Cardinals finish 3-0 at crossover
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 8 years AGO
LOREN BENOIT/Press North Idaho College point guard RayQuan Evans dribbles the ball between Highline defenders Neil Green, left, and Myles Potter on Tuesday afternoon at NIC.
LOREN BENOIT/Press North Idaho College forward Jerod Greene goes for a layup against Highline’s Desmond Hudson on Tuesday afternoon at NIC.
Highline defenders David Harris, left, and Myles Potter, right, double-team North Idaho College guard Connor Chapman Tuesday afternoon at NIC. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
North Idaho College defender Jacob Cowley goes for a block against Highline’s Robert Hester on Tuesday afternoon at Rolly Williams Court. LOREN BENOIT/Pressß
North Idaho College guard Aushanti Potts-Woods dribbles the ball into the Highline defense Tuesday afternoon at NIC. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
North Idaho College guard Tyler Brimhall goes for a layup against Highline College. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Highline College guard Coby Rothwell looks for a teammate as North Idaho College defenders add pressure. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
North Idaho College guard RayQuan Evans dribbles the ball down the court against Highline College. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Highline’s Robert Hester dribbles the ball into the North Idaho College defense. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
North Idaho College Head Coach Corey Symons, right, talks with assistant coach George Swanson during a timeout. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
North Idaho College guard Ashanti Potts-Woods shoots a three-pointer during Tuesday’s game at NIC. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
COEUR d’ALENE — Tournament MVP RayQuan Evans totaled 27 points, nine rebounds and four assists as North Idaho College finished 3-0 at its Northwest Athletic Conference crossover with an 84-67 victory over Highline Community College of Des Moines, Wash., on Tuesday afternoon at Rolly Williams Court.
Tyler Brimhall, an all-tourney selection, hit 5 of 9 3-pointers and added 23 points and seven rebounds for NIC (7-3). Aushanti Potts-Woods had 14 points and Jarod Greene had 12 points and six boards.
Highline (4-7) shot 16 of 32 from 3-point range, hitting more 3s than 2s (12). NIC was 11 of 22 from behind the arc.
Coby Rothwell hit 6 of 9 3-pointers and led Highline with 18 points.
NIC returns to action next week, hosting the Coeur d’Alene Inn-vitational Dec. 28-30.
HIGHLINE
Antaveus Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Myles Potter 5-5 0-0 11, Weston Vandenhazel 2-4 0-0 4, Robert Hester 3-4 1-2 7, Neil Green 2-7 0-0 6, Steffun Singleton 3-5 0-0 9, Coby Rothwell 6-11 0-0 18, David Harris 4-10 3-3 13, Travis Rice 2-6 0-0 6, Chris Holmes 1-4 0-0 2, Desmond Hudson 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 28-59 4-5 76.
NORTH IDAHO
RayQuan Evans 10-15 4-6 27, Brody Lundblad 0-1 0-0 0, Milan Lester 0-1 0-0 0, Aushanti Potts-Woods 4-10 3-4 14, Conner Chapman 2-4 0-0 4, Iaian McLaughlin 1-3 2-2 4, Kyrie Mcraven 0-0 0-0 0, Jalen Burkett 3-4 0-0 6, Jarod Greene 5-9 2-3 12, Jacob Crowley 1-3 2-2 4, Tyler Brimhall 8-14 2-2 23, Seth Christiaens 0-0 0-0 0, Keegan Crosby 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-64 15-19 94.
Halftime — NIC 39-35. 3-point goals — HCC 16-32 (Potter 1-1, Green 2-6, Singleton 3-4, Rothwell 6-9, Harris 2-6, Rice 2-4, Holmes 0-2), NIC 11-22 (Evans 3-3, Lundblad 0-1, Potts-Woods 3-8, McLaughlin 0-1, Brimhall 5-9). Rebounds — HCC 25 (Harris 7), NIC 37 (Evans 9). Assists — HCC 17 (Potter, Green, Rothwell, Harris 3), NIC 17 (Evans 4). Fouled out — Greene. Total fouls — HCC 12, NIC 14.