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PASCO, Wash. — Sophomore Julius Mims had 18 points and seven rebounds for North Idaho College in a 70-61 win over the Columbia Basin Hawks in Northwest Athletic Conference play on Wednesday night.

NIC (13-6, 7-1 NWAC) shot 31 of 60 and outrebounded Columbia Basin 38-34. The teams combined for seven free throws in the game.

Sophomore Daniel Santana scored 15 points and sophomore guard Cooper DeWitt had eight points, nine rebounds and five assists for NIC.

Tyler Kurtz scored 17 points for Columbia Basin (11-8, 4-4).

NIC returns home to face Blue Mountain of Pendleton, Ore., on Saturday.

NORTH IDAHO

Julius Mims 8-13 2-2 18, Daniel Santana 7-11 1-2 15, Cooper DeWitt 3-8 0-0 8, Taden King 5-11 0-0 12, Jalen Skalskiy 3-6 0-1 6, Brendan Johnson 1-3 0-0 3, Jack Kiesbuy 1-1 0-0 2, Xavier Bailey 2-5 0-0 4, Gavin Gilstrap 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 31-60 3-5 70.

COLUMBIA BASIN

Malakai Munoz 2-4 0-0 5, Jase Edwards 4-13 0-0 11, Tyler Kurtz 7-12 0-0 17, Garrett Streufert 2-7 0-0 4, Carson Cloaninger 2-8 0-0 6, Leo Gerardo 1-4 1-2 4, Donovan Cooper 0-1 0-0 0, Amar Rivers 3-6 0-0 6, TJ Smith 3-6 0-0 8, Christian Cross 0-2 0-0 0, Gabe Speranzini 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-63 1-2 61.

Halftime — NIC 39-35. 3-point goals — NIC 5-19 (Mims 0-2, Santana 0-1, DeWitt 2-6, King 2-5, Skalskiy 0-1, Johnson 1-3, Bailey 0-1), CBC 12-35 (Munoz 1-2, Edwards 3-8, Kurtz 3-7, Cloaninger 2-5, Gerardo 1-4, Cooper 0-1, Rivers 0-2, Smith 2-5, Cross 0-1). Rebounds — NIC 38 (DeWitt 9), CBC 34 (Streufert 7). Assists — NIC 13 (DeWitt 5), CBC 14 (Streufert 4). Team fouls — NIC 8, CBC 9. Fouled out — none.

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North Idaho 65

Columbia Basin 42

PASCO, Wash. — Sophomore Xuriyah Harry had 14 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for the Cardinals in a Northwest Athletic Conference win over the Hawks.

Freshman Mary Mpoyo scored 14 points for NIC, which outscored Columbia Basin 39-12 in the second half, including a 25-5 margin in the fourth quarter.

“We started out a little rough in the first half and threw the ball away a few times,” NIC coach Korina Baker said. “But we came out really strong in the second half. We played aggressive and kept our turnovers under ten and Xuriyah really came up clutch for us tonight. She’s capable of doing that every night, and really put together a solid night for us.”

NIC shot 25 of 59 and outrebounded Columbia Basin 41-24.

“We were just flying around and played really well defensively,” Baker said. “It was a good all-around defensive effort. It was fantastic to see.”

NIC (10-6, 5-3 NWAC) hosts Blue Mountain of Pendleton, Ore., on Saturday.

Emma Maxwell scored 17 points for Columbia Basin (7-11, 3-5), which

NORTH IDAHO

Laney Smith 2-6 0-0 5, Catherine Uschmann 1-2 0-0 3, Paige Beem 2-2 0-0 4, Maggie Graves 1-4 0-0 2, Kolby Pimperton 2-12 0-0 4, Payton Hagy 3-10 0-0 9, Kaylee Banks 1-7 2-2 5, Ashlynn Shanley 1-1 0-0 3, Layla Beam 1-1 0-0 2, Mary Mpoyo 4-7 6-8 14, Xuriyah Harry 7-7 0-0 14. Totals 25-59 8-10 65.

COLUMBIA BASIN

Kiana Lizardo 0-4 0-0 0, Ali May 4-10 1-2 10, Matteah Felix 0-2 0-0 0, MaKenna Brandner 0-3 2-2 2, Emma Maxwell 6-12 2-2 17, Hailey Barker 0-1 0-0 0, Ashtyn Nelson 0-0 0-0 0, Jenn Jacobo 1-1 0-0 3, Jada Liulamaga 4-8 0-0 8, Mercedes Zavala 0-0 0-0 0, Megan Holm 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 16-45 5-6 42.

North Idaho 12 14 14 25 — 65

Columbia Basin 9 21 7 5 — 42

3-point goals — NIC 7-24 (Smith 1-3, Uschmann 1-2, Pimperton 0-7, Hagy 3-7, Banks 1-4, Shanley 1-1), CBC 5-13 (Lizardo 0-1, May 1-4, Felix 0-1, Brander 0-1, Maxwell 3-5, Jacobo 1-1). Rebounds — NIC 41 (Harry 10), CBC 24 (Maxwell, Liulamaga 5). Assists — NIC 12 (five with 2), CBC 8 (Liulamaga 3). Team fouls — NIC 13, CBC 13. Fouled out — none.