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COEUR d’ALENE — Sophomore Julius Mims had 20 points and eight rebounds for North Idaho College, which pulled away in the final 5:30 to beat the Community Colleges of Spokane 89-79 in a Northwest Athletic Conference game at Rolly Williams Court on Wednesday.

Freshman Jalen Skalskiy hit two free throws to give NIC a 76-72 lead with 5:30 remaining, sparking a 13-7 run to close out the game.

Cooper DeWitt had 19 points and Taden King 16 points for NIC, which shot 30 of 59 and made 22 of 29 from the free throw line.

Kaeleb Johnson scored 16 points for Spokane (15-9, 8-5 NWAC), which is third in the East Region.

NIC (16-7, 10-2) is second in the East Region and returns to action on Saturday at Yakima Valley.

COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE

Jaron Williams 5-11 1-2 13, Paul Terry 4-7 1-2 10, Kaeleb Johnson 5-12 3-3 16, Bret Michaels 0-2 0-0 0, Kobe Reese 4-9 5-5 13, Noah Sanders 0-0 0-0 0, Jay Gilson 5-11 0-0 11, Emmett Holt 4-6 2-2 11, Eli Mesulam 1-5 0-0 3, Ayden Barbour 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-65 12-14 79.

NORTH IDAHO

Julius Mims 8-12 4-6 20, Daniel Santana 2-7 4-4 8, Cooper DeWitt 6-12 4-4 19, Taden King 6-11 1-3 16, Jalen Skalskiy 6-12 6-8 19, Brendan Johnson 0-0 0-0, Jack Kiesbuy 0-0 0-0 0, Xavier Bailey 2-5 0-0 4, Gavin Gilstrap 0-0 3-4 3. Totals 30-59 22-29 89.

Halftime — NIC 41-40. 3-point goals — CCS 9-26 (Williams 2-3, Terry 1-4, Johnson 3-7, Michaels 0-2, Gilson 1-4, Holt 1-3,, Mesulam 1-2, Barbour 0-1), NIC 7-14 (Mims 0-1, Santana 0-2, DeWitt 3-6, King 3-3, Skalskiy 1-1, Bailey 0-1). Rebounds — CCS 28 (Johnson, Reese 7), NIC 36 (Mims 8). Assists — CCS 5 (Terry, Johnson 2), NIC 15 (Santana 6). Team fouls — CCS 22, NIC 16. Fouled out — none. Technical fouls — CCS team.

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Spokane 72

North Idaho 57

COEUR d’ALENE — Kolby Pimperton scored 16 points for the Cardinals, who shot 21 of 50 in a Northwest Athletic Conference loss to the Sasquatch at Rolly Williams Court.

Payton Hagy scored 10 points for NIC (11-9, 6-6 NWAC), which has lost three straight games.

Emma Main scored 15 points and Dejah Wilson, a sophomore from Lake City High, had seven points and a team-high five rebounds for Spokane (12-8, 10-3).

NIC travels to Yakima Valley on Saturday.

COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE

Emma Main 3-5 9-10 15, Lizzy Perry 4-5 0-2 8, Dejah Wilson 2-4 3-4 7, Madeline Gebers 6-12 0-0 14, Ellie Stowell 3-5 0-0 6, Glory Sobotta 0-0 0-0 0, Destiny Hillyard 3-8 5-5 13, Sydnee Hunt 0-3 2-2 2, Kendyl Crum 1-3 0-0 2, Claira Osborne 2-6 1-1 5, Gracey Neal 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-52 20-24 72.

NORTH IDAHO

Payton Hagy 4-11 0-0 10, Laney Smith 2-6 0-0 8, Maggie Graves 1-4 2-2 4, Layla Beam 1-1 0-0 2, Kolby Pimperton 7-14 1-1 16, Catherine Uschmann 0-2 2-2 2, Paige Beem 2-3 0-0 4, Kaylee Banks 0-0 0-0 0, Mary Mpoyo 2-6 2-3 6, Xuriyah Harry 1-3 3-4 5. Totals 21-50 10-12 57.

Spokane 16 18 17 21 — 72

North Idaho 18 18 9 12 — 57

3-point goals — CCS 4-12 (Main 0-1, Perry 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Gebers 2-5, Hillyard 2-3, Hunt 0-1), NIC 5-18 (Hagy 2-7, Smith 2-5, Graves 0-1, Pimperton 1-4, Uschmann 0-1). Rebounds — CCS 26 (Wilson 5), NIC 33 (Harry 9). Assists — CCS 5 (Hillyard 3), NIC 5 (Beem 2). Totals fouls — CCS 17, NIC 20. Fouled out — none.