{"id":56933,"date":"2016-12-16T22:58:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-17T05:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=56933"},"modified":"2016-12-16T23:44:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T06:44:12","slug":"kutlesic-leads-cougars-82-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=56933","title":{"rendered":"Kutlesic Leads Cougars, 82-71"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Petar<\/a>

Petar Kutlesic goes in for two of his 34. (Photo by Duane Barker)<\/p><\/div>\n

By Tim Peterson<\/p>\n

(Glendora) – Petar Kutlesic\u00a0scored a career high 34 points to lead Azusa Pacific to an 82-71 win over Western Oregon Friday night at Citrus College.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Cougars jumped out to a 19-6\u00a0advantage midway through the first half and never lost the lead the rest of the way. Kutlesic\u00a0had 16 points in the first half\u00a0hitting 5 of 7 from the floor as Azusa Pacific led 34-27 at the break.<\/p>\n

Kutlesic\u00a0was 11 of 15 from the field overall and knocked down\u00a010 of 14 from the free throw\u00a0line.<\/p>\n

Joey Schreiber added 17 points for APU including three three pointers. He buried 3 of 6 from beyond the arc\u00a0and scored 12 points in the second half\u00a0 to hold off\u00a0Western Oregon.<\/p>\n

\"Joey<\/a>

Joey Schreiber slams two home against Western Oregon. (Photo by Duane Barker)<\/p><\/div>\n

Corey Langerveld and\u00a0Connor Peterson were also in double figures for the Cougars\u00a0as they each scored 11.<\/p>\n

Western Oregon got within four points\u00a0late in the second half\u00a0before APU pulled away. Bryan Berg led the way with 17 points and Faruq-Bey Ali had\u00a011 for the visitors.<\/p>\n

Azusa Pacific shot over 50 percent from the floor for the game and 69 percent from the charity stripe.\u00a0Western Oregon shot\u00a040 percent and just over 62 percent from the line. The Cougars won the war on rebounds\u00a037-35.<\/p>\n

The game was played at Citrus College due to graduation ceremonies at the Felix Event Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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