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Men's Basketball Mark Reinhiller, Sports Information Coordinator

Toliver's 23 leads Chaps in season-ending loss at Bryant & Stratton

Tylon Toliver led the No. 6-seed Chaparrals with 23 points, but host and No. 3 Bryant & Stratton controlled much of the game in a 74-61 victory in NJCAA II Region 4 Midwest District B quarterfinal men's basketball Thursday night.
 
Toliver hit 7 of 12 field goals with a pair of 3-pointers and scored on all seven free throw attempts as the Chaps closed the season at 17-13 overall.
 
Bryant & Stratton (22-9) now moves on to face No. 2-seed Rock Valley in semifinal play Sunday in Rockford.
 
The Chaps, who trailed for all but 30 seconds, made a run to get back into the game late in the first half.
 
Trailing 36-21 with 2:39 left, COD freshman Braylen Meredith hit a 3-pointer that opened a 9-0 run.
 
The run included a John Gray III layup, and Toliver added a jumper and a pair of free throws in that stretch to put the deficit at six at halftime, 36-30.
 
But the Bobcats grabbed control to open the second half, outscoring the Chaps 15-5 in the opening four minutes and maintained the lead for the remainder of the game.
 
Meredith scored 15 with four rebounds. Gray III scored nine and led in assists with four. Greg Strong also scored nine points.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

John Gray III

#3 John Gray III

G
6' 4"
Sophomore
Braylen Meredith

#25 Braylen Meredith

F
6' 6"
Freshman
Greg Strong

#2 Greg Strong

G
6' 1"
Freshman
Tylon Toliver

#1 Tylon Toliver

G
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

John Gray III

#3 John Gray III

6' 4"
Sophomore
G
Braylen Meredith

#25 Braylen Meredith

6' 6"
Freshman
F
Greg Strong

#2 Greg Strong

6' 1"
Freshman
G
Tylon Toliver

#1 Tylon Toliver

6' 2"
Freshman
G