NIC men buckle down
LOREN BENOIT/Press North Idaho College forward Jalen Burkett prepares to release a shot against Big Bend’s Leo Behrend Monday night at NIC.
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COEUR d’ALENE — Sam Dowd poured in 20 points to go along with 10 assists, Zaequan Satterthwaite tallied 17 points and 12 rebounds and Markus Golder had 21 points and the North Idaho College mens basketball team buckled down on the other end of the court to upend Big Bend Community College 89-75 on Monday at Christianson Gymnasium in Northwest Athletic Conference action.
“This was a good win for us — we played some defense and actually held someone under 100 points,” NIC coach Corey Symons said.
The Cardinals have given up over 100 points in three of the last four contests before Monday.
“We’ve had problems guarding lately, but we have really put in effort into preaching into locking down your man, and it paid off.
“Big Bend is a solid team and this is a pretty big win for us.”
Symons noted he had five guys in double digits, with Niko Bevens (16) and Jalen Burkett (12) contributing some firepower.
NIC (15-1, 3-0 Northwest Athletic Conference) now leads the East Region, as Walla Walla fell to Yakima Valley 99-96 on Monday. NIC is at Walla Walla on Wednesday.
Jacob McCord finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Vikings (11-7, 3-2).
BIG BEND
Dittman 0-1 0-0 0, Shepard 4-11 0-0 11, Ahmann 0-0 0-0 0, Holdford 0-0 0-0 0, Wendt 0-0 0-0 0, Behrend 5-10 0-1 13, Ely 1-7 1-2 4, Henry 0-1 0-0 0, Andrews 6-12 3-4 18, McCord 9-17 8-12 26, Erickson 1-6 0-0 3, Whitlock 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-65 12-19 75.
NORTH IDAHO
Dowd 7-16 5-7 20, Hosley 0-0 0-0 0, C. Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Bevens 6-7 0-0 16, Okoro 0-0 0-0 0, Gotelli 0-0 3-4 3, Burkett 6-11 0-1 12, Golder 7-15 5-16 21, Sheridan 0-1 0-0 0, Satterthwaite 5-15 7-8 17, Erickson 0-0 0-0 0, Henderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-65 20-26 89.
Halftime NiC 48-38. 3 point goals — BB 11-34; NIC 7-12. Rebounds — BB 37 (McCord 12); NIC 43 (Satterthwaite 12). Assists — BB 10 (Ely 3); NIC 13 (Dowd 10). Team fouls — BB 24; NIC 16. Fouled out — Ely.
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North Idaho 73
Big Bend 49
COEUR d’ALENE — Clinging to a five-point halftime lead, the Cardinals came out of the the locker room and continuously stretched the advantage for a 24-point gap at the final buzzer.
Gia Sorn led NIC with 16 points, Lana Berg added 15 points and eight rebounds and former Lake City High standout Cierra Dvorak had 12 points and four assists.
Maddie Williams led Big Bend (10-8, 2-3 NWAC) with nine points and Hailey Garrity added six points and five rebounds.
Whitney Meier, another Lake City alum, finished with 10 points for NIC (8-6, 1-2) which is back in action on Wednesday at Walla Walla.
BIG BEND
Martinez 2-9 2-6 6, Williams 3-4 0-1 9, Garrity 3-8 0-0 6, Allan 2-4 1-2 6, Call 0-2 0-0 0, Foster 1-3 0-0 3, Gronning 2-6 3-6 8, Rockett 0-1 0-0 0, Tipping 1-3, 5-6 7, Wilcox 2-10 0-0 4. Totals 16-50 9-15 49.
NORTH IDAHO
Berg 6-12 3-4 15, Dvorak 5-14 2-4 12, Hopkins 2-4 2-2 7, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Jordan 1-2 0-0 0, Meier 4-7 0-0 10, Allert 2-8 0-0 5, Christianson 0-2 0-0 0, Sorn 7-13 2-2 16, Marlatt 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 30-65 9-12 73.
Halftime — NIC 35-30. 3-point goals — BB 8-19, NIC 4-16. Rebounds — BB 36 (Berg 8); NIC 37 (Garrity 5). Assists — BB 10 (Gronning 3); NIC 14 (Dvorak 4). Team fouls — BB 16; NIC 20. Fouled out — none.