Warriors Overcome Turnover Woes to Win

Ottumwa -- Usually when you commit 27 turnovers, it doesn't bode well for your chances. But Indian Hills was able to overcame its problems taking care of the basketball in an easy 74-37 win over Mid-Michigan CC on Thursday night at the Hellyer Center.

A big reason the turnovers weren't as damaging as they might have been is that the Warriors held the visitors to 22-percent field goal shooting while making 58-percent of their own field goal attempts. And they forced the Lakers into 24 turnovers of their own.

The game was tied at 3-all when IHCC made its first of many runs on the night -- an 8-0 spurt. The Warriors opened things up in the second half when Gary Ricks, Jr. hit three straight 3-pointers and Bruno Ferreira had eight of his team-high 14 points.

For the second straight game, IHCC shot over 50-percent from 3-point range, making 6-of-11. They also outrebounded Mid-Michigan 46-23 with Ferreira and Dijon Farr each grabbing nine boards.

Indian Hills heads into the weekend Kyln Automotive Classic with a 4-0 record. Mid-Michigan will also play in the tourney. Their record is 1-2.

INDIAN HILLS 74, MID-MICHIGAN 37

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 2 1-2 5, Jerome Jones 4 1-2 10, Derrick Hill 0 1-2 1, Dijon Farr 3 1-2 8, Kelvyn Valdez 0 1-2 1, Trey Starks 3 4-7 10, Bruno Ferreira 6 2-4 14, Riley Stuve 1 0-0 3, Chad Dillard 1 2-2 4, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 2-2 13, Giovanni Smith 0 0-0 0, D.J. Bennett 2 1-2 5 Team 26 16-27 74

MID-MICHIGAN DeOndra Callahn 3 3-4 9, Vince Parker 2 0-0 5, Jake Blake 2 5-5 9, Trevor Wyman 1 1-2 4, Leonard Williams 0 0-0 0, Sheldon Lowman 0 0-0 0, Darnell Brown 1 0-2 2, John Barrett 0 0-0 0, De'Andre Ruffum 1 1-2 3, Kyle Gross 1 2-2 5, Tyrone Pride 0 0-2 0, Gerald Gandy 0 0-0 0, Tony Larkins 0 0-1 0 Team 11 12-20 37

Halftime score: Indian Hills 32, Mid-Michigan 18; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks 3, Jones 1, Farr 1, Stuve 1); MMCC 3 (Parker 1, Wyman 1, Gross 1)