Tuesday, November 23, 2010

NSIC Men's Basketball Weekly Recap (Nov. 19 - Nov. 20)

Friday, Nov. 19

St. Cloud State 65
Cal State-Dominguez Hills 78

The Huskies injury problems continue as not only did they lose to Toros, but they lost Josh Ortmann for the weekend due to a knee injury. Taylor Witt was one of two Huskies to break double-figures with 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting. The other was freshman center Ben Bucholz with 10 points and nine rebounds. Despite a poor shooting performance, Brett Putz added nine points with five assists and three steals and Jordan Johnsrud scored nine points and six rebounds.

MSU-Mankato 64
Dominican (CA) 51

It wasn't pretty, but the Mavericks came away with a W against Dominican on a night they only shot 35-percent from the floor. Jefferson Mason led the way with 13 points and eight rebounds, while Marcus Hill and Steven Kirschbaum each added 10 points.

MSU-Moorhead 77
Mayville State (NAIA) 73

The Dragons improved to 2-0 with a win on the road against Mayville State. Five players broke double-figures for the Dragons, led by Jake Driscoll with 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Charlie Chapman scored 15 points on 4-of-6 shooting and 3-of-4 from the arc and Dennis Williamson added 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting with nine rebounds. Alex Novak tallied a double-double with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting, 13 rebounds and three steals. Tarell Clark rounded out the scoring with 10 points and eight rebounds.

UM-Duluth 54
Grand Canyon 72

After getting down big in the first half, the Bulldogs couldn't recover in a demoralizing loss. Jake Hottenstine led the Bulldogs with 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. Dylan Rodriguez was the only other Bulldog to come close to double-figures with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting.

Saturday, Nov. 20

Winona State 83
Barry 75 OT

The Warriors had a tough battle against Barry in regulation but pulled away in overtime to win. Despite a slow start, Anthony Tucker led the Warriors with 27 points on 7-of-16 shooting, 9-of-11 from the charity stripe with three steals. Clayton Vette was a soothing presence on the inside with 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting with nine rebounds. Joel Armstrong was the only other Warrior to break double-figures with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting.

Quincy 74
Upper Iowa 61

The Peacocks were outmatched on a night they struggled from three and the charity stripe. Dan Bestul led the way with 17 points 6-of-10 shooting and 3-of-5 from the arc. Tucker Wentzien was the only other Peacocks in double figures with 10 points and six rebounds. Matt Lesan struggled, scoring nine points on an abysmal 1-of-7 shooting and 1-of-6 from the three-point arc.

UM-Morris (D3) 65
SW Minnesota State 87

The Mustangs rebounded after losing to SDSU with a convincing win over UMM. Matt Zager led the way off the bench with 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting, going 7-of-8 from the charity stripe and coming away with three steals. Scott Roehl continued his double-double tear with 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting with 14 rebounds and three blocked shots. Jordan Miller added 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting with five assists and Taylor Huseby scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field.

UM-Duluth 60
Cal State-Dominguez Hills 65

The Toros dispatched their second NSIC team in two days with a five point win over the Bulldogs. Riley Walker led the Bulldogs with a double-double, scoring 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting and 4-of-8 from the three-point arc, while ripping down 11 rebounds. Phil Homere was the only other Bulldog to break double-figures with 10 points.

Chadron State 69
U-Mary 75

The Marauders had no problem with scoring depth, as four players broke double figures in the win. Jordan Wilhelm led the way with 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting and 4-of-9 from three-point range. Eric Erdmann added 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting, 5-of-6 from the free throw line and tallying nine rebounds. Anthony Moody scored 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting and Damon Smith added 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe.

Notre Dame de Namur 63
MSU-Mankato 88

The Mavericks turned things around on the offensive end to win convincingly over their Hawaiian opponent. Jefferson Mason led the way with 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting with seven rebounds. Cameron Hodges added 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting while dropping 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. Freshman center Connor O'Brien dropped 12 points on 6-of-10 shooting and Joe Drapcho added 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the bench.

St. Cloud State 65
Grand Canyon 71

The Huskies losing streak increased to three as they dropped a tough battle to Grand Canyon. Brett Putz was the only Husky in double-figures with 23 points on 7-of-16 shooting but was 7-of-11 from the arc. Theo Rothstein scored seven points but led the team in rebounding with 10. Taylor Witt struggled mightily, scoring six points on 1-of-11 shooting but ripped down six rebounds and dished out six assists.

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