NIACC men fall to Kirkwood in tourney opener, 78-71
CEDAR RAPIDS - The NIACC men's basketball team dropped a 78-71 decision to No. 15 Kirkwood in the opening round of the NJCAA Region XI tournament on Tuesday.
Kirkwood (24-6) hosts Iowa Lakes at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the regional semifinals. Iowa Lakes advanced with a 86-59 win over Iowa Central.
In other men's regional tournament action Tuesday, top-seed Southwestern rolled past Little Priest Tribal College 137-85 and Ellsworth stopped DMACC 75-60.
Southwestern hosts Ellsworth in the other regional semifinal on Thursday.
NIACC's 2016-17 season (16-15 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
Iowa Western 123, NIACC 79
Northeast CC 94, NIACC 81
NDSCS 66, NIACC 63
NIACC 97, AFLBS 68
Southeastern 71, NIACC 65
Augustana College (Ill.) JV 92, NIACC 87
NIACC 82, St. Ambrose JV 62
NIACC 103, Little Priest Tribal College 86
NIACC 97, Pure Prep Academy 61
NIACC 64, DCTC 63
DMACC 60, NIACC 59 (OT)
Iowa Lakes 100, NIACC 78
NIACC 82, Iowa Central 55
NIACC 61, Ellsworth 49
Kirkwood 68, NIACC 60
Southwestern 91, NIACC 55
NIACC 75, Wartburg College JV 63
DMACC 76, NIACC 69
NIACC 87, Luther College JV 61
Iowa Lakes 80, NIACC 79
Iowa Central 77, NIACC 64
NIACC 70, Ellsworth 60
Kirkwood 81, NIACC 63
Southwestern 83, NIACC 78
NJCAA Region XI tournament
Kirkwood 78, NIACC 71