NIACC men fall to Briar Cliff JV, 74-66

By The Globe Gazette staff

SIOUX CITY - The NIACC men's basketball team dropped a 74-66 decision Monday to the Briar Cliff junior varsity.

NAICC trailed 35-28 at the half.

Boy Van Vliet scored 13 points to lead the Trojans. Also for the Trojans, Nasir Shabazz scored 11 points and Angus Fischer scored 10 points.

Trei Mitchell led NIACC with seven rebounds and Shabazz collected six rebounds.

"Briar Cliff's JV is very, very good," NIACC coach Mark Mohl said. "They moved the basketball very well. They are a good team. It's tough to play on the road and our guys found that out."

NIACC (7-4) plays at the Luther JV on Thursday.

Notes: Van Vliet has 382 career points, 44 career 3-point goals, 128 career rebounds, 122 career assists and 69 career steals ... Mitchell has 93 career assists and 47 career steals ... Fischer has 102 career rebounds.

NIACC men's basketball 2015-16 season (7-4 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 men's basketball team 2015-16 season

When NIACC                                                        Then NIACC is

At home                                                               4-1

On the road                                                         2-2

Neutral site                                                         1-1

Leads at halftime                                               6-1

Trails at halftime                                                1-3

Tied at half                                                          0-0

Plays in overtime                                               0-0

Scores less than 60 points                              0-0

Scores between 60-69 points                           0-3

Scores between 70-79 points                           0-1

Scores between 80-89 points                          0-0

Scores between 90-99 points                         5-0

Scores 100 or more points                              2-0

Allows less than 60 points                              3-0

Allows between 60-69 points                          2-0

Allows between 70-79 points                          1-2

Allows between 80-89 points                          1-2

Allows between 90-99 points                          0-0

Allows more than 100 points                          0-0

Game is decided by 1-3 points                       0-0

Game is decided by 4-6 points                       0-0

Game is decided by 7-10 points                     1-2

Game is decided by 15 or more points          6-1