Braves escape Bears by one, 51-50

BROOKLYN – Close?

It couldn’t have been closer.

Montezuma pulled out a 51-50 boys basketball victory over BGM on Tuesday night, Jan. 23, in a game that was air-tight from the opening tip.

We don’t have details yet other than the line score below. But we can tell you that the Braves were a 23-point favorite coming in according to BCMoore Rankings.

The win lifted Montezuma to 9-6 overall and to 8-5 in SICL play.

The Bears stand at 6-9 and 4-8.

UP NEXT – The Braves host Albia in a boys only JV/varsity doubleheader on Thursday, Jan. 25.

SCORE BY QUARTERS
Montezuma 14 12 12 13 – 51
BGM           12 14 13 11 – 50