Boys basketball brings home a win from Abilene

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The boys basketball team after their win against Abilene.

On Feb. 27, the Indians traveled to Abilene to rematch the Cowboys and won 49-47.

The Cowboys started the game off with scoring the first eight points of the game and were ahead 15-3 within the first five and a half minutes.

The Indians scored seven straight points to end the first quarter, which started a 13-2 run for the Indians.

The Cowboys lead 22-18 going into halftime, and the Indians had the lead for just seven seconds of the third quarter.

The lead switched hands multiple times in the fourth quarter, and the Cowboys tied the game with 5.5 seconds left.

Junior TJ Nunnery made a buzzer beater two-point shot, which won the game for the Indians.

Sophomore Carson Kieffer lead his team with 14 points, and Nunnery added 11.

The Indians move to 13-6 and will play their last Western Athletic Conference games on Feb. 28, which is Senior Night.

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