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Home > Men's Basketball > News > DANA NEARLY UPSETS GPAC NO. 1 |
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A shocking upset was within reach for the Dana College men’s basketball team Wednesday night. The Vikings hosted GPAC No. 1 and nation’s No. 13 University of Sioux Falls. The Viking faithful were out in force to root on the hoopsters. But Dana’s lead slipped away in the final seconds. USF won 64-60. Mark Esser (SR, Woodbine, IA) electrified the home crowd with two thunderous dunks to give Dana the lead in the first half. USF held the Vikings leading scorer Jason Isaacson (SR, Council Bluffs, IA) scoreless in the first ten minutes of the game, but Isaacson dished out four assists and pulled down three boards. Teddy Cox (SR, Hawley, MN) helped the Vikings keep their lead by pulling down five rebounds. Dana’s pressure defense held the Cougars to 33% shooting in the first half. At haltime the Vikings were up 28-24. Dana opened the second half with a 13-9 run. USF became rattled midway through the second stanza as Esser stole a lose ball and rattled home his third dunk of the night. The Cougars then started to find their mark as they pulled to within two points. Coach Chris Fear called a time out to help regroup his squad. The Vikings held the Cougars at bay until the 45-second mark. Cougar Gerad Van Leur hit a three to tie the game up. A critical turnover forced Dana to foul USF in the closing seconds. Reigning conference player of the week Ryan Millsap hit 1 of 2 free throws for USF and got his own rebound following the miss. The Cougars then hit their next two free throws to take a three-point lead. Isaacson was called for a traveling on his way to the basket to seal the USF win. Isaacson once again led the Vikings with 17 points and dished out eight assists. Tyler Mohr (SR, Ocheyedan, IA) added 13 points. Esser scored 12 points, eight rebounds, and blocked four shots. Teddy Cox pulled down six rebounds on the evening. The loss drops Dana College to 11-14 on the year and 5-8 in conference play. Sioux Falls improves to 17-5 and 11-1 in conference play. The Vikings host Northwestern College on Saturday afternoon at
4:00pm. The Red Raiders are currently ranked 5th in the latest
national poll.
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