Owen Long | Emporia State University
Owen Long | Emporia State University
Emporia State's Owen Long earned this week's MIAA Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week, presented by Shift Group.
Owen Long ran his string of 20-plus-point-games to four straight last week. He scored an Emporia State career high 29 points, including a 6-of-8 performance from beyond the three-point arc in the No. 22-ranked Hornets' 74-65 win over No. 1 Northwest Missouri. Long scored 12 points in a four-minute span that took from ESU from down six into a 27-27 tie with 5:22 left in the first half. He went 6-of-6 from the free throw line in the final 47 seconds to ice ESU's first win in school history over the top-ranked Division II team in the nation.
He came back with 23 points with five treys in the Hornets 68-64 loss to Missouri Western. After the Griffons took their biggest lead of the afternoon at 60-48, he went on a personal 10-1 run to pull ESU within 61-58 with 3:33 left. The run was capped by a four-point play when he was fouled after hitting a three-pointer.
Heading into the break, Long is currently the leading scorer in MIAA only games and ranks sixth overall in scoring in the association.
The #22 Hornets will return to action on December 31 when they travel to Newman. Tip-off from Fugate Gymnasium in Wichita, Kan. is set for 3:30 p.m.
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