NIACC men's season summary
The NIACC men's basketball team compiled an overall record of 25-7 and 9-5 in the ICCAC.
The Trojans earned the fourth-seeed in the NJCAA Region XI tournament and advanced to the regional title game for the second straight season.
The Trojans knocked off top-seed Kirkwood 76-74 in the regional semifinals when sophomore guard Deundra Roberson connected on a shot in the lane at the buzzer.
DMACC nipped NIACC 82-80 in the regional finals to earn a berth in the NJCAA Division II national tournament, which was not played due to the Coronavirus.
The following is a game-by-game look back at the 2019-20 season:
Ellsworth's Dale Howard Classic
NIACC 119, Hibbing CC 74 - Wendell Matthews scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Roberson scored 20 points.
NIACC 119, Bryant & Stratton (Wis.) 88 - Matthews scored 27 points with 19 rebounds. Roberson scored 25 points and James Harris scored 21 points.
NIACC's Konigsmark Klassic
NIACC 100, Kansas City (Kan.) CC 95 - Matthews scored 25 points with 10 rebounds and four blocked shots. Trey Sampson scored 18 points and Quentin Hardrict and Roberson both scored 17 points.
NIACC 120, Quakerdale Prep Academy 62 - Roberson scored 37 points. Payton Breedlove scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Sampson scored 18 points.
NIACC 105, Luther College JV 58 (H) - Matthews scored 22 points with 13 rebounds. Roberson scored 14 points with 6 assists and 7 steals. Chandler Dean scored 13 points.
NIACC 144, Grinnell College JV 107 (H) - The Trojans set a school-record for points in a game. Breedlove scored 24 points with 7 rebounds and Roberson scored 21 points.
NIACC 120, Wartburg College JV 107 (H) - Roberson scored a career-high 45 points. Sampson scored 23 points, Dean scored 19 points and Matthews scored 10 points with 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocked shots.
Iowa Central's Great Western Shootout
NIACC 111, Central CC-Columbus 82 - Roberson scored 24 points. Sampson scored 22 points, Matthews scored 17 points and Dean scored 17 points with 8 rebounds.
NIACC 105, Northeast CC 85 - Roberson scored 26 points, Harris scored 25 points, Sampson scored 19 points and Matthews scored 17 points.
NIACC's Thanksgiving Classic
NIACC 115, Central CC-Columbus 103 - Roberson scored 29 points with 8 rebounds, Sampson scored 18 points and McKelary Robertson scored 16 points.
NIACC 98, Southwestern 68 (A) - Roberson scored 28 points with 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Matthews scored 16 points with 10 rebounds. Sampson scored 16 points with 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocked shots.
JCCC Classic
Johnson County CC 76, NIACC 72 - Roberson scored 21 points. Sampson scored 14 points with 11 rebounds. Harris scored 12 points with 7 rebounds.
NIACC 85, Highland CC (Kan.) 75 - Sampson scored 16 points. Harris scored 15 points and Hardrict scored 15 points with 9 assists.
NIACC 100, Iowa Western 88 (H) - Hardrict scored 31 points. Roberson scored 25 points and Sampson scored 14 points with 7 rebounds.
NIACC 111, Little Priest Tribal College 72 (H) - Matthews scored 26 points with 11 rebounds. Roberson scored 21 points and Hardrict scored 17 points with 11 assists.
DMACC 107, NIACC 63 (A) - Hardrict scored 14 points and Roberson scored 13 points.
Iowa Lakes 108, NIACC 96 (H) - Matthews scored 29 points. Hardrict scored 22 points with 9 rebounds and Hardrict scored 22 points.
NIACC 84, Ellsworth 81 (A) - Hardrict scored 19 points, Sampson scored 18 points and Harris scored 17 points.
NIACC 87, Iowa Central 80 (H) - Harris scored 28 points, including a single-game school record 8 3-point goals, with 8 rebounds. Hardrict scored 22 points and Matthews scored 14 points with 13 rebounds.
NIACC 106, Simpson College JV 65 (H) - Harris scored 31 points with 10 rebounds. Hardrict scored 30 points with 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Kirkwood 89, NIACC 88 (A) - Matthews scored 29 points. Hardrict scored 22 points with 9 assists. Harris scored 15 points.
DMACC 77, NIACC 69 (H) - Matthews scored 19 points with 16 rebounds. Harris scored 13 points with 5 rebounds.
NIACC 105, Iowa Lakes 91 (A) - Hardrict scored 24 points. Harris scored 19 points as six Trojans scored in double figures.
NIACC 88, Ellsworth 73 (H) - Hardrict scored 20 points and Roberson scored 15 points.
NIACC 93, DCTC 87 (H) - Roberson scored 21 points. Hardrict scored 18 points with 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
NIACC 81, Iowa Central 75 (A) - Hardrict scored 24 points with 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Harris and Sampson both scored 12 points.
Kirkwood 97, NIACC 84 (H) - Sampson scored 21 points with 11 rebounds. Roberson scored 20 points with 6 rebounds.
NIACC 100, Little Priest Tribal College 86 (A) - Roberson scored 27 points. Matthews scored 2 points with 8 rebounds. Harris scored 19 points.
NIACC 94, Southwestern 76 (H) - Roberson scored 25 points with 9 rebounds. Sampson scored 23 points with 13 rebounds and Matthews scored 22 points.
NJCAA Region XI tournament
NIACC 113, Southwestern 78 (H) - Sampson scored 20 points with 14 rebounds. Roberson scored 18 points as the Trojans put 6 players in double figures.
NIACC 76, Kirkwood 74 (A) - The Trojans moved to the regional finals for the second straight season. Roberson hit a shot in the lane at the buzzer to give the Trojans the 2-point victory. Hardrict, who assisted on the game-winning basket, scored 19 points with 7 assists. Matthews scored 18 points and Sampson scored 16 points with 15 rebounds.
DMACC 82, NIACC 80 (A) - Roberson scored 26 points. Sampson scored 20 points with 10 rebounds. Roberson and Sampson were selected to the all-tournament team.