Men's Basketball Conference Recap | Week 8
Standings/Schedule:
Division I - Standings
Division I - Stat Leaders
Division II - Standings
Division II - Stat Leaders
Game Results - Jan. 21, 22, 24
Wednesday, Jan. 21
#10 Iowa Central def. Western Iowa Tech, 95-85 - Box Score - Archived Video
#14 Iowa Western def. Central, 78-71 - Box Score
#16 Kirkwood def. Iowa Lakes, 67-64 - Box Score - Archived Video
Southwestern def. Northeast, 86-82 - Box Score - Archived Video
Thursday, Jan. 22
#6 Ellsworth def. NIACC, 91-72 - Box Score - Archived Video
Saturday, Jan. 24
#2 DMACC def. Southwestern, 107-55 - Box Score
#4 Ellsworth def. Northeast, 88-87 - Box Score - Archived Video
#10 Iowa Central def. #14 Iowa Western, 79-68 - Box Score - Archived Video
#16 Kirkwood def. NIACC, 111-76 - Box Score
Western Iowa Tech def. Central, 86-50 - Box Score - Archived Video
Southeastern def. Marshalltown, 71-54 - Box Score - Archived Video
Game of the Week: #4 Ellsworth def. Northeast, 88-87
No. 4-ranked Ellsworth survived a late scare from Northeast to earn its 10th conference win of the season last Saturday.
Northeast traveled to Iowa Falls to face the Panthers at Dittmer Gym and fell 88-87. Ellsworth carried an 11-point advantage into halftime, but a late surge from Northeast trimmed the deficit to one as time expired.
Ellsworth has been hot this month, losing just once — to Iowa Central — and extending its winning streak to five games. The victory followed a familiar theme for the Panthers this season: balanced production throughout the lineup. No player scored more than 15 points, but every player who saw the floor found the basket. Jayden Pretty led Ellsworth with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Rebounding proved pivotal, as Ellsworth held a 15-rebound advantage. The starting lineup accounted for 24 of the team's 46 rebounds, including six from William Taylor and five apiece from Tanner Berggren and Eesher Singh Sarai.
Northeast has now dropped three straight conference games, though the Hawks have been outscored by just five points combined over their last two losses. Northeast shot 47.1% from the field and had four starters score at least 15 points, highlighted by 21-point performances from Lochie Harvey, Ryan Huston and Johanes Piscikas. Huston buried a late three-pointer to give the Hawks a chance in the final moments.
Ellsworth will look to continue its hot streak in a revenge matchup against #10 Iowa Central at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Fort Dodge.
Northeast returns to action Wednesday night, Jan. 28, hosting Iowa Lakes at 7:30 p.m. at the Cox Activities Center in Norfolk.
Week 9 Schedule:
Wednesday, January 28
#2 DMACC @ Central - 7:30 p.m. - Live Stream
#4 Ellsworth @ #10 Iowa Central - 7:30 p.m. - Live Stream
Western Iowa Tech @ NIACC - 7:30 p.m. - Live Stream
Iowa Lakes @ Northeast - 7:30 p.m. - Live Stream
Thursday, January 29
#16 Kirkwood @ Southwestern - 7:30 p.m. - Live Stream
Saturday, January 31
#10 Iowa Central @ #2 DMACC - 3:00 p.m. - Live Stream
Western Iowa Tech @ #14 Iowa Western - 3:00 p.m. - Live Stream
#16 Kirkwood @ Central - 3:00 p.m. - Live Stream
Southwestern @ Iowa Lakes - 3:00 p.m. - Live Stream
NIACC @ Northeast - 3:00 p.m. - Live Stream
Top Performances - Week 8:
*Division I
| Points | |||
| Player | School | Date /Opponent | Points |
| Johanes Piscikas | Northeast | Jan. 21/Southwestern | 39 |
| Jordan Cain | Iowa Central | Jan. 21/Western Iowa Tech | 30 |
| Rashard White | Western Iowa Tech | Jan. 21/Iowa Central | 24 |
| Zeb Svoboda | Western Iowa Tech | Jan. 24/Central | 23 |
| Theo Alexandersson Ohnell | Southwestern | Jan. 21/Northeast | 22 |
| Justine De La Cruz | Southwestern | Jan. 21/Northeast | 22 |
| Cole Marsh | Kirkwood | Jan. 24/NIACC | 22 |
| Alec Belter | Southwestern | Jan. 21/Northeast | 21 |
| Jayden Pretty | Ellsworth | Jan. 22/NIACC | 21 |
| Johanes Piscikas | Northeast | Jan. 24/Ellsworth | 21 |
| Ryan Huston | Northeast | Jan. 24/Ellsworth | 21 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Jan. 24/Ellsworth | 21 |
| Judah Vignery | Iowa Western | Jan. 21/Central | 20 |
| Caleb Kawela | Western Iowa Tech | Jan. 21/Iowa Central | 20 |
| Tre'von Coney | Marshalltown * | Jan. 24/Southeastern | 20 |
| Aric Hines | Southeastern * | Jan. 24/Marshalltown | 20 |
| Jermaine Freeman | Iowa Lakes | Jan. 21/Kirkwood | 19 |
| Tanner Berggren | Ellsworth | Jan. 22/NIACC | 19 |
| TJ Cusciotta | NIACC | Jan. 22/Ellsworth | 19 |
| Chris Coleman | Kirkwood | Jan. 24/NIACC | 19 |
| Rebounds | |||
| Player | School | Date /Opponent | Rebounds |
| Jordan Dewaele | Iowa Western | Jan. 24/Iowa Central | 15 |
| Michael Smith | Southwestern | Jan. 21/Northeast | 13 |
| Caleb Kawela | Western Iowa Tech | Jan. 24/Central | 11 |
| Tashun Pender | Iowa Central | Jan. 24/Iowa Western | 11 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Jan. 21/Southestern | 10 |
| Jayden Pretty | Ellsworth | Jan. 24/Northeast | 10 |
| Tee Liban | Central | Jan. 21/Iowa Western | 9 |
| Jayden Pretty | Ellsworth | Jan. 22/NIACC | 9 |
| Richard Lindsey Jr. | Kirkwood | Jan. 21/Iowa Lakes | 9 |
| Jaleel Donley | Southeastern * | Jan. 24/Marshalltown | 9 |
| Steven Martinez | Iowa Lakes | Jan. 21/Kirkwood | 8 |
| Chase Low | Ellsworth | Jan. 22/NIACC | 8 |
| Ben Bockman | Kirkwood | Jan. 24/NIACC | 8 |
| Grayson Wollum | Kirkwood | Jan. 24/NIACC | 8 |
| Michael Smith | Southwestern | Jan. 24/DMACC | 8 |
| Tom Guma | Marshalltown * | Jan. 24/Southeastern | 8 |
| Assists | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Assists |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Jan. 21/Southwestern | 8 |
| Theo Alexandersson Ohnell | Southestern | Jan. 21/Northeast | 6 |
| Ryan Huston | Northeast | Jan. 21/Southwestern | 6 |
| Cole Marsh | Kirkwood | Jan. 24/NIACC | 6 |
| JP Sumo | Iowa Western | Jan. 24/Iowa Central | 6 |
| Landen Norris | DMACC | Jan. 24/Southwestern | 6 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Jan. 24/Ellsworth | 6 |
| Prophet Fields | Southeastern * | Jan. 24/Marshalltown | 6 |
| Nino Nesbitt | Central | Jan. 21/Iowa Western | 5 |
| Merkv Torrance | Central | Jan. 21/Iowa Western | 5 |
| Christian Johnson | Ellsworth | Jan. 22/NIACC | 5 |
| TJ Cusciotta | NIACC | Jan. 24/Kirkwood | 5 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Jan. 24/Iowa Western | 5 |
| Rylan Smith | DMACC | Jan. 24/Southwestern | 5 |
| Tom Guma | Marshalltown * | Jan. 24/Southeastern | 5 |
| Steals | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Steals |
| Kayvion Hodges | Kirkwood | Jan. 24/NIACC | 6 |
| Sunny Singh | Northeast | Jan. 21/Southwestern | 5 |
| Isaiah Lloyd | Western Iowa Tech | Jan 24./Central | 5 |
| Zayden Best | Iowa Western | Jan. 21/Central | 4 |
| Terance Pittman | Western Iowa Tech | Jan. 24/Central | 4 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Jan. 24/Ellsworth | 4 |
| Ben Bockman | Kirkwood | Jan. 21/Iowa Lakes | 3 |
| Johanes Piscikas | Northeast | Jan. 21/Southwestern | 3 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Jan. 21/Southwestern | 3 |
| JP Sumo | Iowa Western | Jan. 21/Central | 3 |
| Jacob Khounsourath | Ellsworth | Jan. 24/NIACC | 3 |
| Cameron Reigard | NIACC | Jan. 24/Ellsworth | 3 |
| Jordan Cain | Iowa Central | Jan. 24/Iowa Western | 3 |
| JP Sumo | Iowa Western | Jan. 24/Iowa Central | 3 |
| Jordan Dewaele | Iowa Western | Jan. 24/Iowa Central | 3 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Jan. 24/Southwestern | 3 |
| Blocks | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Blocks |
| Carter Loney | Iowa Central | Jan. 24/Iowa Western | 4 |
| Scottie Johnson | Northeast | Jan. 24/Ellsworth | 4 |
| Tom Guma | Marshalltown * | Jan. 24/Southeastern | 4 |
| Alec Belter | Southestern | Jan. 21/Northeast | 2 |
| Jack Kloth | Northeast | Jan. 21/Southwestern | 2 |
| Jonovan Wilkinson | Ellsworth | Jan. 22/NIACC | 2 |
| Jordan Terhune | NIACC | Jan. 24/Kirkwood | 2 |
| Grayson Wollum | Kirkwood | Jan. 24/NIACC | 2 |
| Caleb Kawela | Western Iowa Tech | Jan. 24/Central | 2 |
| Manny Lueth | Iowa Central | Jan. 24/Iowa Western | 2 |
| JP Sumo | Iowa Western | Jan. 24/Iowa Central | 2 |
| Jang Ruei | Iowa Western | Jan. 24/Iowa Central | 2 |
Top Performances - Season:
*Division I
| Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | School | Date /Opponent | Points |
| Johanes Piscikas | Northeast | Jan. 21/Southwestern | 39 |
| Jordan Cain | Iowa Central | Jan. 3/Iowa Western | 33 |
| Kiki Deng | DMACC | Jan. 14/Iowa Western | 33 |
| Jordan Cain | Iowa Central | Jan. 7/Ellsworth | 32 |
| Caleb Kawela | Western Iowa Tech | Jan. 10/Iowa Western | 30 |
| TJ Cusciotta | NIACC | Jan. 14/Iowa Central | 30 |
| Jordan Cain | Iowa Central | Jan. 21/Western Iowa Tech | 30 |
| Micah Hines | Southwestern | Dec. 17/Kirkwood | 29 |
| Jermaine Freeman | Iowa Lakes | Jan. 10/DMACC | 29 |
| Aleix Sempere | Iowa Central | Jan. 14/NIACC | 29 |
| Eesher Singh Sarai | Ellsworth | Jan. 17/Iowa Western | 29 |
| Judah Vignery | Iowa Western | Dec. 17/Iowa Lakes | 27 |
| Caleb Kawela | Western Iowa Tech | Dec. 17/Ellsworth | 27 |
| Manasse Kasongo | Kirkwood | Jan. 7/Iowa Lakes | 27 |
| Kiki Deng | DMACC | Jan. 7/NIACC | 27 |
| Jordan Cain | Iowa Central | Jan. 17/DMACC | 27 |
| Cameron Reigard | NIACC | Dec. 3/ Kirkwood | 26 |
| Jacob Martin | NIACC | Dec. 6/ Iowa Western | 26 |
| Jermaine Freeman | Iowa Lakes | Dec. 13/NIACC | 26 |
| Jacob Martin | NIACC | Jan. 3/Central | 26 |
| Aleix Sempere | Iowa Central | Jan. 7/Ellsworth | 26 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Jan. 14/NIACC | 26 |
| Jermaine Freeman | Iowa Lakes | Jan. 17/Southwestern | 26 |
| Kiki Deng | DMACC | Jan. 17/Iowa Central | 26 |
| Alec Belter | Southwestern | Dec. 3/ Ellsworth | 25 |
| Zayden Best | Iowa Western | Jan. 3/Iowa Central | 25 |
| Judah Vignery | Iowa Western | Jan. 14/DMACC | 25 |
| Rebounds | |||
| Player | School | Date /Opponent | Rebounds |
| Jayden Pretty | Ellsworth | Jan. 14/Iowa Lakes | 18 |
| Aleix Sempere | Iowa Central | Dec. 17/Central | 17 |
| Tyler Netolicky | Kirkwood | Dec. 3/ NIACC | 16 |
| Aleix Sempere | Iowa Central | Jan. 14/NIACC | 16 |
| Tyler Netolicky | Kirkwood | Dec. 17/Southwestern | 15 |
| Timothy Ofesi | Iowa Lakes | Dec. 3/ Northeast | 15 |
| Jordan Dewaele | Iowa Western | Jan. 24/Iowa Central | 15 |
| Alec Belter | Southwestern | Dec. 3/ Ellsworth | 14 |
| Aleix Sempere | Iowa Central | Dec. 6/ Iowa Lakes | 14 |
| Caleb Kawela | Western Iowa Tech | Jan. 3/Iowa Lakes | 14 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Jan. 14/Iowa Western | 14 |
| Carter Loney | Iowa Central | Dec. 3/ Western Iowa Tech | 13 |
| Scottie Johnson | Northeast | Dec. 6/ Western Iowa Tech | 13 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Dec. 15/Northeast | 13 |
| Steven Martinez | Iowa Lakes | Dec. 17/Iowa Western | 13 |
| Jordan Dewaele | Iowa Western | Jan. 7/Central | 13 |
| Brody Johnson | Central | Jan. 10/Ellsworth | 13 |
| Michael Smith | Southwestern | Jan. 21/Northeast | 13 |
| RJ Mitchell | NIACC | Dec. 6/ Iowa Western | 12 |
| Tyler Netolicky | Kirkwood | Dec. 10/Iowa Central | 12 |
| Aleix Sempere | Iowa Central | Dec. 10/Kirkwood | 12 |
| Hunter Gawron | DMACC | Dec. 13/Ellsworth | 12 |
| Caleb Kawela | Western Iowa Tech | Jan. 5/Central | 12 |
| Aleix Sempere | Iowa Central | Jan. 7/Ellsworth | 12 |
| Dominic Preiser | Iowa Lakes | Jan. 10/DMACC | 12 |
| Assists | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Assists |
| Yaris Irby | Kirkwood | Jan. 7/Iowa Lakes | 10 |
| Sunny Singh | Northeast | Jan. 17/NIACC | 10 |
| Brent Taylor | DMACC | Jan. 3/Kirkwood | 9 |
| Theo Alexandersson Ohnell | Southwestern | Jan. 10/NIACC | 9 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Jan. 14/NIACC | 9 |
| Rav Randhawa | Ellsworth | Dec. 3/ Southwestern | 8 |
| Chris Coleman | Kirkwood | Dec. 6/ Central | 8 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Dec. 10/Kirkwood | 8 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Dec. 13/Southwestern | 8 |
| Chase Low | Ellsworth | Jan. 7/Iowa Central | 8 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Jan. 17/DMACC | 8 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Jan. 21/Southwestern | 8 |
| Ryan Hutson | Northeast | Jan. 14/Central | 7 |
| Jacob Martin | NIACC | Dec. 6/ Iowa Western | 7 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Nov. 25/ Northeast | 7 |
| Rylan Smith | DMACC | Dec. 15/Northeast | 7 |
| Sunny Singh | Northeast | Jan. 7/Southwestern | 7 |
| Jacob Martin | NIACC | Jan. 10/Southwestern | 7 |
| Steals | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Steals |
| Sunny Singh | Northeast | Nov. 25/ Iowa Central | 6 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Nov. 25/ Iowa Central | 6 |
| Micah Hines | Southwestern | Jan. 17/Iowa Lakes | 6 |
| Kayvion Hodges | Kirkwood | Jan. 24/NIACC | 6 |
| Cameron Reigard | NIACC | Dec. 3/ Kirkwood | 5 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Dec. 10/Western Iowa Tech | 5 |
| JP Sumo | Iowa Western | Dec. 13/Kirkwood | 5 |
| Ryan Huston | Northeast | Dec. 15/DMACC | 5 |
| Malcolm Bragg | DMACC | Jan. 10/Iowa Lakes | 5 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Jan. 17/DMACC | 5 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Jan. 14/Central | 5 |
| Sunny Singh | Northeast | Jan. 21/Southwestern | 5 |
| Isaiah Lloyd | Western Iowa Tech | Jan 24./Central | 5 |
| Jordan Cain | Iowa Central | Jan. 14/NIACC | 4 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Jan. 17/NIACC | 4 |
| Zeb Svoboda | Western Iowa Tech | Dec. 3/ Iowa Central | 4 |
| Johanes Piscikas | Northeast | Nov. 25/ Iowa Central | 4 |
| Michael Smith | Southwestern | Dec. 6/ DMACC | 4 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Dec. 6/ Western Iowa Tech | 4 |
| Terance Pittman | Western Iowa Tech | Dec. 10/DMACC | 4 |
| Tanner Berggren | Ellsworth | Dec. 13/DMACC | 4 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Dec. 15/DMACC | 4 |
| Malcolm Bragg | DMACC | Jan. 3/Kirkwood | 4 |
| Zayden Best | Iowa Western | Jan. 21/Central | 4 |
| Terance Pittman | Western Iowa Tech | Jan. 24/Central | 4 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Jan. 24/Ellsworth | 4 |
| Blocks | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Blocks |
| Timothy Ofesi | Iowa Lakes | Dec. 3/ Northeast | 6 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Dec. 13/Ellsworth | 5 |
| Timothy Ofesi | Iowa Lakes | Jan. 10/DMACC | 5 |
| Carter Loney | Iowa Central | Dec. 3/ Western Iowa Tech | 4 |
| Joseph Fitch | NIACC | Dec. 6/ Iowa Western | 4 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Dec. 10/Western Iowa Tech | 4 |
| Manny Lueth | Iowa Central | Dec. 17/Central | 4 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Jan. 10/Iowa Lakes | 4 |
| Scottie Johnson | Northeast | Jan. 14/Central | 4 |
| Jack Kloth | Northeast | Jan. 14/Central | 4 |
| Carter Loney | Iowa Central | Jan. 24/Iowa Western | 4 |
| Scottie Johnson | Northeast | Jan. 24/Ellsworth | 4 |
| Tom Guma | Marshalltown * | Jan. 24/Southeastern | 4 |
| Manny Lueth | Iowa Central | Jan. 14/NIACC | 3 |
| Dominic Preiser | Iowa Lakes | Jan. 14/Ellsworth | 3 |
| Eesher Singh Sarai | Ellsworth | Jan. 17/Iowa Western | 3 |
| Jordan Dewaele | Iowa Western | Jan. 17/Ellworth | 3 |
| Joseph Fitch | NIACC | Jan. 17/Northeast | 3 |
| Justine De La Cruz | Southwestern | Dec. 6/ DMACC | 3 |
| Dominic Preiser | Iowa Lakes | Dec. 6/ Iowa Central | 3 |
| Jordan Dewaele | Iowa Western | Dec. 10/Northeast | 3 |