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Kirkwood nudged by Marshalltown, 73-70

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MARSHALLTOWN -- Marshalltown built a three-point lead by halftime and held on to deal Kirkwood a 73-70 loss Friday night in men's junior college basketball.

The loss was the third straight for Kirkwood (1-3). Najeal Young led the Eagles with 16 points and Devan Douglas added 14.

Marshalltown (4-0) had four players score in double figures, led by Jamal Gatali's 15.

Kirkwood made one more field goal and three more free throws than Marshalltown, but the Tigers knocked down 10 3-pointers to just two for the Eagles, who were a combined 2-of-11 from beyond the arc.

Kirkwood also had a 37-23 advantage in rebounding.

The Eagles host the Grand View junior varsity Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Johnson Hall.


KIRKWOOD (70): Kevin Hunter 4-6 2-2 10, Taylor Olson 1-2 2-4 4, Devan Douglas 6-14 1-1 14, Kasey Semler 0-5 0-0 0, Jalen Currie 1-7 3-4 5, Shaun Manego 0-1 0-0 0, J.C. Fuller 2-6 3-4 7, Gage Heffernan 3-4 3-4 9, Najeal Young 6-8 4-6 16, Demetrius Butler 1-1 0-0 3, Mike Lang 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 25-58 18-25 70.

MARSHALLTOWN (73): Chris Caird 3-7 5-6 13, Jamal Gatali 6-6 1-1 15, Troidell Carter 4-6 2-4 10, Rahiem Holloway 2-4 3-4 8, Matej Delinac 3-12 4-4 11, Terrell Clyburn 0-0 0-0 0, Marlon Williams 2-3 0-0 5, Cameron Robinson 0-4 0-0 0, Lamont Adair 0-2 0-0 0, Jamyles Coleman 4-8 0-2 11, Kenny Strong 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-52 15-21 73.

Halftime - Marshalltown 46, Kirkwood 43. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 2-11 (Butler 1-1, Douglas 1-2, Fuller 0-1, Lang 0-1, Olson 0-2, Semler 0-4), Marshalltown 10-24 (Coleman 3-6, Gatali 2-2, Caird 2-6, Holloway 1-2, Williams 1-2, Delinac 1-5, Robinson 0-1). Rebounds - Kirkwood 37 (Hunter, Heffernan 6), Marshalltown 23 (Carter 5). Total fouls - Kirkwood 18, Marshalltown 22. Fouled out - Gatali.

 
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