A 6-0 run to end the first half gave Dordt a double-digit lead it never relinquished in beating Midland 86-64 on Saturday afternoon in Sioux Center.

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Midland scored the first six points of the game before a Luke Rankin three-point basket got Dordt on the board and Ben Fairclough added two free throws and Lucas Lorenzen the first of six three-point baskets for an 8-6 Dordt lead.

A Jake Hargens basket near the midpoint of the half tied the game at 18 and Jake Proctor followed with a three-point basket and Dordt never trailed again. At the 6:04 mark Dordt looked poised to run away with a 31-22 lead after another Lorenzen three but the Warriors closed to within 35-31 with 1:17 left in the half.  A Hargens three-point basket followed by a Hargens block set up the last possession of the half and Bryce Coppock buried a three-point shot to extend the lead to 41-31.

Midland trimmed the lead to eight on two occasions in the early moments of the second half but a 12-0 run capped by Lorenzen's last three-point basket effectively put the game out of reach. Dordt's lead reached 30 before the hosts settled for the 86-64 win.

Dordt is 23-2 overall and 15-2 in the GPAC and have a two game lead with three games remaining.

Midland is 10-15 overall and 5-12 in the GPAC.

THE NUMBERS
DORDT | 33-69 FG | 14-37 3PT FG | 6-8 FT | 32 REB | 2 TO
MIDLAND 23-51 FG | 4-14 3PT FG | 14-21 FT | 38 REBS | 16 TO

Dordt Leaders
Lucas Lorenzen | 26 pts | 6-7 3pt fg | 5 rebs
Luke Rankin | 13 pts | 8 ast | 3 stls
Bryce Coppock | 12 pts
Jake Hargens | 9 pts | 5 rebs | 4 ast | 2 blks

Midland Leaders
Jake Orr | 16 pts
Jeff Rozelle | 12 pts | 8 rebs

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Dordt will travel to Doane in Crete, Nebraska on Saturday, February 15.
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