NIACC men advance with win over No. 13 Southwestern

By The Globe Gazette staff

CRESTON — The NIACC men's basketball team is moving on after a 66-62 victory over No. 13 Southwestern in the quarterfinals of the Region XI tournament on Tuesday.

"We played great defense and I'm really, really happy for our kids," NIACC coach Mark Mohl said. "It was an unreal experience."

Boy Van Vliet paced the Trojans (16-14) with 35 points, including six 3-point goals, and played most of the second half with a broken nose.

Van Vliet now has 100 career 3-point goals, which ranks 11th on the school's career list. Van Vliet has 798 career points, which ranks 27th on the school's career list.

"He sat out a couple of minutes before coming back in with a broken nose," Mohl said. "He had a heckuva game."

NIACC will meet No. 18 Iowa Lakes in a semifinal at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday in Estherville.

NIACC 66, SOUTHWESTERN 62

NIACC – Trei Mitchell 9, Matt Baker 11, Boy Van Vliet 35, Luke Mascall-Wright 1, James Wanjara 2, Angus Fischer 7, Kevaun McKenzie 1. Totals – 22 13-20 66.

SOUTHWESTERN – Smith 13, Johnson 9, Chambers 7, Wilson 10, Bower 12, Joseph 11. Totals – 20 14-20 62.

3-point goals – NIACC (9): Baker 3, Van Vliet 6. Southwestern (8): Smith 2, Wilson 2, Bower 4. Total fouls – NIACC 19, Southwestern 18. Fouled out – NIACC: Baker. Score at half – NIACC 32, Southwestern 27.

NIACC men's 2015-16 season (16-14 overall)

NIACC 105, Dakota Wesleyan JV 48

NIACC 97, Pure Prep Academy 48

Southeastern 81, NIACC 67

NIACC 90, Wartburg College JV 80

RCTC 89, NIACC 72

NIACC 95, Waldorf College JV 63

Quakerdale Prep Academy 74, NIACC 66

NIACC 90, Riverland CC 68

NIACC 93, Graceland University JV 51

NIACC 117, Little Priest Tribal College 73

Briar Cliff JV 74, NIACC 66

NIACC 80, Luther College JV 53

NIACC 95, AFLBS 62

NIACC 75, Saint Mary's University-Winona JV 61

NIACC 79, DCTC 77

NIACC 74, Iowa Central 60

Southwestern 82, NIACC 69

Ellsworth 84, NIACC 81

NIACC 81, Luther College JV 67

DMACC 76, NIACC 56

Iowa Lakes 78, NIACC 70

Kirkwood 93, NIACC 73

Iowa Central 85, NIACC 80

Southwestern 81, NIACC 55

Ellsworth 93, NIACC 52

NIACC 90, Wartburg JV 76

NIACC 65, DMACC 61

Iowa Lakes 77, NIACC 68

Kirkwood 74, NIACC 57

NJCAA Region XI tournament

NIACC 66, Southwestern 62

NIACC men's basketball team 2015-16 season

When NIACC                                                        Then NIACC is

At home                                                               9-5

On the road                                                         6-8

Neutral site                                                         1-1

Leads at halftime                                               15-2

Trails at halftime                                                1-12

Tied at half                                                          0-0

Plays in overtime                                               0-0

Scores less than 60 points                              0-4

Scores between 60-69 points                           2-5

Scores between 70-79 points                           3-3

Scores between 80-89 points                           2-2

Scores between 90-99 points                           7-0

Scores 100 or more points                               2-0

Allows less than 60 points                              4-0

Allows between 60-69 points                          8-0

Allows between 70-79 points                          3-6

Allows between 80-89 points                          1-6

Allows between 90-99 points                          0-2

Allows more than 100 points                          0-0

Game is decided by 1-3 points                       1-1

Game is decided by 4-6 points                       2-1

Game is decided by 7-10 points                     1-4

Game is decided by 11-14 points                   4-2

Game is decided by 15 or more points          8-6