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Kirkwood men pounded by Indian Hills

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OTTUMWA - The Kirkwood men's basketball team ran into a very talented club from Indian Hills Community College Saturday night and suffered the consequences.

Indian Hills drubbed the Eagles, 91-68, in the final round of the Indian Hills tournament in Ottumwa.

The Indian Hills roster is filled with transfers from NCAA Division I schools, including Brandon Hutton from Iowa and Brady Ernst from Iowa State. They also have transfers from Western Kentucky, Siena, South Alabama, Tennessee Tech, LaSalle and elsewhere.

Chris McNeal, a 6-foot-1 guard, paced four Indian Hills players into double figures with 17 points. The winners hit thirteen 3-pointers in the ballgame.

Byron Harp led Kirkwood (1-1) with 18 points. Chris King scored 17 points for the Eagles and Da'Rion King had 14.

Kirkwood is ranked No. 1 in NJCAA Division II. Indian Hills is ranked No. 17 in NJCAA Division I.

KIRKWOOD (68): Triplett 0 0-0 0, Harp 4 9-9 18, Jackson 1 2-2 4, Wentzien 0 1-2 1, Meeker 0 0-0 0, Fagan 1 2-2 4, C.King 6 3-4 17, Marble 2 2-2 7, Oliver 1 0-0 2, D.King 6 2-2 14, Moore 0 1-2 1. Totals 21 22-25 68.

Halftime - Indian Hills 48, Kirkwood 32. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 4 (C.King 2, Harp 1, Marble 1), Indian Hills 13 (McNeal 5, Hansbrough 3, Wormley 1, Williams 1, Maitre 1, Hutton 1, Allen 1).

 

 
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