Moberly Hands Warriors Road Loss

Moberly, Mo. -- For the third time, Indian Hills lost to a team that they had defeated by a double-digit margin earlier in the season. This time it was Moberly Area Community College that played the role of avenger, downing the Warriors, 93-79, on Tuesday night.

Moberly jumped on the Warriors early, building a 22-point lead in the first half. The Greyhounds were up by 18 at the half and the closest IHCC got in the second half was eight points.

The 93 points scored by Moberly were the most given up by the Warriors this year.

Frank Williams' three-pointer with 6:30 to play moved the Warriors to within 69-61. But Daylen Robinson hit field goals on consecutive possessions as the Greyhounds quickly moved the lead back to double digits and Indian Hills was never that close again.

Robinson led the Greyhounds with 21 points, hitting 12-of-15 free throws, including his last nine in a row. He got plenty of help with four other players in double figures.

D.J. Bennett was the lone bright spot for Indian Hills. He followed up his career-best 12-point night against Marshalltown in the Warriors' last game with an even better performance. The sophomore center had 21 points and eight rebounds.

Moberly raced out to an early 17-5 advantage, scoring nine straight points to take the big lead. And it would only get worse for the sixth-ranked Warriors who trailed at halftime for the first time all season.

The Greyhounds used a 31-12 run to blow the game open. The Warriors had a hard time stopping the Moberly attack and an even harder time getting much from their own offense. They didn't make a three-pointer in the first half and shot only five free throws.

Jameel McKay did provide a double-double for the Warriors with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Indian Hills will face Iowa Western this Saturday night in the Warriors' final conference game. A win would give IHCC home court advantage for the Region 11 postseason tournament.

MOBERLY 93,INDIAN HILLS 79

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 4 2-2 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 0 0-0 0, Michael Haynes 2 1-2 5, D.J. Bennett 9 3-3 21, Kieran Woods 4 0-0 9, Jameel McKay 5 1-2 11, Roderick Bobbitt 2 0-1 5, Dustin Hogue 4 2-4 10, Ronnie Stevens 0 0-0 0, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Frank Williams 3 0-0 7, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 Team 33 9-14 79

MOBERLY Daylen Robinson 4 12-15 21, Kenny Williams 4 7-10 15, Jon Gilliam 4 0-0 11, T.J. White 1 7-8 9, Derrick Dilworth 8 1-1 17, Giovanni McLean 1 2-2 4, Charles Pemberton 5 0-2 10, Davonne Henry 3 0-0 6 Team 30 29-38 93

Halftime score: Moberly 45, Indian Hills 27; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Spearman, Woods, Bobbitt, Williams 1); MACC 4 (Gilliam 3, Robinson 1)