Connors State, South Plains in a battle of momentum in Hutchinson

John Awoke for South Plains leads the fast break | Photo by Donovan Bridgeforth

HUTCHINSON, Kansas (TXAN 24) — The first match up of tonight's NJCAA Men's D-I Final Four is proving to be a battle of swing momentum. Connor's State jumped out to an early lead on South Plains, to which South Plains responded with a run of their own.

#32 for Connor's State had a block that had the crowd in Hutchinson Sports Arena on their feet; all in an effort to stifle the run that South Plains was piecing together.

Here’s a look at the scoring breakdown:

South Plains: 28

• #1 Arterio Morris: 2 points

• #4 Caleb Blackwell: 4 points

• #22 Jalen Ricks: 11 points

• #3 Issac Taveras: 5 points

• #15 IJ Ezuma: 4 points

• #2 Tavaj Cope: 2 points

Connors State: 40

• #2 Jermiah Johnson: 4 points

• #10 Kevin Stubblefield Jr.: 9 points

• #20 Ethan Dietz: 4 points

• #32 Edwin Daniel: 4 points

• #14 DJ Dormu: 13 points

• #4 Aric Wialls: 5 points

• #3 Jaylen Lee: 1 points