Columbia College men’s hoops gets comeback win in Thanksgiving Classic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Columbia College men's basketball team kicked off the Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic Friday night with a 71-61 win over Bellevue University.
The Cougars trailed at the half 32-26, but a 45 point second half led by Tony Burks sealed the deal.
Burks finished the night with 41 points followed by Collin Parker with 17 points and three steals.
Up next - CC will be back in action Saturday at 3 p.m. against Baptist Bible College.