King beats buzzer to give Cardinal men late victory

| November 23, 2013 8:00 PM

COEUR d'ALENE - North Idaho College freshman Jordon King swooped in right on time Friday, tipping a miss by Will Dorsey at the buzzer for a 72-70 win against Dawson Community College at Rolly Williams Court.

Dorsey drove toward the hoop, put up a close shot and missed -but King's tip-in closed out the game.

"Will attacked the hoop and he had a shot that spun in and out of the rim," NIC coach Jared Phay said. "Jordon tipped it in right at the buzzer."

With 10 seconds left, Phay called a timeout and he originally called a play for Tucker to shoot the ball near the lane.

NIC (6-1) was down by six points with 1:30 left, then freshman guard Cole Kesler hit consecutive 3-pointers to tie the game at 68.

Braxton Tucker, who led NIC in scoring with 18 points, tied the score at 70 for NIC with 50 seconds left.

DAWSON

Jake Buck 2-4 2-2 6, Deryk Pearsall 3-3 0-0 9, Lamont Davenport 0-0 0-0 0, Riyadh Asad 4-10 1-2 12, Abraham Ekperouh 1-5 4-4 6, Paris Yerry 1-11 6-6 9, Tariq Qaasim 0-0 0-0 0, Elbert Jones 1-5 4-4 6, Brett Throgmorton 2-5 0-0 4, Tim Caliver 0-0 0-0 0, Johnny McCray 5-7 3-6 13, Jake Ebron 2-2 1-2 5. Totals 21-52 21-26 70.

NORTH IDAHO

Braxton Tucker 8-19 2-6 18, Brad Wallace 0-4 0-0 0, Bryce Leavitt 3-6 3-4 9, Nathan Rathbun 0-2 0-0 0, Will Dorsey 2-9 0-0 5, Marquis Davis 2-6 0-0 4, Cole Kesler 3-7 2-4 11, Fuquan Niles 2-2 0-4 4, Tatafu Nuku 3-6 4-6 10, Jordon King 4-5 3-4 11. Totals 27-66 14-28 76.

Halftime - DCC 37-32. 3-point goals - DCC 7-24 (Pearsall 3-3, Asad 3-7, Yerry 1-8, Buck 0-1, Ekperouh 0-1, Jones 0-3, Throgmorton 0-1). NIC 4-9 (Kesler 3-4, Dorsey 1-1, Wallace 0-2, Davis 0-1, King 0-1). Rebounds - DCC 37 (Buck 8). NIC 44 (Nuku 9). Assists - DCC 10 (Buck, McCray 3). NIC 15 (Kesler 6). Team fouls - DCC 25, NIC 19. Fouled out - Ekperouh.

North Idaho 76

Dawson 62

COEUR d'ALENE - Renae Mokrzycki had 12 points to lead three North Idaho College players in double figures in a 76-62 nonconference win against Dawson Community College at Rolly Williams Court on Friday night.

Mokrzycki, a sophomore forward, scored 12 points to go with 11 rebounds for the Cardinals (5-1), who took a commanding 42-30 lead at halftime.

NIC freshmen Panisessi Taimani and Kara Staggs each scored 15 points to lead NIC in scoring. Taimani shot 7 for 9 from the field and Staggs drilled three 3-pointers out of four attempts. Bailey Schroeder added 14 points.

NIC hosts Sheridan tonight at 6 p.m.

DAWSON

Keely Swandrer 0-4 0-0 0, Brittany Pascal 0-1 0-1 0, Jaclyn Evans 2-4, 4-6 8, Stephanie O'Sullivan 0-3 2-2 2, Vanessa Newman 0-0 0-0, Haylee Gallegos 3-8, 5-10 11, Bryce Mitchell 1-2 2-2 5, Kanani Birdinground 3-6 1-2 7, Ashtyn Aumueller 0-0 0-0 0, Janniqua Thomas 3-7 3-4 9, Kendal Wilkerson 2-7 6-8 10, Kaylyn Delaney 1-4 1-4 3, Shakayla Whitecow 2-3 3-3 7. Totals 17-49 27-42 62.

NORTH IDAHO

Katie King 0-2 0-0 0, Jansen Butler 1-5 0-1 3, Bailey Schroeder 4-10 5-7 14, Morgan Grier 1-3 0-0 3, Ryleigh Swagerty 1-4 0-0 3, Kara Staggs 4-8 4-4 15, Sabrina Earle 0-0 0-0 0, Renae Mokrzycki 5-8 2-2 12, Caitlyn Behymer 0-0 0-0 0, Mariah Swanson 4-5 1-2 9, Maggie Kirscher 1-3 0-0 2, Panisessi Taimani 7-9 1-4 15. Totals 28-57 13-20 76.

Halftime - NIC 42-30. 3-point goals - DCC 1-6 ( Mitchell 1-1, Swandrer 0-3, Gallegos 0-1, Wilkerson 0-1). NIC 7-18 (Staggs 3-4, Schroeder 1-5, Butler 1-3, Grier 1-2, Swagerty 1-2, Mokrzycki 0-1). Rebounds - DCC 40 (Evans 9). NIC 35 (Mokrzycki 11). Assists - DCC 7 (Gallegos 4). NIC 19 (King 5). Team fouls - DCC 19, NIC 24. Fouled out - Staggs.