NIC BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Card men bounce back with win

| November 10, 2012 9:04 PM

WILLISTON, N.D. - Mikey Hope led three players in double figures with 12 points as the North Idaho College men, ranked 24th in the NJCAA, beat the Northwest College Trappers of Powell, Wyo., 75-64 at the Williston State tournament on Friday.

NIC built a 15-point lead at halftime and maintained the advantage throughout the second half.

"Our defense was a big point of emphasis after losing Thursday (to Williston State)," NIC coach Jared Phay said. "Our guys off the bench really sparked us."

NIC's bench outscored Northwest 29-6.

Michael Middlebrooks had 11 points and six rebounds and Jalil Adbul-Bassit had 10 points for NIC (3-1), which faces Dawson Community College today in Glendive, Mont., at 4 p.m. PST.

"We had to grind it out today," Phay said.

William Coleman had 21 points for Northwest College (3-2).

NORTH IDAHO

Chris Sarbaugh 1-4 6-6 9, Michael Middlebrooks 5-9 1-1 11, Mikey Hope 5-8 2-2 12, James Webb 2-6 4-4 8, Kaj Sherman 2-7 2-2 6, Jordan McCloud 1-3 0-4 2, Jalil Abdul-Bassit 2-5 5-5 10, Jason Wheelock 1-2 0-0 3, Andrew Baracco 0-1 1-2 1, Keon Lewis 1-2 4-4 6, Nathan Rathbun 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 23-51 25-30 75.

NORTHWEST COLLEGE

Gulherme Carabagiale 0-4 0-0 0, Jeffrey Solarin 6-9 6-9 18, Jeremy Beehler 3-6 0-0 6, William Coleman 7-16 6-10 21, Pietro de Andrade 2-5 5-7 9, Gary Gordon 0-0 0-0 0, Gabe Gordon 1-1 0-0 3, Frank Uzonwanne 0-0 1-6 1, Kilby Rech 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-49 18-32 64.

3-point goals - NIC 4-7 (Sarbaugh 1-1, Webb 0-1, Adbul-Bassit 1-1, Wheelock 1-2, Erickson 1-2), NWC 2-6 (Coleman 1-3, G. Gordon 1-1, Beehler 0-1, Newsom 0-1). Rebounds - NIC 24 (Sherman 8), NWC 30 (Solarin 8). Assists - NIC 8 (Sarbaugh, Lewis 3), NWC 5 (Coleman 5). Team fouls - NIC 21, NWC 17.

* WOMEN

North Idaho 86

Northwest College 61

WILLISTON, N.D. - Sophomores Kabri Emerson and Katie Buskey had 14 points apiece as the third-ranked Cardinals defeated the Trappers at the Williston State tournament.

NIC was 33 of 56 from the field and had 17 assists in the win.

"We had another day's rest after driving through the night (Wednesday)," NIC coach Chris Carlson said. "We pushed the ball well up the court transition-wise and it led to a lot of nice looks - especially in the second half. We're 3-0, but we've still got a lot of work to do, but we're getting some strong stretches in games."

Renae Mokrzycki had 13 points and eight rebounds for NIC (3-0), which plays at Dawson Community College today at 2 p.m. in Glendive, Mont.

"Renae had another good game tonight," Carlson said. "She's just playing really strong."

NORTH IDAHO

Angela Woods 3-7 0-0 6, Katie Buskey 4-9 4-5 14, Kabri Emerson 6-7 2-2 14, Georgia Stirton 2-2 3-4 7, Renae Mokrzycki 6-10 1-1 13, Jansen Butler 0-1 0-0 0, Tori Davenport 2-3 0-1 5, Aimee Durbidge 2-3 1-2 5, Mollie Kramer 4-7 1-3 10, Hannah Love 1-3 2-3 4, Danika Johnson 3-4 2-2 8, Maggie Kirscher 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-56 16-23 86.

NORTHWEST COLLEGE

Savannah Minder 3-9 0-0 8, Andressa Augusto 5-8 2-2 16, Kennedy Allen 6-11 7-8 19, Leslie Thornburg 1-4 2-4 4, Leslie Blackburn 1-3 2-2 4, Sierra Williams 0-4 2-2 2, Estefonia Vilela 0-0 0-0 0, Leanne Winterholler 0-2 0-0 0, Megan Lund 1-2 4-4 6, Imari Simpson 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 17-46 21-24 61.

3-point goals - NIC 4-12 (Woods 0-2, Buskey 2-3, Davenport 1-1, Durbidge 0-1, Kramer 1-3, Love 0-1, Johnson 0-1), NWC 6-13 (Minder 2-3, Augusto 4-5, Allen 0-1, Thornburg 0-1, Si. Williams 0-1, Winterholler 0-2). Rebounds - NIC 24 (Mokrzycki 6), NWC 23 (Augusto, Allen 4). Assists - NIC 17 (Woods, Buskey 4), NWC 6 (Augusto 2). Team fouls - NIC 17, NWC 19. Fouled out - none.