Cardinals upset in first round by Tacoma

| March 10, 2017 12:00 AM

EVERETT, Wash. — Zaequan Satterthwaite had 28 points and eight rebounds, but North Idaho College made a quick exit from the Northwest Athletic Conference tournament with a 86-81 loss to the Tacoma Titans in the opening round Thursday at Everett Community College.

NIC, the East Region champion and the top-ranked team in the tournament, finishes 25-5.

Khalil Thompson scored 28 points and Kahliel Wyatt had 22 points and 13 rebounds for Tacoma (16-13), which entered the tournament as the fourth seed from the West Region. The Titans will face Peninsula in the Elite 8 today.

Sam Dowd had 17 points, seven rebounds and nine assists for NIC, which finished the game 33 for 69 from the field and 8 of 15 from the free-throw line.

TACOMA

Khalil Thompson 9-25 4-5 28, Eskari Carter 1-2 5-8 7, Trey Fountain 0-1 0-0 0, Kahliel Wyatt 6-10 7-8 22, William Moore 0-4 0-0 0, Dayton Pascua 1-3 2-2 5, Jordan Powers 3-11 0-0 9, Quintin Bethea 1-3 0-0 3, Stephon Shaw 1-1 1-2 3, Ravion Bell 4-8 0-0 9. Totals 26-68 19-25 86.

NORTH IDAHO

Sam Dowd 6-11 4-6 17, Tyrus Hosley 1-4 2-2 5, Niko Bevens 1-4 0-0 3, Adam Gotelli 0-2 0-0 0, Jalen Burkett 5-10 1-3 11, Markus Golder 3-12 0-0 8, Drew Sheridan 1-1 0-0 2, Zaequan Satterthwaite 14-21 0-3 28, Dalen Erickson 0- 0-0 0, Jordan Henderson 2-3 1-1 7. Totals 33-69 8-15 81.

Halftime — TCC 47-42. 3-point goals — TCC 15-39 (Thompson 6-15, Fountain 0-1, Wyatt 3-3, Moore 0-4, Pascua 1-3, Powers 3-8, Bethea 1-2, Bell 1-3), NIC 7-16 (Dowd 1-1, Hosley 1-4, Bevens 1-3, Burkett 0-1, Golder 2-5, Henderson 2-2). Rebounds — TCC 47 (Wyatt 13), NIC 38 (Golder, Satterthwaite 8). Assists — TCC 10 (Thompson 4), NIC 17 (Dowd 9). Team fouls — TCC 19, NIC 18. Fouled out — Gotelli. Technical fouls — Shaw, Satterthwaite.