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Pioneer Men Hold Off Dakota College at Bottineau For 2nd Straight Road Win

Pioneer Men Hold Off Dakota College at Bottineau For 2nd Straight Road Win
Posted: Feb 08, 2022

The MCC Pioneers built a 15-point lead with 12:08 to go in the game, watch the DCB Lumberjacks widdle that lead to 1-point and held on late for a 84-78 MonDak Conference road win in Bottineau, ND. The win was the 2nd consecutive road win in 4 days for the Pioneers after finishing a 6-game homestand at 1-5. 

Ray Daniels (Las Vegas, NV) came off the bench to score 23 points (9-14 FG, 3-5 3's, 2-2 FT) and grab 5 rebounds while fellow frontcourt player Blessing Adesipe (Houston, TX) scored 18 points (6-15 FG, 0-2 3's, 6-7 FT) and hauled in a team high 14 rebounds and had 3 steals. Denzel Kabasele (Lancaster, PA) chipped in 12 points (5-6 FG, 1-1 3's, 1-2 FT) and 4 rebounds. Kaleb Naylor (Zion, IL) had 11 points (5-8 FG, 1-1 3's). 

The Lumberjacks were led by guard Deron McDaniel (Kansas City, MO) with 21 points (7-13 FG, 5-7 3's, 2-2 FT), 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. Surafel Berhanie (Sioux Falls, SD) scored 19 points 7-15 FG, 5-11 3's), and Akok Aguer (Sioux Falls, SD) scored 11 points (4-11 FG, 1-4 3's, 2-3 FT). Marcel Drone (Sheyboygan, WI) came off the bench to score 12 points (6-10 FG, 0-2 FT) and grab 6 rebounds. Loukas Triantis (Sydney, Australia) grabbed a team high 10 rebounds for the Jacks. 

Inside the Box Score

  • There were 4 ties and 4 lead changes and the biggest lead for DCB was 2 points in 1st minute of the game. 
  • The Pioneers shot 32-63 (51%) and the Jacks were 30-66 (46%). DCB had a big advantage at the 3-point line hitting 12-29 (42%) and the Pioneers were 5-14 (36%).
  • MCC outrebounded DCB 36-35. The Pioneers had 9 offensive boards and the Jacks had 8.
  • MCC had 18 turnovers and forced 26 Lumberjack turnovers. 
  • MCC had the advantage at the free throw line hitting 15-21 (71%) and DCB was 6-8 (75%).

The Lumberjacks fell to 4-14 in MonDak Conference play and 12-15 overall. The Pioneers moved to 5-13 in MonDak Conference play and 8-19 overall. They will travel to Devils Lake, ND for a Super Bowl Sunday matchup with the Lake Region State Royals at 2:00 PM MST.