Fromm plays big for No. 1 NIC men

| December 1, 2010 8:00 PM

COEUR d'ALENE - Sophomore Nick Fromm, a former Lake City High standout, had 12 points and seven rebounds as the top-ranked North Idaho Cardinals defeated the Spokane All-Stars 85-62 in a nonconference men's basketball game on Tuesday at Christianson Gymnasium.

"We got a chance to play everyone tonight," NIC coach Jared Phay said. "It was nice to get some other guys a chance that wouldn't likely play in any other game this year."

Spokane was missing half of its squad on Tuesday after slick roads prevented them from traveling to the game.

"They were scrambling a bit towards the start of the game," Phay said. "I'm glad we got through the game tonight. I wasn't sure if we'd have anybody in the crowd tonight because of the roads."

NIC hosts the Gonzaga Club team on Friday in the opening night of the Bigfoot-Cardinal Shootout.

SPOKANE ALL-STARS

Demetrius Scott 4-13 1-2 9, Dalton Staggs 0-3 0-0 0, Steven Hodney 4-11 3-4 15, Dale Whitmire 1-8 3-5 6, Ryan Erickson 9-18 0-0 24, JR Buffington 0-2 0-0 0, Sam Lockett 2-7 3-3 8. Totals 20-62 10-14 62.

NORTH IDAHO

DeAndre Taylor 2-5 2-2 8, Nate Clinton 1-5 0-0 3, Zach Peterson 1-4 4-4 6, Ameer Shamsud-din 5-8 0-0 11, Jake Owsley 0-6 0-0 0, Michael Hale 2-2 2-2 7, Charlie Gouin 0-3 0-0 0, Idris Lasisi 5-7 0-0 11, Nick Fromm 6-8 0-1 12, Conner White 0-3 0-0 0, Tyrone White 4-6 0-0 10, Abebe Dimissie 2-4 2-2 6, Petar Joksimovic 2-5 0-0 5, Anthony DiLoreto 2-6 2-2 6. Totals 32-74 12-13 85.

Totals - NIC 45-34. 3-point goals - SAS 12-41 (Scott 0-5, Staggs 0-2, Hodney 4-9, Whitmire 1-7, Erickson 6-12, Buffington 0-1, Lockett 1-5). NIC 9-30 (Taylor 2-3, Clinton 1-5, Peterson 0-3, Shamsud-din 1-3, Hale 1-2, Gouin 0-3, Lasisi 1-3, C. White 0-1, T. White 2-4, Dimissie 0-1, Joksmovic 1-2). Rebounds - SAS 34 (Scott 6). NIC 53 (Fromm 7). Assists - SAS 13 (Scott 5). NIC 15 (Hale 4). Team fouls - SAS 12, NIC 15. Fouled out - none.