Box Score SCORE
Dordt def. Concordia 79-73
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Dordt Defender men's basketball team bounced back from a slow start to defeat Concordia on Saturday, February 17 in Sioux Center, Iowa.
The Defenders needed to overcome a 12-0 start and a first half where they scored just 29 points. The Defenders were down 17-5 at one point but battled back to take a 22-21 lead on a
Bryce Coppock basket. The Bulldogs had an answer and closed the half up 39-29.
Concordia maintained a 44-35 lead with 16:08 remaining when Dordt rallied again. A
Jackson Louscher basket started an 8-0 run that was capped by a
Luke Rankin three-point shot. Concordia seemed to regroup and led 49-43 on back to back baskets and had the lead up to seven at 55-48 after Noah Schutte's basket at the 11:52 mark.
Connor Millikan's basket started a 9-0 run that Coppock capped with a three-point play. Dordt never trailed again and had the lead up six on several occasions.Â
Luke Rankin gave Dordt breathing room late with a four point lead he converted a jumper and Coppock sealed it with free throws for the 79-73 final.
THE NUMBERS
- Dordt was 29-72 from the field and 10-28 from the arc with 11-15 free throw success.
- Concordia was 25-56 from the field and 8-28 from the three-point line with 15-19 free throws.
- Dordt had a 41-38 rebounding edge and committed five turnovers to 14 for the Bulldogs.
- The decision stopped a two-game Dordt losing streak and a nine-game Concordia winning streak.
- Lucas Lorenzen scored his 1,000th Dordt point late in the game and is the 45th Dordt men's basketball player to hit that mark.
- Dordt Leaders
- Concordia Leaders
- Noah Schutte: 20 pts | 7 rebs
- Tristan Smith: 16 pts | 13 rebs
- Hayen Frank: 14 pts
- Dordt is 18-8 overall and 11-7 in the GPAC.
- Concordia is 20-6 and 13-5.
NEXT
Dordt will travel to Dakota Wesleyan in Mitchell, South Dakota on Wednesday, February 21.
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