#11 Defenders Defeat Broncos 99-68
(Sioux Center, IA) – The men’s basketball team was unable to get their first conference win of the year over Dordt, who moved up to #11 in the latest rankings with their unbeaten record, falling 99-68 on Saturday.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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35 | 33 | 68 |
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52 | 47 | 99 |
Team Stats
Dordt (IA)
| Game Statistics | Hastings | Dordt (IA) |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (27-58) | (40-65) |
| Field Goal % | 46.6% | 61.5% |
| Rebounds | 22 | 37 |
| Assists | 15 | 25 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 10 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 9 | 22 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 7 | 12 |
| Pts in the Paint | 32 | 48 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 12 |
| Bench Pts | 24 | 30 |
(Sioux Center, IA) – The men's basketball team was unable to get their first conference win of the year over Dordt, who moved up to #11 in the latest rankings with their unbeaten record, falling 99-68 on Saturday.
Hastings did hold a couple of one-point leads early in the contest. After a three-pointer by Dordt to begin the game, sophomore David Hageman drilled a jumper and a steal by junior Christian Pujals turned into a layup for junior DaRon Hall, who scored 30 in their last game on Wednesday, to go up 4-3. Dordt capitalized on a foul with two free throws, but Hastings re-took the lead at 6-5 with a two from Hall.
From there, Dordt would take the game over by going on a 12-2 run. Freshman Maverick Binder stepped up and put one in from downtown, but Dordt forced a Hastings timeout after a quick three-point response to go up 20-11 with 10:56 left in the half.
Threes by Hall and Hageman later cut the lead to five at the eight-minute mark, but a 15-4 run over the next four minutes gave Dordt the cushion they needed at 41-25. Baskets from Hall and junior Myles Simon kept the lead from growing much more the rest of half, as Doane took a 52-35 lead to the locker room at half by shooting 62 percent from the field and outrebounded Hastings 20-8 through 20 minutes.
Each team scored early in the second half with Hall assisting sophomore Hunter Hill for a layup down low. Pujals drilled a three to cut it to 14, but Dordt countered on their next possession with a three of their own. The two teams continued to trade baskets for the first four-and-a-half minutes, though Dordt was able to extend their lead to 22 with 15 minutes left.
Dordt eventually grew the lead to 30 on a three with 10:11 to go in the contest on a three-pointer, leading 82-52. A three from sophomore Ben Boudreau briefly brought the lead to under 30, but Dordt eventually pushed the lead out past 30 for the rest of the game, taking the game 99-68.
The Defenders stayed hot from the field during the second half as well, shooting 62 percent for the game from the field and 47 percent from three-point range. Assisting on 25 of their 40 shots, they led by as much as 35, in addition to winning the battle on the boards, 37-22.
Hall led the way for Hastings with 20 points, four rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Boudreau added 10 points, four rebounds, and four assists, while Simon had 10 points with two threes off the bench.
Up next, Hastings will head to Florida where they will start out by taking on Keiser University on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 3pm CST in West Palm Beach, FL.
