IOWA FALLS - Da'Rion King scored 15 points Wednesday night as the sixth-ranked Kirkwood Eagles dumped Ellsworth, 79-54, in a junior college basketball game in Iowa Falls.

The Eagles raised their records to 24-4 overall and 9-2 in the conference. Kirkwood can earn a share of the ICCAC title with a victory over NIACC Saturday at Johnson Hall.

Southwestern won Wednesday night and finished the conference race with a 10-2 record. Iowa Lakes also won Wednesday night and has a 9-2 mark. If Kirkwood and Iowa Lakes win Saturday, the race will finish in a three-way tie.

Hunter Rhodes scored 11 points for the Eagles Wednesday night and Byron Harp added 10.

Yach Deng scored 23 points for Ellsworth (13-14, 4-7).

KIRKWOOD (79): Bartlett 0 0-0 0, Rhodes 4 2-2 11, Richards 3 2-2 9, Jackson 4 1-2 9, Harp 4 0-0 10, Fagan 1 4-4 6, Olson 4 0-0 8, Meier 2 0-0 4, Wilson 2 0-1 4, Henry 1 1-1 3, Triplett 0 0-0 0, King 5 5-6 15. Totals 31 16-18 79.

ELLSWORTH (54): Arrington 2 0-1 4, Batie-Gaddy 5 3-3 15, Caster 1 2-2 4, Deng 6 10-10 23, Evans 1 0-0 2, Fuller 1 0-0 3, Johnson 0 0-0 0, O'Large 1 1-2 3, Thok 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 16-18 54.

Halftime - Kirkwood 37, Ellsworth 26. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 4 (Harp 2, Rhodes 1, Richards 1), Ellsworth 4 (Batie-Gaddy 2, Deng 1, Fuller 1).