The Dordt Defender men's basketball team lost an 87-72 decision at the hands of Concordia on Saturday afternoon in Sioux Center, Iowa. The Defenders held a 39-31 halftime lead but Concordia outscored Dordt 56-33 in the second half to win its fifth game to start the season.
Concordia started with a 6-0 lead but Dordt worked back and took the lead on a
Luke Rankin basket for a 10-8 lead with four minutes gone in the game. A
Lucas Lorenzen three-point shot extended the lead and Dordt eventually got up 19-10 with 12:13 left in the half. The lead grew to as many as 33-20 before Dordt settled for a 39-31 halftime lead.
Bryce Coppock opened the second half with a basket and Dordt was up 47-40 at the 16:54 mark after Coppock made another basket. Dordt was up by seven again at the 15:39 mark with
Jacob Vis scoring to make it 49-42. From there Concordia outscored Dordt 8-0 to take their first lead since the first half with 13:23 left in the game. Dordt ended its five minute drought with a
Luke Rankin free throw but the momentum had shifted and Dordt never led again and lost the 15 point decision.
THE NUMBERS
- Jacob Vis had 13 points with seven rebounds and two blocks shot.
- Lucas Lorenzen scored 10 points with six rebounds.
- Luke Rankin had seven points with five assists and Camden Bialas had seen points.
- Concordia's Noah Schutte had 22 points.
- Dordt was 25-62 from the field and 6-24 from the arc with 16-20 free throw shooting.
- Concordia had a 42-33 rebounding advantage and made 30-67 field goals and 16-18 free throws.
- Dordt had five blocked shots with Ben Fairclough getting two.
- Dordt is 5-2 and 0-2 in the league while Concordia moves to 5-0 and 3-0.
NEXT
Dordt will face Briar Cliff in Sioux City, Iowa on Tuesday, November 22.
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