Tigers drop conference opener at No. 12 Southeastern
Burlington, IA—A sluggish start for the Marshalltown Community College men’s basketball team paired with an explosive offense from the Southeastern Community College Blackhawks led to a 92-67 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) loss for the Tigers on Saturday night.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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22 | 45 | 67 |
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49 | 43 | 92 |
Team Stats
#12 Southeastern CC
| Game Statistics | Marshalltown Community College | #12 Southeastern CC |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (21-63) | (32-62) |
| Field Goal % | 33.3% | 51.6% |
| Rebounds | 32 | 20 |
| Assists | 9 | 21 |
| Turnovers | 8 | 8 |
Burlington, IA—A sluggish start for the Marshalltown Community College men's basketball team paired with an explosive offense from the Southeastern Community College Blackhawks led to a 92-67 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) loss for the Tigers on Saturday night. The Tigers fall to 16-5 on the year and are now 0-1 in league play.
The Blackhawks (17-1, 1-0) scored the first eight points of the game and added a barrage of three-point shots midway through the frame to extend their advantage to 27-9. The lead continued to grow as Southeastern, ranked No. 12 in this week's NJCAA DI Poll, took a 49-22 lead into halftime.
After scoring just two points in the first half, Mike Rodriguez (Boston, MA/Redemption Christian Academy) scored 13 points in the second half, but the Blackhawks' lead proved to be too insurmountable as Southeastern hovered around a 20-point edge for most of the final 20 minutes of action.
Merdic Green (Levittown, PA/Harry S. Truman) scored 14 points in the loss for the Tigers while Terence Shelby Jr. (Peoria, IL/Limestone) and Christal Malalu ('s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands / Koning Willem 1) each scored 11.
Saturday's game kicked off conference play for the Tigers. MCC will host No. 10 Indian Hills Community College at 7:00 PM on Wednesday night followed by a 7:00 PM matchup at home on Saturday against Iowa Western Community College.
