(RV) Mustangs Hold Off Broncos, 69-58
(Sioux City, IA) – The men’s basketball team made the trip to play Morningside on Saturday. After falling behind as much as 21, they cut the lead to nine, but lost, 69-58, to the (RV) Mustangs.
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24 | 34 | 58 |
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37 | 32 | 69 |
Team Stats
Morningside
| Game Statistics | Hastings | Morningside |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (21-55) | (25-59) |
| Field Goal % | 38.2% | 42.4% |
| Rebounds | 29 | 41 |
| Assists | 11 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 10 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 13 | 11 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 8 | 8 |
| Pts in the Paint | 26 | 32 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 4 |
| Bench Pts | 25 | 17 |
(Sioux City, IA) – The men's basketball team made the trip to play Morningside on Saturday. After falling behind as much as 21, they cut the lead to nine, but lost, 69-58, to the (RV) Mustangs.
Morningside got off to a hot start, making three of their first four shots to go up 9-0 four minutes into the game. Junior DaRon Hall got the Broncos on the board with a layup, but Morningside later went up 19-7 with 10:56 left in the first half.
Hall led the Broncos on an 8-0 run that also included a basket from junior John Barnhill and sophomore Ben Boudreau to make it 19-15. The Mustangs went on a 7-0 run from there over the next two minutes to go up, 26-15. Junior Myles Simon briefly cut the lead back to eight with a three-point play at the 3:37 mark, but Morningside went on a 9-4 run to close the half.
Hastings was held to 36 percent shooting in the first half compared to 46 percent for Morningside. The Mustangs outrebounded the Broncos, 22-11, at the break. Hall led the team with eight first half points.
Early in the second half, Hastings cut the lead to 10 with a layup from Boudreau and a three-pointer from junior Cameron Coraggio. A free throw from sophomore David Hageman brought it to nine at the 15:48 mark, but Morningside responded with a 14-2 run to go up 21 with 10:34 left.
A quick 9-0 run made possible by a freshman Maverick Binder three and a four-point play by junior Christian Pujals, followed by a layup from junior Hunter Hill quickly made it 53-41. The Mustangs answered the run with a 10-4 run of their own, beginning with a couple of threes, to take a 63-45 lead with 6:19 remaining.
Hastings would not go away quietly as an 8-0 run got them back within 10 with 3:54 left, thanks to deep ball from Binder and a three-point play from Hall, then a couple free throws from Simon. Morningside scored inside on their next possession and after a Hall miss, the Mustangs scored again to go back up 14 with 2:49 left.
Binder later got the lead down to nine on a three with 75 seconds left, but that would be as close as they would get, as Morningside got the win, 59-68.
Hastings managed to hold Morningside to just 39 percent shooting and outscored them by two in the second half, but the first half deficit was too much to overcome. Hall finished with 13 points, six rebounds, and three assists off the bench. Binder had 12 points, all coming from behind the arc, and six rebounds, while Boudreau chipped in with 10 points and a couple rebounds, assists, and steals.
Up next, Hastings will host Concordia at 7:45pm on Wednesday, Feb. 12 in Lynn Farrell Arena.
