NDC Topples Tigers

If only the Notre Dame College Falcons could find a way to win on the road like they do at home. The Falcons improved to 8-14 on the season, 6-5 at Murphy Gym with a 79-73 win over Salem International. The Falcons had six players score in double figures for the second straight game. Marcquice Taylor posted 17 points to lead the way. Nate Enz and Lawrence DeArmond netted 14 each. Phil Biggs added yet another double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds, while Troy Baugh narrowly missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. Taylor Reiger rounded out the double digit scorers with 10. The Falcons shot 44 percent from the field and hit 38 percent from the 3-point line. The Falcons shot 87.2 percent (34-39) at the foul line. NDC had 38 rebounds to 30 for Salem International. The Falcons had 12 assists and 19 turnovers.

The Tigers fell to 5-17 with the loss. Three players tallied double figures on the evening. Kenneth McCornell scored 17 to lead the way, Waler Brock had 14 and Ray'mar Porter added 11. The Tigers shot 45 percent from the floor and went 7-25 from the 3-point line. The Tigers only hit 66.7 percent (8-12) free throws. The Tigers had 14 assists to go along with 15 turnovers.

It was the Tigers who used their 3-point shooting to jump out to a 12-6 lead in the first four minutes. NDC would fight back and go on a 13-3 run to take a four point lead on a Raphie Tekie 3-pointer. The Falcons would lead by as many as 10 in the opening half but take a slim 41-36 halftime lead.

The Tigers would close the gap to one (54-53) seven minutes into the second half. The Falcons would then stretch the lead to 12 (67-55) on a pair of Ensz free throws at the 5:40 mark. The Tigers would male another run but the Falcons would seal it by going 28 of 31 at the foul line in the second half.

The Falcons will look for a rare season sweep of Malone when they head to Canton Saturday. Tip time is set for 4 PM.