Gaiter, DeArmond Lift NDC Past Blue Knights.

Behind a monster day from both Tyree Gaiter and Lawrence DeArmond the Notre Dame College Falcons (10-18 8-14 MEC) snapped a seven game losing streak with a 85-76 win over the Urbana Blue Knights (0-26 0-22 MEC.)  Saturday.
  Gaiter scored a game high 37 points in 39 minutes of action. Gaiter was 11 of 19 from the field- five of eight from the 3-point line- and- 10 of 11 at the free throw line on the day. He added six rebounds and three assists.  DeArmond also had a big day pouring in a game high 28 points. He recorded a double-double with 11 rebounds and three assists. Ryan Hickoff rounded out the double digit scorers with 10.  The Falcons shot 44 percent (30-68) from the field in this one.  They shot 48 percent (11-23) from the 3-point line. This included going 11-15 (73 percent) in the second half.  The Falcons shot 70 percent (14-20) at the foul line. They had 17 assists and turned it over 10 times.
  The Blue Knights placed four  players in double figures. Dusan Komljenovic paced them with 25 points  on seven of 13 shooting from the field.  He was four of 9 from the 3-point line- and- seven of eight at the free throw line in 23 minutes.  Ognjen Rebic had a double-double with 13 points and 18 rebounds- while Danny Goins and Mike Newton added 10 points each.
  The Blue Knights shot 34 percent from the field (25-73) and 33 percent (10-30) from the 3-point line. They shot at a 73 percent clip (16-22) at the foul line. Urbana won the rebounding battle 48-43. They had 15 assists and 13 turnovers.
  Both teams struggled offensively in the early going.  10 minutes in it would be the Blue Knights who had a seven point lead (18-11.)  The Falcons would come back in the next six and a half minutes and knot the game at 27 at the 3:30 minute mark on a DeArmond layup. The two teams would go back and forth for the rest of the half. DeArmond would make a layup right before the half to give the Falcons a one point lead (32-31) at the half.
  The Blue Knights came out hot in the second half and would go on a 10-2 run to take a eight  point lead (42-34.)  The Falcons would answer with a 9-0 run of their own to take a one point lead (43-42) after a pair of Gaiter 3-pointer's.  The game would be tied at 54 a couple minutes later before the Falcons would take control. NDC would go on a 16-4 run to take a 12 point lead (70-58) at the eight minute mark. The Falcons would cruise to victory from there.
 NDC is the ninth seed in the upcoming Mountain East Tournament and will battle West Virginia State on Tuesday at 7 PM. The Falcons were swept in a pair of close contests to WVSU. The Falcons fell 101-99 on January 11th and then 103-99 on February 20th.