The Pioneer offense could get nothing going from start to finish and Lake Region College shot the ball very will in a lopsided 92-48 Pioneer loss on Sunday afternoon in Devils Lake, ND. The Pioneers didn't make a 3-pointer all game (0-20) and finished the game 28% from the field (15-54). Lake Region started hot and stayed hot shooting 33-62 (53%) from the field and 7-15 (47%) from the 3-point line.
Lake Region built a 52-24 halftime lead and cruised from there. The Pioneers had only one player in double figures as Denzel Kabasele (Lancaster, PA) scored 12 points (5-8 FG, 0-2 3's, 2-2 FT) and grabbed 5 rebounds. Paul Gakmar (Perth, Australia) led the team in rebounding with 8.
The Royals had a balanced attack led by Clarence Daniels (Brooklyn Park, MN) with 22 points (7-14 FG, 0-1 3's, 8-10 FT) and a team high 11 rebounds. Anthony Davis (Minneapolis, MN) added 20 points (7-8 FG, 2-3 3's, 4-4 FT) and Ben Hoverson (Grand Forks, ND) scored 16 points (6-9 FG, 2-3 3's, 2-2 FT) and grabbed 6 rebounds. Carson Henningsgard (Buxton, ND) added 14 points (5-7 FG, 3-4 3's, 1-2 FT) and a team high 5 assists.
Inside the Box Score
- Lake Region outrebounded the Pioneers 42-33. The Royals had 11 offensive boards and the Pioneers had 14.
- The Royals forced 26 Pioneer turnovers and had 22 turnovers of their own.
- MCC hit 18-28 (64%) from the free throw line and LRSC was 19-25 (76%).
The Pioneers fell to 5-14 in MonDak Conference play and 8-20 overall. They will play at Bismarck State tomorrow night at 6:30 PM MST. LRSC moved to 11-8 in MonDak play and 17-11 overall.