West Burlington, IA -- Southeastern CC took advantage of 18 Indian Hills turnovers and their own 32-of-37 free-throw shooting to take the first game of the Region 11 postseason championship series, 86-79, at Loren Walker Arena Monday night.
The win by SCC puts the Warriors in a must-win situation for game two on Wednesday night on IHCC's home court.
Southeastern turned many of the Indian Hills turnovers -- they committed nine in each half -- into easy baskets. And after being outrebounded 19-8 in the first half, SCC turned the tables on the visiting Warriors by winning the board battle, 25-14, in the second half.
For the game, nearly half (16) of the BlackHawks' rebounds were on the offensive end. And just like with the turnovers, a number of those offensive boards resulted in SCC field goals.
After falling behind by 11 points in the second half, Indian Hills needed to count on some missed free throws by SCC in order to get back in the game. But the BlackHawks didn't oblige, making 25-of-27 foul shots in the second half and 32-of-37 (86.5% for the game).
Indian Hills actually outshot SCC from both the field (52% to 42%) and the three-point line (47% to 33%). And the Warriors' free-throw shooting was also good, making 19-of-24. But the big disparity in turnovers -- SCC had only seven compared to IHCC's 18 -- is a main reason why the BlackHawks will be looking to finish out the series on Wednesday.
Neither team led by more than four points in the first half, which ended with SCC on top, 37-35.
Southeastern then scored 17 points in the first six minutes of the second half. After the lead grew to 57-46, Indian Hills three times cut the deficit to four points, but couldn't get any closer than that.
With just under 2 1/2 minutes to play, the Warriors trailed 70-65. But Southeastern then made 14 free throws in a row to nail down the win.
A flurry of three-pointers by IHCC -- Jerome Jones and Dijon Farr each made two in the final 50 seconds -- couldn't bring the Warriors back.
Jones played only eight minutes in the first half after being saddled with two early fouls. He scored 17 in the second half. Farr was one away from tying his career-high with 25 points. They combined for 12 of IHCC's 15 second-half field goals.
Jordan Aaron and Mansa Habeeb each scored 17 and Paris Gulley added 16 for Southeastern.
SOUTHEASTERN 86, INDIAN HILLS 79
INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 8-9 10, Jerome Jones 5 4-5 17, Dijon Farr 9 5-8 25, Riley Stuve 2 0-0 6, Chad Dillard 2 2-2 6, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 0-0 7, Latroy Taylor 3 0-0 6, D.J. Bennett 1 0-0 2 Team 26 19-24 79
SOUTHEASTERN Paris Gulley 4 6-6 16, Mason Leggett 3 0-1 7, Mansa Habeeb 5 7-8 17, Rinaldo Mafra 3 2-2 8, Jordan Aaron 4 9-9 17, Gilbert Bush 2 4-4 9, Bida Seck 3 0-3 6, Myles Fitten 0 0-0 0, Tyrie Orosco 1 4-4 6 Team 25 32-37 86
Halftime score: Southeastern 37, Indian Hills 35; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Jones 3, Farr 2, Stuve 2, Ricks 1), SCC 4 (Gulley 2, Leggett 1, Bush 1)
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