The Allen Community College basketball teams got past Metropolitan on Tuesday night in Iola.
The Red Devils men’s basketball team (9-5) won on a final second go-ahead three-pointer, 80-78, while the Lady Red Devils (10-3) dominated Metropolitan on both ends of the court in an 89-32 win.
Men’s Basketball
The Devils just came off a heart-wrenching victory over Central Community College-Columbus and couldn’t make it any easier on themselves on Tuesday as they again waited until the final seconds to secure the win.
The Allen men are also receiving votes to be ranked in the NJCAA polls.
Both teams went back and forth in the first half with neither able to extend their lead past five points. Allen found a bit of an offensive spark at the end of the first half taking a five-point lead going into the half, 39-34.
ACC’s Donavan Seamster knocked down a three in the opening minutes of the second half to take an eight-point lead. Allen ran into some trouble minutes later when the Metropolitan defense locked down, forced turnovers and stormed back for the lead.
The Wolves of Metropolitan staked an 11-point lead halfway through the second half after a swing in momentum put the ball in their favor.
Allen trailed Metropolitan by 10 points with four minutes left in regulation. The Red Devils were able to bring the deficit within four points with just over a minute left when Seamster hit another three-pointer and made it a one-point game with 45 seconds on the clock.
The Red Devils forced a tough shot for Metropolitan and Brayden Thompson grabbed the rebound with 12 seconds remaining. Thompson found Chris Dixon open in the corner. Dixon nailed the go-ahead three for the 80-78 advantage.
Seamster led offensively with 23 points and went five-of-10 from three-point distance. Ahmed Mahgoub scored 18 points after going six-of-13 from the floor. Dixon scored 15 points including his game-winning three and Thompson netted five points and seven assists.
Allen will tip-off in the Neosho Classic against Bethany College JV in Chanute on Friday and Saturday.
