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Columbia College men’s hoops gets comeback win in Thanksgiving Classic

By Chanel Porter

Published November 25, 2022 9:26 PM

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.

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Chanel joined ABC 17 News in January 2021 after graduating from Penn State University. She enjoys traveling and a daily iced coffee.

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