November 20, 2018
Photos credit by Karen Giles
MADISON, S.D. – Dordt (Iowa) erased Dakota State's (S.D.) biggest lead and rallied back for an 89-83 non-conference men's basketball victory at DSU Fieldhouse Tuesday evening. The Defenders outrebounded the Trojans 38-29 and took advantage of making 25 free-throws compared to DSU's nine free-throws in the game.
Dakota State's two-game winning streak came to an end, falling to 2-5 overall record. Dordt lifted their overall record to 6-2.
Both teams went through two ties and two lead changes in the early going of the game. Knotted at 10-10, the Trojans used an 11-0 offensive outburst – including nine consecutive points from Josh McGreal and a basket by Brady Van Holland – to open up a 21-10 lead with twelve minutes and thirteen seconds on the clock.
Dakota State went 12-of-19 from the field (63.2 percent) including 5-of-7 from the 3-point line, stretching their lead to 29-15 at the first-half media timeout. Dordt was held to 5-of-14 field goal shooting (35.7 percent) and 3-of-5 from the 3-point arc.
A 3-pointer by Carson Rentz gave the Trojans its biggest lead of the game at 39-22 with 6:45 left in the first-half.
With DSU leading 45-35, DC used a 7-2 run in the final 1:04 of the first-half to trim Trojans' lead 47-42 by halftime. Cooper Ross hit a 3-pointer as halftime buzzer sound for the Defenders.
Dakota State shot a blazing 54.8 percent from the field (17-of-31) and 8-of-13 from the 3-point line (61.5 percent) in the first-half. Dordt was 14-of-29 from the field (48.3 percent) and 5-of-12 from the 3-point arc (41.7 percent).
DC continued its scoring run as Josh VanLingen hit a basket to start the second-half, reducing DSU's lead to 47-44. The Trojans answered back with five straight points to extend their lead to 52-44 with 19:02 left on the clock.
After a basket by Justin Folkers to put DSU up 69-61, the Defenders used a 13-0 scoring surge to earn a 74-69 lead with 7:38 left.
Dakota State answered back with a 7-1 run to regain a 76-75 lead after a pair of free-throws by Rentz with 6:01 remaining.
Coming off the timeout, the Defenders went on an 8-0 surge to earn an 85-78 lead with 1:47 left. The Trojans could get no closer than four points at 85-81 with less than 45 seconds remaining, securing the victory for DC.
Dordt outscored Dakota State 47-36 in the final twenty minutes of the game. The Defenders were 13-of-38 from the field (46.4 percent) and 5-of-9 from the 3-point arc in the second-half. The Trojans were 15-of-33 from the field (45.5 percent) and 2-of-9 from the 3-point line. DC converted 16-of-20 free-throws while DSU was 4-of-6 free-throws in the second-half.
McGreal poured in a game-high 24 points from Dakota State. He was 10-of-17 from the field. Folkers added 20 points on his 8-of-12 field goals. Brady Elder tallied 13 points. Van Holland had 12 points. Rentz scored eight points off the bench.
Van Holland and Cody Muilenburg each dished out five assists and grabbed eight rebounds for DSU. McGreal had five rebounds and two assists. Folkers stole the ball twice and registered a block. Elder and Muilenburg each had a blocked shot.
Garrett Franken led the Defenders with a double-double of 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. VanLingen added 17 points. Jesse Jansma had 16 points. Alec Henrickson had 11 points off the bench. Zach Bussard had 10 points.
Chad Barkema scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds for Dordt. He had five assists. Jansma added four assists and two steals. Franken and VanLingen each had a block.
DSU shot 50 percent overall from the field, making 32 baskets in 64 attempts. DC was 27-of-57 from the field (47.4 percent). Both teams made 10 3-pointers in the game.
Dordt went to the free-throw line 30 times, making 25 free-throws (83.3 percent). Dakota State was 9-of-15 free-throws (60 percent).
Dakota State looks to bounce back in the winning column this weekend with a pair of games. The Trojans play in the two-day Draemel Classic at Events Center, hosted by Midland (Neb.) in Fremont. DSU play Midland (Neb.) on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University Sports Information Director
