NIACC men play at Iowa Western tonight
COUNCIL BLUFFS - The NIACC men's basketball team returns to action Tuesday with a nonconference game at Iowa Western.
Game time is set for 7 p.m.
The Trojans are 6-0 and are off to their best start since the 2009-10 season when they started the season 9-0.
NIACC leads the all-time series against Iowa Western 19-7. Iowa Western topped NIACC 76-57 in the 2009-10 season.
Iowa Western is 7-2 heading into tonight's contest. The Reivers' lone two losses were 2-0 by forfeit to Concordia University JV and Johnson County CC in the first week of November.
Iowa Western stopped Penn Valley CC 88-82 on Nov. 26 in its last outing.
After Tuesday's contest, NIACC plays Northeast CC at 1 p.m. on Friday in the Great Western Shootout in Fort Dodge. The Trojans play NDSCS at noon on Saturday.
NIACC pushed its record to 6-0 with a 86-78 victory over Riverland CC last Tuesday in Austin, Minn.
Freshman Ben Moss led the Trojans with 21 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals.
The Trojans also received 18 points from Darnell Taylor-Breck and nine points and 16 rebounds from Tim Trousell.
The 16 rebounds by Trousell was the most in a game by a Trojan since James Wanjara grabbed 15 rebounds against the Association Free Lutheran Bible School on Dec. 11, 2015.
NIACC statistical leaders
Points - Ben Moss 18.7 ppg.; Darnell Taylor-Breck 11.5 ppg.; Tim Trousell 11.2 ppg.
Rebounds - Trousell 8.2 rpg.; Taylor-Breck 4.8 rpg.; Nick Wurm 4.2 rpg.
3-point goals - Moss 15, Taylor-Breck 11, Matt Baker 10.
Assists - Moss 30, Wurm 24, DeAndre Burnside 13.
Steals - Moss 14, Brad Rathjen 9, Taylor-Breck 8.
NIACC's 2016-17 season (6-0 overall)
NIACC 88, Dakota Wesleyan JV 83
NIACC 76, Bryant & Stratton-Milwaukee 74
NIACC 98, Little Priest Tribal College 87
NIACC 98, Lake Land College 80
NIACC 75, Wartburg College Junior Varsity 67
NIACC 86, Riverland CC 78
NIACC men's basketball team 2016-17
When NIACC Then NIACC is
Leads at halftime 4-0
Trails at halftime 1-0
Tied at halftime 1-0
Plays in overtime 0-0
Scores less than 60 points 0-0
Scores between 60-69 points 0-0
Scores between 70-79 points 2-0
Scores between 80-89 points 2-0
Scores between 90-99 points 2-0
Scores 100 or more points 0-0
Allows less than 60 points 0-0
Allows between 60-69 points 1-0
Allows between 70-79 points 2-0
Allows between 80-89 points 3-0
Allows between 90-99 points 0-0
Allows 100 or more points 0-0
Game decided by 1-3 points 1-0
Game decided by 4-6 points 1-0
Game decided by 7-10 points 2-0
Game decided by 11-14 points 1-0
Game decided by 15+ points 1-0
