NIC men win hoop tourney

COEUR d'ALENE - After Community Colleges of Spokane hit 20 3-point baskets in their first meeting, the North Idaho College men's basketball team held the Sasquatch to 6 3s in 22 tries Sunday in a 96-70 victory in the championship game of the Bigfoot-Cardinal Classic at Christianson Gym.

"It helped that they didn't shoot as well, but I thought our defensive effort last night and tonight was really, really good," NIC coach Jared Phay said.

Tournament MVP Tyrone White had 19 points and six rebounds for NIC (13-0), ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA. Cardinals Ameer Shamsud-Din (16 points) and Idris Lasisi (12 points) were also named to the all-tournament team. Former Lake City High standout Nate Frisbie of CCS, who had 12 points and five rebounds, was also named to the all-tourney team.

CC SPOKANE

Chaz Johnson 1-12 6-7 9, Preston Wynne 5-12 2-2 14, Ahbrae Harvey 1-2 2-2 5, Ross Buchert 1-1 0-0 3, DeAngelo Jones 1-6 4-4 7, Taylor Pettersen 0-0 0-0 0, Christian Parrott 0-0 0-0 0, Nate Pelton 0-1 0-0 0, Matt Barnes 2-5 4-4 8, Danny Marshall 2-5, 3-6 7, Nate Frisbie 3-5 6-9 12, Marlowe Brim 1-2 3-4 5. Totals 17-51 30-38 70.

NORTH IDAHO

DeAndre Taylor 1-4 2-2 5, Nate Clinton 0-1 0-0 0, Zach Peterson 1-2 0-0 2, Ameer Shamsud-Din 5-7 3-4 16, Jake Owsley 4-5 0-0 8, Michael Hale III 5-12 7-8 17, Charlie Gouin 0-0 0-0 0, Idris Lasisi 5-7 0-3 12, Nick Fromm 0-0 0-0 0, Conner White 1-2 0-0 3, Tyrone White 7-15 0-0 19, Abebe Dimissie 2-4 3-4 7, Peter Joksimoic 1-4 0-0 3, Anthony Diloretto 1-6 2-2 4. Totals 33-69 17-23 96.

Halftime - NIC 47-36. 3-point goals - CCS 6-22 (Johnson 1-7, Wynne 2-7, Harvey 1-1, Buchert 1-1, Jones 1-3, Marshall 0-2, Frisbie 0-1), NIC 13-28 (Taylor 1-2, Peterson 0-1, Shamsud-Din 3-4, Hale 0-3, Lasisi 2-3, C. White 1-2, T. White 5-10, Joksimoic 1-3). Rebounds - CCS 38 (Marshall 8), NIC 39 (Owsley, T. White, Diloreto 6). Assists - CCS 8 (Johnson, Frisbie 2), NIC 14 (Hale 6). Fouled out - Owsley, Joksimoic. Total fouls - CCS 15, NIC 27.