The Dakota College Lumberjacks travelled to Glendive, MT on Monday evening for a Mon-Dak battle with the Buccaneers of Dawson Community College. They fought gallantly in the second half of the game before falling 70-56 to DCC.
In the first half, it was a back and forth affair with neither team really taking control until late in the half. Late in the first half the Lumberjack defense stood up and were able to get 7 straight stops, trailing by 6. However, they were only able to convert on one of those to cut the lead to four. An 8-0 run late in the half upped the halftime lead to 12, 37-25. DCB struggled shooting wise at 30% from the field, and 1-11 from three. DCC shot 48% from the field, and 6-12 from three. The Bucs outscored the Jacks 23-9 combined from the three point line and the free-throw line.
The second half began much as the first ended with Dawson scoring the first five of the half to push the lead to its apex at 42-25. However, the Jack defense went back to work and they started to hit a few shots as they were able to cut the lead to as low as 4 midway thru the half but were not able to break thru due to some timely turnovers and rushed shots.They did shoot better in the second half, hitting 39% of their shots, and four threes.
Leading the way was Gilbert Carter with 21 points, including 4 three. He added 3 assists. The only other double digit scorer was Keouvion McCalop with 10 points. A bright spot was the welcomed return of Kavon Thompson who had been out since mid - December due to a leg injury. He played 25 minutes overall and his added energy was a huge reason for the second half run.
The Jacks fell to 14-6 on the year and 0-4 in Mon-Dak play. They will pay host to NDSCS on Thursday, January 22nd at 8:00 pm.
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