FINAL

Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 96-83

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Dordt Defenders never trailed in taking its sixth GPAC win of the season, a 96-83 decision over Dakota Wesleyan on Wednesday night, January 17 in Sioux Center, Iowa.

Dordt pulled away from a 5-5 tie to take a 13-5 lead on three baskets by Lucas Lorenzen, Luke Rankin and Connor Millikan.  After a Dakota Wesleyan timeout the Tigers cut the lead to 15-14.  Dordt extended the lead again, this time to 29-20 with Bryce Coppock shouldering much of the load but that lead dwindled to 33-32 before a Rankin basket at the horn made it 35-32.

Dakota Wesleyan scored the first basket of the second half, a three-point shot, but a 17-9 by Dordt over the next five minutes put the Defenders in control and Wesleyan got as close as seven the rest of the game before free throws helped seal the 13-point Dordt win.

THE NUMBERS

• Dordt converted 35-58 field goals in the game for a 60.3 percent success rate and made 21-30 in the second half for 70 percent.
• Dordt had a 39-34 rebounding edge and Wesleyan converted 34-81 field goals for 42 percent.
• Dordt is 13-4 overall and 6-3 in the GPAC.
• Dakota Wesleyan is 9-9 overall and 4-6 in the league.
  • Dordt Leaders
    • Bryce Coppock was 10-15 from the floor for 30 points.
    • Lucas Lorenzen had 27 points and nine rebounds.
    • Luke Rankin had 16 points and seven assists.
    • Connor Millikan had 13 points and scored 10 of them in the second half.
    • Jackson Louscher added seven points and had eight rebounds.
  • Dakota Wesleyan Leaders
    • Samuel Aslesen had 16 points and nine rebounds.
    • Jakob Dobney had 14 points and five assists.
    • Diang Gatluak scored 11 points and had seven rebounds.  All of his points came in the second half.

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Dordt will travel to face Hastings on Saturday, January 20 in Hastings, Nebraska.
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