Ottumwa -- In a game that had 60 fouls, 84 free throw attempts and over 60 turnovers, Indian Hills kept their winning streak alive with an 89-67 win over Moraine Valley CC in the P-C-S Classic at the Hellyer Center on Friday night.
The Warriors shot 51 free throws and Moraine Valley attempted 33 in the foul-marred game that took over two hours to complete.
Indian Hills also got a season-best performance from freshman Trinson White, who led the IHCC scoring with 17 points and sparked the IHCC offense in both halves. White was averaging only four points a game entering the contest and had made four 3's in the first 11 games of the season.
He hit an early three-pointer that allowed the Warriors to eventually open up an 18-point first-half lead. White then added 10 second-half points and another three to allow Indian Hills to finally pull away from the Cyclones, ranked 18th in the latest NJCAA Division II poll, in the final five minutes.
Moraine Valley ended the first half by scoring 12 of the final 14 points of the half to pull to within 42-34 at intermission. They twice cut the deficit to four points at the start of the second half before Indian Hills was able to gradually increase the lead.
It was still a 12-point game with around five minutes to play before the Warriors pulled away down the stretch.
Twenty-nine of the Warriors 51 foul shots came in the second half, but they continue to struggle from the line, making only 57% of their attempts for the game.
White was one of five IHCC players in double figures. Jameel McKay and Roderick Bobbitt scored 12 each, Dustin Hogue had 11 and Brandon Spearman 10. Johnny Baldwin's 16 points led Moraine Valley.
Indian Hills will need to shore up some things before they take on Howard College in the second game of the P-C-S Classic on Saturday night. Howard (9-2) tuned up for their contest with IHCC by drilling the William Penn JV, 85-36, in Friday's first game.
Howard was ranked 8th in the preseason national poll, one notch above Indian Hills. They were ranked 19th in the latest DI poll.
INDIAN HILLS 89, MORAINE VALLEY 67
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 6-10 10, Gary Ricks, Jr. 2 0-0 6, DeAndray Buckley 1 0-2 2, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 0 5-7 5, Jameel McKay 5 2-4 12, Roderick Bobbitt 5 2-4 12, Dustin Hogue 5 1-4 11, Ronnie Stevens 2 4-6 8, Trinson White 4 7-11 17, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0 Team 27 29-51 89
MORAINE VALLEY Johnny Baldwin 6 3-4 16, Lane Barlow 7 1-4 15, A.J. Bridges 3 6-7 12, Josh Freeman 0 1-2 1, Richaun Holmes 4 2-6 10, Mike Jackson 0 0-0 0, Modestas Masiulionis 0 5-6 5, Mike O'Donnell 2 3-4 8, Steven White 0 0-0 0, Ian Gaines 0 0-0 0 Team 22 21-33 67
Halftime score: Indian Hills 42, Moraine Valley 34; Three-point goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks, Bobbitt, White 2), MVCC 2 (Baldwin, O'Donnell 1)
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