Ottumwa -- Ronald Ross and Frank Williams both scored 12 of their 16 points in the second half and Indian Hills used that production to pull away from visiting Three Rivers CC over the final 20 minutes and defeat the Raiders, 100-66, on Tuesday night.
The win was the 16th straight at home this season for the Warriors and their 36th in a row since the start of the 2011-12 season.
Indian Hills, who earlier in the day was elevated to the No. 5 spot in the NJCAA national poll, improved to 24-2 for the season and now prepares for this Saturday's trip to Council Bluffs and a showdown with No. 4 Iowa Western. The Warriors lead IWCC by one game in the conference standings and can clinch at least a tie for the league title with a win.
Indian Hills and Three Rivers were locked in a one-point game with just under eight minutes to go in the first half Tuesday. The Warriors then went on a 12-0 run over the next three minutes to build a 13-point lead and they were never in trouble again.
Ronnie Stevens, who had a double-double while getting extended playing time, scored the first four points in the run and Richard Amardi, who tallied 14 for the game, accounted for the final four.
The lead was still at 13 points heading into the second half and then the Warriors took off. They erupted for 31 points in the first 8 1/2 minutes of the half and the lead had grown to over 30 points by the midpoint of the half. The largest lead was 37 points.
Frank Williams had 10 of his 16 points in a two-minute stretch in which he made two 3s and two layups, finishing one of the fast breaks with a slam dunk.
After struggling to find the range from three-point territory in the first half, Indian Hills made eight 3s in the last half, with six different players making at least one trey. Three Rivers hit only 2-of-16 from behind the arc for the game.
Stevens had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Amardi also had a double-double with 11 rebounds to go along with his 14 points.
Ibrahim Djambo had 21 and Ayinde Sprewell 18 for the Raiders, who are 13-12.
INDIAN HILLS 100, THREE RIVERS 66
INDIAN HILLS
Richard Amardi 6 2-2 14, Trinson White 1 0-0 3, Dustin Hogue 4 0-0 10, Ronald Ross 5 5-5 16, Jelan Kendrick 2 3-5 7, Frank Williams 7 0-0 16, Ronnie Stevens 3 5-6 11, Gary Williams, Jr. 1 1-2 3, Martin Dixon-Green 3 0-0 7, Majok Deng 3 0-0 8, Gary Ross 1 0-0 2, Rawane Ndiaye 1 1-2 3 Team 37 17-22 100
THREE RIVERS
Ibrahim Djambo 6 8-10 21, Jalen Lacy 3 3-3 9, Ayinde Sprewell 5 8-15 18, Eli Sample 2 0-0 4, John Meyer 1 0-0 2, Brandon Strickland 1 0-0 3, Jordan McGowan 0 1-3 1, Will Hollifield 0 0-0 0, Nelson Ollie 1 2-2 4, James Macklin 0 0-0 0, Cameron Ross 1 0-0 2, Eljie Johnson 1 0-0 2 Team 21 22-33 66
Halftime score: Indian Hills 43, Three Rivers 30; Three-point field goals: IHCC 9 (Hogue, F. Williams, Deng 2; White, Dixon-Green, R. Ross 1), TRCC 2 (Djambo, Strickland 1)
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