WAHPETON, N.D. -- The Ridgewater College men's basketball teams faced the tallest lineup it will likely see this campaign when it took on North Dakota State College of Science.
The Wildcats barged to a 53-35 halftime lead and went on to defeat the Warriors 93-82 Wednesday night.
The front line for NDSCS, now 8-1, went 7-foot, 6-11 and 6-10 but Ridgewater still managed to match their host in rebounding, 39 to 38.
"We learned a lot tonight," said coach Bob Knutson. "We actually played pretty well against a very good team. They were quick, too."
The Wildcats' leaders included 6-10 Touhami Ghazoul of Algers, Algeria, with 19 points and 6-11 Joe Dorsett of Bronx, N.Y., with 10 points and five rebounds.
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Ridgewater sniped over the Wildcat pillars making 13 of 32 three-point attempts. David Johnson had three of them and finished with 16 points. Isaac Brehmer and Terrance Walton also were in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
NDSCS 93, Ridgewater 82
Ridgewater (1-3)......................................35 47 -- 82
NDSCS (8-1)...........................................53 40 -- 93
RIDGEWATER - 30-61 FG (13-32 3 pt); 9-17 FT; 39 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Tony Davis 2-3 1-3 5, Andrew Ford 3-3 0-0 8, Terrance Walton 3-9 2-2 10, Allen Huselid 3-6 0-0 8, Micah Oates-Jenkins 2-6 0-0 5, Isaac Brehmer 4-6 3-5 11, David Johnson 6-13 1-2 16, Ben Dolan 2-3 0-1 5, Geoff Nelson 3-6 0-0 8, Travis Nordling 1-5 0-0 2, Chris LeTendre 1-1 2-4 ... 3-point shots: Ford 2-2, Walton 2-6, Huselid 2-4, Jenkins 1-4, Johnson 3-7, Dolan 1-2, Nelson 2-4 ... Rebound leader: Johnson 6, Nordling 4, Ford 4 ... Assist leader: Walton 3, Ford 2, Tim Dreier 2... Steal leader: Brehmer 2
NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE - 39-77 FG (8-20 3 pt); 7-14 FT; 38 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Abe Kpaka 17, Matt Geiselhart 4, Touhami Ghazoul 19, Sandy Ricks 9, Ryan Rozell 15, Kendall Proell 6, Andy Rosckes 3, Remington Stemler 2, James Eayrs 8, Joe Dorset 10 ... 3-point shots: Rozell 2, Proell 2, Rosckes 1, Eayrs 2, Kpaka 1 ... Rebound leader: Dorsett 5, Eayrs 5... Assist leader: Ricks 3 ... Steal leader: Kpaka 5, Rozell 5
