NIACC men host Iowa Western on Saturday
MASON CITY - The NIACC men's basketball team hosts Iowa Western in a nonconference contest at 7 p.m. Saturday in the NIACC gym.
NIACC is off to a 4-0 start for the second straight season. The Trojans started 6-0 last season before dropping a 123-79 decision at Iowa Western.
Iowa Western (5-1 overall) topped Central CC-Columbus 109-76 on Nov. 14.
No. 20 (NJCAA Division I) Iowa Western's lone loss was a 99-85 defeat at the hands of Missouri State University-West Plains on Nov. 4.
NIACC picked up a pair of wins Nov. 10-11 at the Dale Howard Classic in Iowa Falls. The Trojans topped Milwaukee Area Tech 81-69 on Nov. 10 at the Dale Howard Classic in Iowa Falls and stopped Harper College 91-61 on Nov. 11.
Fast start
This is the fifth time a Mark Mohl-coached team has started 4-0. The Trojans started 4-0 in 2010-11, 9-0 in 2009-10 and 6-0 in 2008-09.
It is the 18th time in NIACC men's basketball history that the Trojans have started 4-0. The best start in school history was a 12-0 start in the 2003-04 season. The Trojans also started 11-0 in 1977-78 and 1984-85.
Climbing the charts
Sophomore Nick Wurm has 60 career 3-point goals, which ranks 33rd on the school's career 3-point list. He has has 118 career assists (46th on the school's career list) and418 career points (71st on school's career scoring list.)
Notes: NIACC leads the all-time series 19-8 ... The first meetings between the two schools were in the 1975-76 season with the Trojans winning 81-72 and 80-61.
2017-18 NIACC leaders
Points (330, 82.5 ppg.) - Nick Wurm (18.3 ppg.) 73, Harrison Mills (12.8 ppg.) 51, Jaycob Payne (11.8 ppg.) 47.
3-point goals (27) - Mac Skogen 6, Wurm 6, Payne 5.
Rebounds (162) - Payne 35, Mills 20, Cam McPherson 14.
Assists (77) - Wurm 18, Tahjay Blackmon 8, Orrington Hamilton 8.
Steals (31) - Raymond Harding 7, Payne 5, Hamilton 5.
NIACC men's basketball team 2017-18
When NIACC Then NIACC is
Leads at halftime 4-0
Trails at halftime 0-0
Tied at halftime 0-0
Plays in overtime 1-0
Scores less than 60 points 0-0
Scores between 60-69 points 1-0
Scores between 70-79 points 0-0
Scores between 80-89 points 1-0
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 3-0
Allows between 70-79 points 0-0
Allows between 80-89 points 1-0
Allows between 90-99 points 0-0
Allows 100 or more points 0-0
Game decided by 1-3 points 0-0
Game decided by 4-6 points 2-0
Game decided by 7-10 points 0-0
Game decided by 11-14 points 1-0
Game decided by 15+ points 1-0
THE LAST TIME NIACC ....
Scored 100 points: 103 vs. Little Priest Tribal College (1-5-17)
Had 10 3-point goals: 15 vs. Iowa Central (1-21-17)
Had 50 rebounds: 52 vs. Harper College (11-11-17)
Had 20 assists: 21 vs. Harper College (11-1-17)
Had 15 steals: 18 vs. AFLBS (12-11-15)
THE LAST TIME A TROJAN HAD ...
50 points: 51, Dennis Shaffer vs. Southeastern (1972-73); 50, Dennis Shaffer vs. Iowa Central (1972-73)
40 points: 46, Walter Smith vs. Iowa Lakes (1973-74)
30 points: 35, Ben Moss vs. Lake Land College (11-12-16)
5 3-point goals: 6, Court Christianson vs. AFLBS (12-11-15)
25 rebounds: 25, Terry McKissick vs. Marshalltown (1971-72)
15 rebounds: 15, Josh White vs. Little Priest Tribal Coll. (1-5-17)
10 rebounds: 10, Jaycob Payne vs. Harper College (11-11-17)
15 assists: 16, Mike Eckenrod vs. Kirkwood (1987-88)
10 assists: 13, Trei Mitchell vs. AFLBS (1-16-15)
10 steals: 10, Jade Watson vs. Normandale (1993-94)
5 steals: 5, Trei Mitchell vs. AFLBS (12-11-15)
5 blocks: 6, Matthew Don vs. Iowa Lakes (2-12-14)
Double/double: Jaycob Payne 14 points/10 rebounds vs. Harper College (11-11-17)