Dordt def. Luther 82-72
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Dordt used a 15-0 run in the first half  to take control and won an 82-72 decision from Luther (Iowa) in non-conference basketball on Friday night in Sioux Center.
Dordt jumped out to an 11-3 lead with
Lucas Lorenzen knocking down two of his six three-pointers to start the game and
Ty Van Essen had a putback and a three-point shot to end the sequence.
Luther regrouped and took a 19-15 lead with 11:13 left in the half. Van Essen and
Connor Millikan had baskets to tie the game and Dordt added 11 more to the run and held Luther without a point for over six minutes. Dordt ended up taking a 38-29 halftime lead with
Ty Van Essen capping a nine-point first half with a basket.
Dordt outscored Luther 17-6 in the first six minutes of the second half to lead 55-35 as
Ben Fairclough scored a basket with 13:55 left in the game for Dordt's largest lead of the night. The Norse regrouped and trimmed into the lead with a 19-10 run with 7:22 left but the Norse never got closer than until a basket with 1:06 left made the final 82-72.
THE NUMBERS
- Dordt converted 32-61 field goals for 52.5%.
- Dordt as 11-24 from the three-point line and had a 36-33 rebounding advantage.
- The Defenders committed 10 turnovers and forced 11.
- Dordt Leaders
- Luther Leaders
- Andre Palavre | 19 points | 8-13 fg
- Aidan Bailey | 12 points
- Will Bockenstedt | 10 points | 6 rebounds
NEXT
- Dordt will face Mayville State in Orange City on Friday, November 8 at 3pmÂ
- Dordt is 2-0 this season.
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