SCORE
Morningside def. Dordt 87-83
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Dordt Defender men's basketball team lost a four-point decision at home to the Morningside Mustangs on Wednesday night in Sioux Center.
The Defenders trailed 23-15 with 10:59 left in the first half before a
Luke Rankin three-point basket ignited an 8-0 run.
Connor Millikan followed with a basket after a turnover and
Bryce Coppock made a three-point basket to erase the lead at the 8:59 mark. Dordt didn't take their first lead until a Coppock basket at the 5:04 mark put them up 35-33. After Morningside regained the lead it was Coppock again who buried a three-point shot for a 43-41 advantage and
Ben Fairclough followed with a three-point shot for a 46-41 lead before Dordt settled for a 46-43 halftime edge.
Morningside regained the lead at 49-48 but a
Lucas Lorenzen basket pushed Dordt back in front 52-49. Morningside took the lead back for good at the 15:34 mark and Dordt was fighting from behind the rest of the game. The Mustangs ballooned the lead to 67-58 but
Jackson Louscher, Rankin and Millikan all got baskets to draw within 67-64. Dordt stayed within 70-68 with 7:05 left and had a shot to tie the game on the next possession but missed.
Another Lorenzen three-point shot bot Dordt within 75-73 but and a shot to take the lead on the next possession was off the mark and Dordt never got closer than four.
THE NUMBERS
- Dordt was 33-63 from the field and 9-25 from the three-point line for 52 and 36 percent respectively.
- Morningside was 28-66 from the field and 11-26 from the arc for 42 percent each.
- Morningside converted 20-21 free throws and Dordt was 8-15 from the line.
- Dordt had a 38-36 rebounding advantage.
- Dordt had seven turnovers and Morningside six.
- Dordt is now 10-6 in the league and 17-7 overall. Morningside is 11-4 and 16-6.
- Morningside Leaders
- Ely Doble: 27 pts | 5 rebs
- Aidan Vanderloo: 18 pts
- Joey Skoff: 13 pts | 7 rebs
NEXT
Dordt will host Jamestown on Wednesday, February 14.
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