Sophomore guard
Greg Strong fired in a career-high 33 points including 13 in overtime as visiting College of DuPage defeated Olive-Harvey 90-87 in Region 4 men's basketball Saturday afternoon.
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COD (13-5, 7-5 Region 4) is at Harper (3-14, 3-13) on Tuesday night and completes the week Saturday at Wilbur Wright (5-10, 3-9).
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Strong finished 12-of-26 from the field with four 3s and 5-of-6 free throws. He shared team-high rebound honors with
Braylen Meredith (nine) and dealt three assists.
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Braylen followed with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and three assists before fouling out. Freshman
Adyn McGinley scored 13 with four rebounds, four assists and two steals. Guard
Charles Farrell came off the bench and scored 11 points with four rebounds and three steals.
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The Chaps, which trailed 40-38 at halftime and tied after regulation at 75-all, out-rebounded Olive-Harvey 41-29.
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The Panthers' inability at the free throw line proved costly, hitting just 17 of 36 shots (47 percent).
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