Basketball

Pioneers surrender lead late in losses to Golden Rams, Cyclones

11/11/2024 10:15:00 AM

St. Cloud, Minn. - 

The Northland Men's Basketball team gave up the lead late in a pair of weekend road losses. The Pioneers dropped their weekend opener, 72-65, to Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Coon Rapids Friday night. The next afternoon, the Pioneers came up short in a 53-47 loss to the Cyclones of St. Cloud Technical & Community College in St. Cloud. 

The Pioneers led by as many as seven points in the opening half Friday night against the Golden Rams. The first half featured a pair of ties and five lead changes, with the Golden Rams taking a 39-38 advantage into the locker room. The second half was more of the same as the Pioneers and Golden Rams were tied on 10 occasions with six lead changes. The Pioneers' final lead came on a layup by Etienne Aime with 4:50 remaining that put the Pioneers in front 63-61. The Golden Rams finished the game on an 11-2 run. 

Isaiah Brown and Daymone Ware both finished in double figures for the Pioneers, with Brown scoring 17 points and Ware finishing with 13. 

On Saturday, the Pioneers did not trail at any point during the opening 20 minutes while building a 27-21 halftime advantage. The Pioneers led by as many as nine in the second half but the Cyclones hung around and chipped away at the lead. The Cyclones took their first lead of the game, 43-42, with just under five minutes left to play. The final five minutes featured four lead changes, with the Pioneers' final lead coming with 2:47 left to play on a three-point bucket by Isaiah Brown that put his team in front 47-46. 

Brown and Zac'Cai Armstrong both reached double figures in scoring for the Pioneers with Brown scoring 11 and Armstrong adding 12. Tre Jones added 10 points coming off the bench. 

The Pioneers fell to 1-3 with the losses to Golden Rams and Cyclones. Up next for the Pioneers are a pair of home games. The Pioneers host the University of Jamestown Junior Varsity at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12 and they host Mayville State University JV on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. 

Northland Community & Technical College at Anoka-Ramsey Community College November 8, 2024


(1-2, 0-0)
65

(1-0, 0-0)
72
Final 1 2 T
Northland Community & Technical College 38 27 65
Anoka-Ramsey Community College 39 33 72

Box Score

Northland Community & Technical College

Player MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
STARTERS
3Isaiah Brown 26 6-10 3-7 2-2 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 5 17
5Daveon Turner 20 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 0 6 3 2
21Daylon White 10 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
25Daymon Ware 25 4-9 1-2 4-7 2 1 3 2 2 0 4 1 13
35Zac'Cai Armstrong 23 4-5 0-0 0-0 4 1 5 1 3 1 1 3 8
RESERVES
0Aaron Wilson 2 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
1Lewis Jones 12 0-4 0-2 3-4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3
2Isaiah Joliffi 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
4Ezekiel Obidiran 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10Adam Mcintyre 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12Ronnie Roberts 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13Javien Johnson 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14Daniel Chapa 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15Tre Jones 11 2-6 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 5
20Etienne Aime 24 2-8 0-1 2-4 2 6 8 3 1 0 4 4 6
22Zion Donnell 18 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 1
23Zeke Aime 23 3-6 0-0 0-1 0 4 4 1 3 0 0 2 6
TMTeam 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 24-59 5-19 12-20 10 24 34 14 14 1 23 23 65
40.7% 26.3% 60.0%

Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Player MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
STARTERS
4Albert Tinnel IV 27 6-12 0-1 8-10 2 5 7 3 2 1 4 4 20
5Akeem Nelson 28 5-10 2-4 1-1 1 4 5 5 3 0 3 2 13
10Stewart Jones 31 3-6 0-2 0-0 0 5 5 0 1 0 6 3 6
13Jacob Von Ende 20 4-7 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 10
44Caleb Ludwig 9 0-5 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
RESERVES
3Jamal Woods 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11Arik Kotovsky 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14Robert Christensen 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20J'son Saeed'El 15 3-5 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 7
21Lieu Dunbar 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22Andrew Chisley 26 2-4 1-2 6-12 1 4 5 3 1 1 5 1 11
23Ishmael David 11 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 2
24Derrick Love 26 0-2 0-1 3-4 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 3 3
32Gus O'Neal Cooper 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TMTeam 0 1 1 0 0
TOTALS 24-54 5-19 19-29 5 28 33 13 15 3 24 20 72
44.4% 26.3% 65.5%

Game Information

Date/Time November 8, 2024 - 7:30 PM
Location Coon Rapids, MN
Technical fouls Northland Community & Technical College-None ; Anoka-Ramsey Community College-None .
 

Northland Community & Technical College at St. Cloud Technical & Community College November 9, 2024


47

53
Final 1 2 T
Northland Community & Technical College 27 20 47
St. Cloud Technical & Community College 21 32 53

Box Score

Northland Community & Technical College

Player MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
STARTERS
c3Isaiah brown 33 4-10 1-4 2-4 1 8 9 1 1 0 4 4 11
2Isaiah Jolliffi 13 1-6 1-2 0-0 0 6 6 0 4 0 0 0 3
5Daveon Turner 34 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 1 2 4 6
20Etienne Aime 14 0-3 0-1 0-2 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 3 0
35Zaccai Armstrong 24 5-5 0-0 2-2 2 2 4 0 0 3 1 4 12
RESERVES
1Lewis Jones 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11Joe Obidiran 3 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
15Tre Jones 23 3-7 1-5 3-5 0 7 7 1 1 0 1 2 10
21Daylon White 7 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2
22Zion McDonnell 22 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 3
23Zeke Aime 17 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 0
TMTeam 0 0 0 4 0
TOTALS 18-45 4-13 7-13 6 32 38 5 8 5 22 22 47
40.0% 30.8% 53.8%

St. Cloud Technical & Community College

Player MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
STARTERS
0Tyrell Sappington 19 0-6 0-2 2-2 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 2
1Jack Boos 24 2-9 0-6 5-6 0 3 3 2 1 0 2 1 9
3Xavier Jordan 27 3-11 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 4 1 8
4Romero Walker 21 1-1 0-0 2-2 2 4 6 0 0 0 1 4 4
11Goanar Tap 28 5-7 0-0 3-5 8 3 11 1 1 2 0 3 13
RESERVES
2James Underwood 12 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 5
5Carter Jackson 22 4-10 1-4 1-4 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 10
10Ka'Jon Jordan 27 0-3 0-0 2-8 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 2
14Uzo Egwim 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21Sam Woubishet 12 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
22R'Moni Warner 6 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
TMTeam 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 17-57 4-24 15-27 12 18 30 12 12 2 11 13 53
29.8% 16.7% 55.6%

Game Information

Date/Time November 9, 2024 - 2:00 PM
Location Whitney Center
Technical fouls Northland Community & Technical College-None ; St. Cloud Technical & Community College-None .
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