We hosted the Wildcats of North Dakota State College of Science on Thursday evening. The first half was a back and forth affair with 12 lead changes and the Wildcats leading 39-35 at the half. A basket at the end of the half was negated that would have made it 39-37 due to a travelling call after Gilbert Carter was tripped up by the defense.
We played a much better game defensively and offensively as a team. A few changes on the offensive side of the ball as well as a more aggressive defensive game plan. For the half we shot 44% from the field and 5-10 from three. However we did struggle from the line going 2-6. NDSCS shot 40% from the field for the half.
In the second half a short miss off the first possession was missed to further cut the lead and NDSCS proceeded to go on a 19-3 run to break open the game. Three's were theme as they hit on nine of fourteen in the second half (64%) on the way to the 92-64 win.
Leading the way was Carter with 15 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals. Jalyn Turner added 14 points and 6 rebounds, while Keouvion McCalop added 13 points and 8 rebounds in his new found role off the bench. He was a huge reason that we were in the game as he gave us a much needed added spark.
The Jack's played better despite the score, our offense when we ran it correctly looked better and our defensive aggression was much higher. However three's and not being able to respond to their run did us in. We will continue to improve every day and hopefully get past this hiccup. Overall we are 14-8 and 0-5 in conference play.
The Jacks travel to Devils Lake on Sunday for a 4:30 tilt with the Royals of Lake Region State College.
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