The DCB Men's Basketball Team traveled to Devils Lake to take part in the Royals Invitational over the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, they tipped off against the Jimmies of Jamestown. The game was over before it really got going as the Jacks used a 31-3 run in the first half to put the game out of reach by halftime. At the half it was DCB 76, Jamestown 25. For the first half the Jacks shot 66% from the field and 7-10 from three. Defensively it was the press that did the Jimmies in, as they were guilty of 22 first half turnovers, leading to 33 DCB points.
The second half was a bit closer by a 53-42 margin, but in the end it was a 129-67 win for the Lumberjacks. It was a half court defensive game in the second half as we tried to work on shoring up some of our half court defense issues. We did cool a bit in the second half, only shooting 52%, and 5-13 from three. One negative was that we only got to the line 16 times and of those hit just nine.
Overall, Brian Egejuru led the way with 25 points and 11 assists. Kenric Twine added a double double of his own with a career high 23 points and 10 rebounds. Neal Hodges, playing his first game added 18 points on 4-5 from three as well as six rebounds. Eric Elliott and Philip Lee both also seeing their first action added 11 each.
On Sunday it was a stiffer matchup versus #23 preseason Division I foe Iowa Western. The Reivers jumped out early taking advantage of cold shooting and turnovers to jump to a 32-13 lead with just under 8:00 to go. However, the Jacks turned up the pressure again, going on a 13-5 run and outscoring IWCC 21-13 the last part of the half to go into the lockeroom down 11, 45-34. In the first half the Jacks shot 40% while the Reivers hit 58%. IWCC also held a 13-4 advantage at the line.
In the second half it would be back and forth most the half, as the smallest lead would be 8 with around 12:00 to go. The Jacks would have two chances to cut the lead to six or less, but would end with two turnovers. Eventually Iowa Western gained control and finished up the game 114-85. Two big bright spots were the fact that IWCC was forced into 32 turnovers, the third straight game that an opponent has had 30+, and the other bright spot was DCB outrebounded the Reivers on the offensive boards 16-6, despite a huge size and length advantage.
We played extremely hard this weekend and have transitioned nicely into a full court "40 Minutes of Hell" type of team. It should be a fun team to watch the rest of the way.
The Jacks are in action next on November 10th when they host Turtle Mountain at 8 pm. In the first matchup the Jacks came away with the 105-88 win.
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