NIC BASKETBALL: Campbell helps Cardinal men hold off Casper

| November 25, 2023 1:15 AM

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CASPER, Wyo. — At first, points came easy for North Idaho College.

Then, they didn’t.

Cobi Campbell, a sophomore guard from Puyallup, Wash., who has signed with Troy University, had 17 points and nine rebounds for North Idaho College in an 82-79 win over the Casper Thunderbirds in the opening night of the Casper College Thanksgiving Classic on Friday.

Campbell made a pair of free throws with 8.2 seconds left to extend the Cardinal lead to 82-79 and Casper missed a tying 3-pointer at the buzzer. NIC led by as much as 26 in the first half before Casper mounted a comeback.

“I’m proud of the guys,” NIC coach Corey Symons said. “We just competed. They’re a good team, but I was impressed with our guys. We got a bit of a lead, then let them back into it, but got it done.”

Vaughn Weems, a freshman from Federal Way, Wash., had 16 points and nine rebounds for NIC (4-2), which outrebounded Casper 41-35.

Kyle Karstetter, a sophomore forward from Moses Lake, had 13 points for NIC (4-2), which faces Western Wyoming today at 1 p.m. PST at Casper College.

Abdul Bashir scored 19 points for Casper (4-5).

NORTH IDAHO

Vaughn Weems 7-12 2-2 16, Cobi Campbell 5-12 4-4 17, Kyle Karstetter 5-9 0-0 13, Tayshawn Colvin 5-7 0-1 10, Dane Odsather 0-0 0-0 0, Terin Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Austin Johnson 1-2 0-1 2, D’Andre Clermont 0-0 0-0 0, Dante Sawyer 5-12 3-5 13, Jalen Skalskiy 4-9 1-1 10, Tanner Tollestrup 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 32-65 11-18 82.

CASPER

Malyk Rebetz 6-10 2-6 16, Darius Robinson 2-9 0-0 6, Abdul Bashir 8-12 1-1 19, Josh Ijeh 4-6 3-4 11, Nate Sasser 5-14 4-5 11, Jimma James 1-3 1-4 6, Kuon Kuon 2-3 1-2 7, Nathanial Talich 1-3 1-6 3, Andrija Maric 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-62 14-31 79.

Halftime — NIC 42-41. 3-point goals — NIC 7-23 (Weems 0-2, Campbell 3-9, Karstetter 3-5, Colvin 0-1, Sawyer 0-2, Skalskiy 1-4), Casp 7-16 (Rebetez 2-4, Robinson 2-4, Bashir 2-4, James 0-1, Kuon 1-1, Talich 0-2). Rebounds — NIC 41 (Weems, Campbell 9), Casp 35 (Sasser 6). Assists — NIC 5 (Sawyer 2), Casp 14 (Rebetez 6). Team fouls — NIC 21, Casp 20. Fouled out — none.

• WOMEN

Casper 85

North Idaho 64

CASPER, Wyo. — Maddie Williamson, a freshman from Malta, Mont., had 13 points and five rebounds for the Cardinals in a loss to the Thunderbirds in the Casper College Thanksgiving Classic.

Sophomore Addie Kiefer, a sophomore from Lakeland High, had nine points and five rebounds for NIC (3-5), which faces Western Wyoming today at 11 a.m. PST.

Casper (4-2) faces Snow today.

NORTH IDAHO

Deniece Ryan 5-11 2-5 12, Maddie Williamson 6-15 0-0 13, Tayler Adams 1-3 0-0 2, Addie Kiefer 4-5 1-2 9 Kendall Pickford 4-11 0-0 9, Anna Serret 0-3 1-2 1, Diana Morales 1-2 1-2 3, Aaliyah Clemons 1-1 0-0 2, Iratxe Amorrortu 5-6 1-2 12, Faye Davis 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 27-60 6-13 64.

CASPER

Logann Alvar 5-11 1-2 11, Irane Fernandez de Caleya 3-4 2-2 10, Luca Acs 7-7 0-0 14, Adama Bajie Coly 1-6 2-4 4, Anna Csenyi 3-10 0-0 8, Andi Schissler 4-6 2-2 12, Saioa San Francisco 2-2 0-0 4, Jada Clarkson 1-1 2-2 4, Angela Astorga 2-5 0-3 4, Aranxa Concepion 1-2 0-0 3, Olivia Ogston 3-6 0-0 8, Paula Barajas-Ruiz 2-4 0-0 5, Xenia Fabregas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-64 9-15 86.

North Idaho 17 11 17 16 — 64

Casper 27 20 16 22 — 85

3-point goals — NIC 4-19 (Ryan 0-2, Williamson 2-5, Adams 0-1, Pickford 1-6, Serret 0-2, Amorrortu 1-2, Davis 0-1), Casp 9-18 (Alvar 0-1, Fernandez de Caleya 2-2, Csenyi 2-6, Schissler 2-3, Ogston 2-5, Barajas-Ruiz 1-1). Rebounds — NIC 32 (Williamson, Pickford, Amorroutu 5), Casp 27 (Alvar 7). Assists — NIC 7 (Ryan, Williamson 2), Casp 19 (Alvar 8). Team fouls — NIC 17, Casp 17. Fouled out — Kiefer.