ??s college basketball game against the Washburn University Ichabods at the UCM Multipurpose Building in Warrensburg, Missouri on December 31, 2021.
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77
Winner East Central ECU 2-0,0-0 GAC
69
Central Mo. CentMo 0-2,0-0 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
East Central ECU
2-0,0-0 GAC
77
Final
69
Central Mo. CentMo
0-2,0-0 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
East Central ECU 39 38 77
Central Mo. CentMo 26 43 69

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Mules Basketball Falls to East Central in Weekend Classic Finale

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The Central Missouri Mules (0-2, 0-0) fell to the East Central Tigers (2-0, 0-0) by a final score of 77-69 inside the Multipurpose Building on Sunday, Nov. 13 to conclude the Weekend Classic.
 
Central Missouri had three players finish the contest in double figures including guard Mikel Henderson, redshirt senior Gaven Pinkley, and guard Kobe Campbell.
 
Henderson, a redshirt sophomore from Kansas City, Mo. led the Mules with a game-high 25 points, four assists, three rebounds, and one steal. Pinkley recorded 20 points including five three-pointers and five rebounds while Campbell added 10 points and four rebounds respectively.
 
Forward Ben Fritz paced UCM on the glass with a team-high six rebounds and three points, plus redshirt junior Garrett Luinstra grabbed five rebounds and added three points on the night.
 
The Tigers were led by guard Keyon Thomas' 18 points as East Central's bench outscored the Mules by a 43-18 margin.
 
Central Missouri returns to the court on Thursday, Nov. 17, as they host Central Methodist with tip-off set for 6:00 p.m. inside the Multipurpose Building.
 
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