On Saturday afternoon, the SCTCC men's basketball team was matched up against Bismarck State College, a NJCAA Division I team. Coming off of Wednesday's win versus Oak Hills, the Cyclones were looking to continue their balanced scoring attack. Bismarck State came into the game with a 1-1 record. The game proved to be a great match-up, and in the end the home team came away with the 90-79 victory.
The first half saw the Cyclones jump out to an early 18-8 lead, as the Mystics struggled to find their shooting stroke. Bismarck State battled back on the hot shooting of Tanner Purintun, and eventually took a 35-33 lead into the half. SCTCC shot 31% from the floor in the first half, including a 4/13 performance from behind the arc. BSC shot 41% from the floor, but struggled from the 3 point line at 0/10 in the half.
The Cyclones regrouped at the half, and got into a rhythm offensively in the second stanza. The home team brought great effort on the defensive end, which lead to great opportunities on the offensive end. SCTCC shot a blistering 67% from the field in the half, and 50% from the 3 point line. Sophomore guard Riley West (Lakeville, MN) led the Cyclones in scoring and assists with 22 points and 7assists. Scott Nystrom (St. Cloud, MN) followed with 15 points, and Zach Jiskra (Sartell, MN) added 12. Freshman forwards Lucas Rynda (New Prague, MN) and Felipe Villalaz (Sauk Rapids, MN) paced the Cyclones on the boards with 12 and 10 respectively.
SCTCC will hit the road for their next game traveling to Grand Rapids, MN on Wednesday November, 13 to play Itasca Community College at 8 pm. The Cyclones return home for two games next weekend playing host to Central Lakes College at 3 pm on Saturday the 16th, and at 12 pm on Sundaythe 17th vs Mayville State University JV.
Game Stats vs BSC
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