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72
Winner Northwestern NWC 2-0
66
Oakland City OCU 1-1
Winner
Northwestern NWC
2-0
72
Final
66
Oakland City OCU
1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Northwestern NWC 33 39 72
Oakland City OCU 34 32 66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | NWC Athletic Communications

LaFave Hits Career-High; Men's Basketball Improves to 2-0

Three Raiders score in double-figures

RICHMOND, Ind. – Northwestern (2-0, 0-0 GPAC) finished the weekend 2-0 at the IU East Classic, led by a career-high 21 points for Zach LaFave, defeating Oakland City (Ind.) (1-1, 0-0 RSC) 72-66.
 
The Red Raiders got out to a good start, using a LaFave (Jr., Elkhorn, Neb.) dunk and solid free throw shooting from Alex Van Kalsbeek (So., Sheldon, Iowa) to jump ahead 7-3 in the opening minutes. After Oakland City took the lead, 11-9 with 14:37 on the clock, the Mighty Oaks pushed their advantage to as many as 13 points at 32-19. Northwestern responded in the final two minutes, inching into the deficit with buckets by Van Kalsbeek and Dillon Carlson (Sr., Ankeny, Iowa), also using a three-pointer by Hunter Berry (Sr., Bolivar, Mo.) to come within one at the half.

Northwestern regained the lead in the half's opening seconds on Carlson's jumper and built up momentum for the minutes ahead. They opened the half on an 8-0 run before OCU tied it back up at 45-45 with 14 minutes to play. LaFave then helped his team take their largest lead of the day, scoring five in a row by himself with a slam dunk mixed in to go up 59-52.

Closing it out with free throws and defense, the Raiders earned their second win of the season ahead of the long road trip home.

GAME NOTES
  • Zach LaFave had a career-high 21 points, also pulling down nine rebounds and blocking two shots.
  • Alex Van Kalsbeek added 15 points with seven boards.
  • The Raiders shot 40.0% while holding the Mighty Oaks to 33.8%.
  • Northwestern improved their field goal efficiency by 16 percentage points from the first half to the second half.
Up Next: The Raiders will be on their home court for the Pizza Ranch Classic, first hosting Viterbo (Wis.) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 10.
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