Lucas Lorenzen scored a game-high 26 points and
Bryce Coppock netted 19 in leading 11th-ranked Dordt University to a 94-73 win over Doane in a Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) men's basketball match-up played tonight at the De Witt Gym.
The Defenders improve to 15-0, matching their best start in program history (also in 2011-12), and move to 7-0 in the conference. Doane lost its fourth straight game and falls to 2-5 in the GPAC, 7-8 overall.
How It Happened:
- Doane scored the first five points of the game on a jumper by Caleb Hrabik and a three-pointer made by Brady Timm
- the Defenders responded with an 18-4 run over the next six minutes to take the lead for good
- a three-pointer by Coppock put the Defenders in front for good (10-9)
- a three-point play by Ben Fairclough capped the 18-4 run and gave Dordt an 18-9 advantage
- a three-pointer by Xavier Van Beek followed by a lay-up from Connor Millikan put the Defenders up by double digits (28-18) for the first time (8:32 left)
- Luke Rankin and Lorenzen sparked another Defenders run, this time an 8-0 surge, that pushed the lead to 36-20 at the 6:50 mark
- three straight baskets by Jake Hargens gave Dordt its largest lead of the first half (45-27) with 1:55 left
- Lorenzen knocked down a long three-pointer at the buzzer for a 50-33 advantage at the break
- Doane trimmed the Defenders lead down to 10 (63-53) following a three-pointer from Glavine McDonald at the 14-minute mark
- Dordt responded and put the game away with a 12-0 run as Coppock, Lorenzen and Jake Proctor (2) hit four straight three-pointers
- the Defenders lead grew to 23 points on a Tyler Prins three-pointer (9:39) and to as much as 26 on a pair of Coppock free throws
By the Numbers:
- Dordt shot 55% for the game, 63% in the first half as they outscored Doane 50-33
- the Defenders made 13-of-32 three-point attempts (41%) and went 9-for-10 from the free throw line
- Doane shot 43% from the field, 42% (10/24) from beyond the arc, 11-for-12 from the free throw line
- the Defenders outrebounded Doane 39-24, matching their fourth best rebound advantage of the season
- both teams committed 15 turnovers
- Lorenzen led all scorers with 26 points, followed by Coppock with 19
- Rankin dished out 10 assists
- Coppock and Tyler Prins led the Defenders with six rebounds each
- Glavine McDonald led Doane with 18 points, followed by Brady Timm (16pts) and Jack Wilson (13pts)
Defender Notes:
- the Defenders 15-0 start matches the best start in program history
- also went 15-0 in 2011-12
- the Defenders have shot better than their opponent in every game this season
- Dordt has shot 50% or better in 13 of its 15 games
- the Defenders made 13 three-pointers, fourth most in a single game this season
- made 14 three times (vs Concordia, Columbia, Hastings)
- Dordt has won the battle of the boards in 11 of 15 games this season
- Lorenzen has scored in double figures in every game this season
- this was his 12th, 20-plus game of the season
- Lorenzen moved into 10th place all-time in career scoring with 1,411 points, passing three players tonight
- Kyle Lindbergh - 1,398
- Alec Henrickson - 1,401
- Evan Beimers - 1,405
- Coppock has scored in double figures in 13 of 15 games this season
- Coppock moved into a tie for third place in career three-pointers made (232)
- Cliff Warner - 231
- Alec Henrickson - 232
- Rankin's 10 assists is his sixth double-digit game of the season
