NIACC falls to No. 16 Central CC, 91-84

COLUMBUS, Neb. - The NIACC men's basketball team dropped a 91-84 decision to No. 16 (NJCAA Division II) Central CC-Columbus Saturday at the Pinnacle Bank Thanksgivng Classic.

Central CC (8-1) led 41-29 at the half. NIACC (4-2) outscored the Raiders 55-50 in the second half, but came up seven points short in its first game since Nov. 13.

NIACC trimmed the deficit to 86-84 and had the ball with just under a minute to play, but turned the ball over. Central CC then scored the final five points of the contest to claim the non-conference victory.

Central CC was led by Trey Deveaux, who scored 34 points. Tredyn Prososki scored 16 points for the Raiders and Caleb Muia grabbed 14 rebounds.

Bradley Andrews led six Trojans in double figures with a season-high 15 points, including three 3-point goals. Also in double figures for the Trojans were Jacques Kelly (14), Jeffrey Skogen (career-high 13), Cortaviaus Seales (12), Noah Rigatuso (11) and Devon'dre Mayfield (10).

Seales also added seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.

NIACC returns to action Sunday on day two of the Pinnacle Bank Thanksgiving Classic. The Trojans play North Central Missouri College at 1 p.m. on Sunday.