NIACC men stop Luther JV, 81-67

MASON CITY - Sophomore Boy Van Vliet scored 25 points with seven rebounds, five assists and four steals to lead the NIACC men's basketball team to a 81-67 victory over the Luther College Junior Varsity Monday night in the NIACC gym.

Luke Mascall-Wright also reached double figures for the Trojans with 11 points.

NIACC returns to action Wednesday in an ICCAC contest at DMACC.

Notes: NIACC is 9-1 all-time vs. the Luther College Junior Varsity ... NIACC has won 7 straight games in the series against the Luther JV ... NIACC coach Mark Mohl is 4-0 vs. the Luther JV ... Mohl has a career record of 127-105 ... NIACC has an all-time men's basketball record of 809-646 ... Van Vliet has 542 career points ... Jim Sallee, who played from 1967-69, ranks 40th on NIACC's all-time scoring list with 568 career points ... Van Vliet has 67 career 3-point goals, which is tied for 24th on the school's all-time list ... Van Vliet has 158 career assists (27th on school's career list) ... Trei Mitchell has 129 career assists (37th on school's career list).

NIACC 81, LUTHER JV 67

LUTHER JV – Brandon Trainor-Renzi 13, Luke Palmer 8, Drake Schuring 9, Paul Blackburn 10, Josh Peters 9, Connor Richards 3, David Shindelar 8, Patrick Codute 3, Harrison Perkins 4.

NIACC – Trei Mitchell 8, Boy Van Vliet 25, Luke Mascall-Wright 11, Court Christianson 7, Cordele Jackson 2, James Wanjara 2, Angus Fischer 9, George Ivens 8, Nasir Shabazz 3, Kevaun McKenzie 6.

3-point goals – Luther JV 12 (Palmer 2, Schuring 3, Blackburn 2, Peters, Richards, Shindelar 2, Codute), NIACC 10 (Van Vliet 5, Christianson 2, Shabazz, McKenzie 2). Total fouls – Luther JV 17, NIACC 17.

Score at half – NIACC 46, Luther JV 36.

NIACC men's 2015-16 season (13-6 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

NIACC men's basketball team 2015-16 season

When NIACC                                                        Then NIACC is

At home                                                               7-2

On the road                                                         5-3

Neutral site                                                         1-1

Leads at halftime                                               12-1

Trails at halftime                                                1-5

Tied at half                                                          0-0

Plays in overtime                                               0-0

Scores less than 60 points                              0-0

Scores between 60-69 points                           0-4

Scores between 70-79 points                           3-1

Scores between 80-89 points                           2-1

Scores between 90-99 points                           6-0

Scores 100 or more points                               2-0

Allows less than 60 points                              4-0

Allows between 60-69 points                          6-0

Allows between 70-79 points                          2-2

Allows between 80-89 points                          1-4

Allows between 90-99 points                          0-0

Allows more than 100 points                          0-0

Game is decided by 1-3 points                       1-1

Game is decided by 4-6 points                       0-0

Game is decided by 7-10 points                     1-2

Game is decided by 11-14 points                   3-2

Game is decided by 15 or more points          8-1