Men's Basketball Holds Off Doane, 64-62
(Crete, NE) – Playing on the road for the first time in conference play this season, the men’s basketball team pulled out a tight 64-62 win at Doane on Wednesday night, as Tigers’ last-second three bounced off the back of the rim.
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Team Stats
Doane (NE)
| Game Statistics | Hastings | Doane (NE) |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (24-53) | (19-43) |
| Field Goal % | 45.3% | 44.2% |
| Rebounds | 32 | 29 |
| Assists | 16 | 12 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 12 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 16 | 4 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 8 | 4 |
| Pts in the Paint | 12 | 14 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 4 | 3 |
(Crete, NE) – Playing on the road for the first time in conference play this season, the men's basketball team pulled out a tight 64-62 win at Doane on Wednesday night, as Tigers' last-second three bounced off the back of the rim.
Both teams started the ball shooting very well, as the first seven shots of the game were made, beginning with a jumper from senior DaRon Hall. Sophomore Micah Hinrichs made the next three Hastings shots, which included a three-pointer, as Hastings took a 9-7 lead three minutes in. After nearly three scoreless minutes Hastings pushed the lead to seven with a 8-3 run, capped by a Hinrichs jumper.
Hastings grew the lead to as much as 11 on a basket inside by senior Myles Simon. Back-to-back Doane threes trimmed the lead to three and while Hinrichs scored a couple more times in the next few minutes, the Tigers got within one at 27-26 with 5:20 left in the half. Junior Ben Boudreau responded with a three off a steal by sophomore Eli Podoll. Leading 31-26 with 3 minutes left, Boudreau nailed another from downtown to go up eight. Doane made three free throws down the stretch of the half to make it 34-29 at the break.
In the first half, Hastings shot 50 percent from the field and outrebounded the Tigers, 15-12. The Broncos forced seven turnovers and created a 12-0 advantage in points off turnovers. Hinrichs led the way with 18 points and three rebounds through one half.
Doane scored the first four points of the second half and took a three-point lead four minutes into the period. With Doane leading by two, junior Owen Wright and Boudreau scored inside to briefly retake the lead, as the Tigers went back up 48-45 with 11:38 left.
With the Tigers leading 48-46, Binder drilled a three-pointer at the 8:13 mark. After a layup by Doane, Hastings got threes from Hinrichs and sophomore Maverick Binder to go up 55-50. Doane made four consecutive free throws to get within one, which stood until the 3:39 mark when Boudreau drilled a three from Hall coming out of a Hastings timeout. Boudreau forced a steal at the other end and Simon made both at the line after getting fouled to go up 60-54 with 2:50 left.
Leading 62-56, Binder and Boudreau stole the ball on the next two defensive trips, but Hastings was unable to turn those into points. Doane's triple cut the lead to three with 58 seconds left and after the front end of a one-and-one free throw was missed by Boudreau, Doane missed a three. Binder grabbed the rebound and made two at the line to go up five with 25 seconds left.
The Tigers rushed it up the court and cut the lead to two on a deep ball. Following a missed one-and-one by Hastings and a Tiger rebound and timeout with seven seconds remaining, Doane got a good look from behind the arc, but it bounced off the back rims and into Boudeau's hands as time expired to seal the 64-62 win.
For the game, Hastings shot 45 percent from the field in the win and outrebounded the Tigers, 32-29. They forced 12 turnovers and scored 16 points off of them. Hinrichs finished with 21 points and five rebounds. Hall had 12 points, seven assists, and four rebounds. Boudreau had a team-high four steals to go along with 11 points, six rebounds, and five assists. Binder was also in double-figures with 10 points and three steals.
Up next, Hastings will play at (RV) Dordt on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 3:45pm.
