Aberdeen, S.D. - The Northern State men's basketball program used a big second-half effort to secure its first win of the season Sunday afternoon, pushing past Rockhurst by a final score of 77-59 at the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in St. Joseph, Mo.
Jordan Belka led three players in double figures in the scoring column as the Wolves rebounded from Saturday's loss to top-ranked Northwest Missouri State.
QUICK HITS
- Final score: #15 Northern State 77, Rockhurst (Mo.) 59
- Records: Northern State 1-1, Rockhurst 0-2
- Attendance: 166
HOW IT HAPPENED
- For the second straight game, the Wolves held a slim lead heading into halftime, leading Rockhurst 40-37 at the break on Sunday.
- Northern pushed that lead to double digits within the first five minutes of the second half.
- Rockhurst cut the lead to single digits just once the rest of the way.
- Northern held Rockhurst to just 33.3 percent shooting in the second half.
- The Wolves were 46.8 percent from the field in the game, including a 13-for-32 (40.6 percent) effort from 3-point range.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
UP NEXT
Northern heads to Kansas City, Mo. next weekend to take on a pair of ranked or receiving votes opponents in the Central Region Challenge. The Wolves will face No. 11 Washburn at 12:45 p.m. Friday and RV Southern Arkansas at 7:45 p.m. Saturday.
