DUBUQUE - Dondre Osborne scored 14 points while Alex Houston and Kyle Lamaak added 13 apiece as No. 19 Mount Mercy opened Midwest Collegiate Conference play with a 74-56 win over Clarke on Wednesday night.

James Boonstoppel chipped in with 10 points and Ben Struss finished with a game-high 12 rebounds for the Mustangs (13-3, 1-0).

Davin Neis paced Clarke (4-10, 0-1) with a game-high 19 points.

MOUNT MERCY (74): Goines 0 0-0 0, Houston 6 1-2 13, Osborne 6 0-0 14, Matos 2 2-3 6 Boonstoppel 4 0-1 10, Murdock 2 0-0 5, Johnson 0 2-2 2, Misener 2 0-0 5, Struss 1 3-4 6, Price-Majors 0 0-0 0, Lamaak 6 1-2 13, Gogg 0 0-0 0. Totals: 29 9-14 74.

CLARKE (56): Neis 8 2-3 19, Walker 2 4-6 8, A.Thompson 0 0-0 0. Winkler 1 0-0 2, Durr 4 0-0 9, Havens 1 0-0 2, Landwer 0 0-0 0, Hayes 2 0-3 5, Sampson-Wood 0 0-0 0, Francis 0 0-0 0, C. Thompson 4 3-5 11. Totals: 22 9-17 56.

Halftime: Mount Mercy 35, Clarke 30. 3-point goals: Mount Mercy 7 (Osborne 2, Boonstoppel 2, Murdock 1, Misener 1, Struss 1), Clarke 3 (Neis 1, Durr 1, Hayes 1).