JUCO basketball: Trailblazers top Indian Hills in national tournament
HUTCHINSON, KS — In a battle of NJCAA blue bloods, the team in blue ultimately came out on top.
Vincennes led for nearly every minute, using key runs to pull away from third-ranked Indian Hills on Monday night in the second-round NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Tournament contest on Monday. Five different players scored in double figures for the 14th-seeded Trailblazers in an 85-71 win over the Warriors, advancing to the national tournament quarterfinals while taking the 10th all-time meeting between two of the junior college basketball's top programs.
Vincennes, making a record 39th national tournament appearance, will carry a 28-4 record into Wednesday night's quarterfinal contest against either No. 11 Frank Phillips or No. 6 Panola at 8 p.m. Indian Hills, part of the national tournament for the 20th time in program history, ends head coach Cole Dewey's inaugural season at the helm with a final record of 27-6.
Hussein Elmaraghy scored a career-high 23 points to lead all scorers, sinking his only 3-point attempt so far this season last in the second half as Vincennes outscored IHCC 30-13 over a nine-minute stretch to open a 77-58 lead. Lebron Thomas added 15 points for the Trailblazers while Bryan Akanmu poured in 14 points and nine rebounds.
Quinton Perkins II paced Indian Hills off the bench on Monday night with 20 points. Trenton Walters added 15 points, sinking five of nine shots from 3-point range while Kayden Nation added 11 points in 17 minutes for the Warriors.
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