Lewis' 23 pace Cardinal men at Classic

| November 27, 2011 8:15 PM

COEUR d'ALENE - Freshman Keon Lewis scored a team-high 23 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field and 13 of 13 from the free throw line as the North Idaho College men's basketball team beat the Williston (N.D.) State College Tetons 86-70 in the NIC Thanksgiving Classic on Saturday night at Christianson Gym.

"They pressed us a lot tonight," NIC coach Jared Phay said. "Keon had to do a little bit of everything tonight, but he handled it well."

Lewis, a 6-foot-2 guard from Chief Sealth High in Seattle, also had seven rebounds and three steals for NIC, which outrebounded Williston State 36-20.

"We had a definite size advantage and we were able to take advantage of it," Phay said. "I was really happy with our effort. Williston plays hard and this was a quality win for us."

Marquel Curtis scored 31 points for Williston State.

NIC (6-0) hosts Peninsula College today at 1 p.m. to conclude the tournament.

WILLISTON STATE

Jordan Jackson 3-8 1-5 7, Royale Jackson 2-8 2-3 6, Marc Price 2-4 0-0 5, Mitch Kallevig 0-0 0-0 0, Jacob Stockman 0-1 0-0 0, Cole Mitchell 0-3 0-0 0, Jeff Beckman 1-2 2-2 4, Marquel Curtis 12-20 3-5 31, Nate Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Emmanuel Ajayi 1-3 0-2 2, Miguel Sansavour 5-6 5-6 15. Totals 26-55 13-23 70.

NORTH IDAHO

Jordan McCloud 2-3 1-2 5, Antoine Hosley 6-12 2-2 16, Connor White 1-3 0-0 3, Kwame Bates 1-1 0-0 3, Casey Ward 0-0 0-0 0, Keon Lewis 5-11 13-13 23, Michael Middlebrooks 3-3 0-2 6, Edrico McGregor 5-5 0-0 10, Tyrell Lewis 0-1 3-4 3, Petar Joksimovic 4-6 0-0 11, Kaj Sherman 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 30-49 19-23 86.

Halftime - NIC 34-29. 3-point goals - WSC 5-12 (Price 1-2, Stockman 0-1, Mitchell 0-2, Curtis 4-7), NIC 7-17 (McCloud 0-1, Hosley 2-5, C. White 1-2, Bates 1-1, K. Lewis 0-3, T. Lewis 0-1, Joksimovic 3-4). Rebounds - WSC 20 (R. Jackson 4), NIC 36 (McCloud, K. Lewis 7). Assists - WSC 3 (J. Jackson, R. Jackson, Price 1), NIC 18 (K. Lewis 6). Team fouls - WSC 18, NIC 18. Fouled out - Price.

North Idaho 66

Wenatchee Valley 39

COEUR d'ALENE - Sophomore Korina Baker had 10 points, eight rebounds and five steals as the Cardinals beat the Knights in the final night of the women's NIC Thanksgiving Classic at Christianson Gym.

Freshmen Danika Johnson had 11 points and six rebounds and Katie Buskey had 12 points and three rebounds for NIC (4-1), which hosts Casper (Wyo.) College on Thursday at Christianson Gym.

WENATCHEE VALLEY

Felicia Alvarado 0-0 2-3 2, Kate Patenaude 2-3 0-0 6, Alyssa Darlo 2-12 3-4 8, Felicia Kolb 1-5 0-0 2, Jonna Werner 2-3 0-0 4, Hailey Van Tussenbroek 3-5 0-0 6, Shay Grilley 3-7 1-1 7, Kassy Larson 0-2 2-4 2, Hannah Thompson 0-1 0-0 0, Shelby Posey 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 14-44 8-12 39.

NORTH IDAHO

Angela Woods 2-7 1-2 7, Katie Buskey 4-7 2-3 12, Tori Davenport 1-5 0-0 2, Shanee McBride 1-3 0-1 2, Hailey Petit 0-0 0-0 0, Korina Baker 3-5 3-5 10 Dani Kastrava 1-1 0-0 2, Aimee Durbidge 1-3 3-5 5, Julia Salmio 1-1 2-4 4, Hannah Love 2-3 2-3 7, Danika Johnson 5-8 1-4 11, Ashleigh Kelman-Poto 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 23-51 14-27 66.

Halftime - NIC 34-15. 3-point goals - WVCC 3-15 (Patenaude 2-3, Darlo 1-7, Kolb 0-2, Grilley 0-3), NIC 6-15 (Woods 2-5, Buskey 2-3, Davenport 0-3, Baker 1-1, Kramer 0-2, Love 1-1). Rebounds - WVCC 30 (Larson 6), NIC 38 (Baker 8). Assists - WVCC 7 (Patenaude, Grilley 2), NIC 12 (Baker 3). Team fouls - WVCC 22, NIC 18. Fouled out - Posey.