Okey rains threes as Austin leashes Huskies 72-48

Published 10:11 pm Thursday, January 2, 2020

The No. 6 ranked Austin boys basketball team knocked down 11 three-pointers as it topped Owatonna (3-5 overall, 2-3 Big Nine) 72-48 in Owatonna Thursday.

Okey Okey went five-for-five from behind the arc as he put up 18 points for the Packers (8-1 overall, 6-1 Big Nine) and Ogur Gari collected 19 points, four rebounds and three assists.

Austin 34  38    72

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Owatonna 17  31    48

Austin scoring: Ogur Gari, 19; Okey Okey, 18; Agwa Nywesh, 10; Ochan Obany, 6; Teyghan Hovland, 5; Moses Idris, 4; Victor Idris, 4; Pierre Lilly, 4; Tony Ciola, 2; free throws: 75 percent (9-for-12); rebounds: 23; turnovers: 13