MEN'S BASKETBALL: Kooima scores 37 as Red Raiders outscore Bulldogs

Cordell Gillingham had 20 points to lead Concordia (16-9 overall and 7-7 GPAC).

NORTHWESTERN (83)

RIley Francis 1-4 0-0 2, Colton Kooima 13-24 8-9 37, Nathan Wedel 5-10 11-14 22, Chris Borchers 0-2 0-0 0, Spencer Pauley 0-0 0-0 0, Parker Mulder 3-5 2-2 8, Derek Buysse 2-9 0-1 5, Steven Kragt 2-2 2-2 6, Christian Korver 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 27-59 23-28 83

CONCORDIA (73)

Kyle Pierce 1-4 4-4 7, Clay Reimers 4-12 6-7 16, Cordell GIllingham 8-10 1-1 20, Tanner Shuck 3-6 2-3 10, Jake Hornick 3-12 3-4 10, Brevin Sloup 2-6 0-0 4, Noah Valasek 2-3 0-0 6, Chris Johnstone 0-0 0-0 0. Alex May 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-54 16-19 73

Halftime - Northwestern 46, Concordia 38. 3-point shooting - Northwestner 6-27 (Francis 0-3, Kooima 3-8, Wedel 1-4, Borchers 0-1, Mulder 0-2, Buysse 1-7, Korver 1-2), Concordia 11-31 (Pierce 1-4, Reimers 2-6, Gillingham 3-3, Shuck 2-5, Hornick 1-5, Sloup 0-4, Valasek 2-3, May 0-1). Fouled out - Gillingham. Rebounds - Northwestern 38 (Wedel 9), Concordia 31 (Reimers 10). Assists -Northwestern 7 (Kooima 3), Concordia 10 (Hornick 3). Turnovers - Northwestern 11, Concordia 15. Total fouls - Northwestern 19, Concordia 21.

DOANE 72, DORDT 65: The Tigers outscored the Defenders 27-9 over the first 10 minute of the second half to break open a tight contest then had enough to hold on for a win in a Great Plains Athletic Conference men's basketball game played in Crete, Nebraska Saturday.

Doane held a 35-33 lead at the intermission but took control of play after the break and went on to improved to 12-14 overall and 6-9 GPAC). The Tigers shot 65 percent after the break (13-20) while Dordt made just 10 of 38 shots from the field at the same time (26.3 percent). Nick Kornieck had 17 points and Trace Tupper 15 to lead Doane.

Dordt (11-16 overall and 5-10 ) got 16 points off the bench from Zach Bussard.

DORDT (65)

Marcus Winterfeld 2-6 0-0 5, Chad Barkema 3-10 0-1 6, Chandler Brunsting 1-4 1-2 4, Kobe Critchley 5-10 0-0 10, Ben Gesink 2-7 0-0 5, Andrew O'Donnell 0-1 0-0 0, Jesse Jansma 3-13 1-2 9, Kyle Lang 1-4 1-2 3, Josh Van Lingen 2-2 3-5 7, Dejay Fysktra 0-1 0-0 0, Zach Bussard 6-13 4-4 16. Totals 25-71 10-16 65

DOANE (72)

Anthony Laravie 2-4 0-0 6, Zach Witters 2-7 0-1 6, Rylee Zimerman 3-6 0-0 7, NIck Kornieck 6-9 2-2 17, Trace Tupper 5-5 5-6 15, Quin Conner 1-4 2-3 4, Chase Stone 3-3 0-1 8, Nick Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Landon Zarybnicky 2-4 0-0 5, Jaxon Harre 1-2 0-0 2, Riley Nedved 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 26-45 9-14 72

Halftime - Doane 35, Dordt 33. 3-point shooting - Dordt 5-26 (Winterfeld 1-1, Barkema 0-3, Brunsting 1-4, Gesink 1-4, Jasnma 2-11, Lang 0-3), Doane 11-21 (Laravie 2-2, Witters 2-5, Zimmerman 1-2, Kornieck 3-6, Conner 0-1, Stone 2-2, Zarybnicky 1-3). Fouled out - none. Rebounds - Dordt 32 (Gesink 6, Jansma 6), Doane 38 (Tupper 8). Asissts - Dordt 9 (Lang 3), Doane 19 (Kornieck 5, Zimmerman 5). Turnovers - Dordt 10, Doane 26. Total fouls - Dordt 17, Doane 19.

WAYNE STATE 85, CROOKSTON 74: Trevin Joseph established a career-high for a second straight game as Wayne State outscored Minnesota Crookston in a Northern Sun Conference game on Saturday at Lysaker Gym.

Joseph tallied 26 points as one of four in double figures for the Wildcats. Kendall Jacks had 18 points while 12 points apiece came from Tony Bonner and Austin Esters.

WAYNE STATE (85)

Trevin Joseph 8-12 9-10 26, Kendall Jacks 5-11 6-6 18, Tony Bonner 5-8 2-2 12, JJ Zumbrennen 1-1 2-2 4, Vance Janssen 0-5 2-2 2, Austin Esters 6-9 0-1 12, Matt Thomas 3-7 0-0 7, Brian Goodwin 1-3 2-2 4, Jordan Cornelius 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-57 23-25 85.

CROOKSTON (74)

Harrison Cleary 5-20 11-13 23, Ben Juhl 8-12 2-2 21, Alan Hodge 3-9 2-4 9, Gable Smith 2-4 2-2 6, Josh Collins 1-4 0-0 3, Gabrys Sadaunykas 2-4 3-4 8, Javier Nicolau 2-4 0-0 4, Darin Viken 0-0 0-0 0, Aaron Hollcraft 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 20-25 74.

Halftime -- Crookston 35, Wayne State 34. Three-point goals -- Wayne State 4-12 (Jacks 2-4, Joseph 1-3, Thomas 1-1, Goodwin 0-2, Cornelius 0-1, Janssen 0-1. Fouled out-- Janssen, Thomas, Hodge, Smith. Rebounds -- Wayne State 34 (Jacks 8), Crookston 32 (Hodge, Smith 6). Assists -- Wayne State 12 (Janssen 3), Crookston 8 (Smith 3). Turnovers -- Wayne State 14, Crookston 16. Total fouls -- Wayne State 22, Crookston 22.

NEBRASKA WESLEYAN 85, BUENA VISTA 74: Nebraska Wesleyan moved into first place in the Iowa Conference men’s basketball standings with an 85-74 win over Buena Vista here Saturday.

All five starters reached double figures for the Prairie Wolves (19-3, 10-4), who made 16 3-pointers om 41 attempts. Ryan Garver led the way with 23 points, while Nate Schimonitz added 21 points and Deion Wells-Ross 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Buena Vista (16-6, 9-4), got a career-high 13 points from Michael Demers in a reserve role. Billy Sparks came off the bench to hit four 3-pointers and score 12 points, while David Jeffries finished with 11 points.

NEBRASKA WESLEYAN (85)

Deion Wells-Ross 3-8 4-4 10, Ryan Garver 8-13 2-2 23, Cooper Cook 3-10 2-2 10, Jack Hiller 4-10 0-0 10, Nate Schimonitz 8-12 1-2 21, Nate Bahe 1-8 2-2 5, Austin Hall 0-1 0-0 0, Ty Bardsley 1-2 0-0 3, Connor Thompson 0-1 0-0 0, Dylan Dirks 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 29-68 11-12 85.

BUENA VISTA (74)

Canyon Hopkins 4-8 0-0 8, Thomas Wisecup 3-10 0-1 8, David Jeffries 3-8 4-6 11, Connor Winkelman 2-5 0-0 5, Timothy Jeffries 3-7 2-3 9, Adam Juhl 0-1 1-2 1, Michael Demers 4-5 1-2 13, Grant Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Billy Sparks 4-11 0-0 12, Trey Valentine 0-0 0-0 0, Matthew Goodman 3-4 1-1 7, Noah Schmitt 0-0 0-0 0, Brady Dicks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-59 9-15 74.

Halftime – Nebraska Wesleyan 47, Buena Vista 42. 3-point shots – Nebraska Wesleyan 16-41 (Wells-Ross 0-1, Garver 5-6, Cook 2-7, Hiller 2-8, Schimonitz 4-7, Bahe 1-7, Hall 0-1, Bardsley 1-2, Dirks 1-2), Buena Vista 13-35 (Wisecup 2-8, D. Jeffries 1-4, Winkelman 1-3, T. Jeffries 1-3, Demers 4-5, Sparks 4-11). Fouled out – Juhl. Rebounds – Nebraska Wesleyan 36 (Wells-Ross 10), Buena Vista 40 (Wisecup 7, Goodman 7). Assists – Nebraska Wesleyan 23 (Schimonitz 7), Buena Vista 18 (Wisecup 5). Turnovers – Nebraska Wesleyan 5, Buena Vista 14. Total fouls – Nebraska Wesleyan 17, Buena Vista 17.