No. 2 Central Lakes tops RCC men

Published 10:00 pm Wednesday, February 9, 2011

The Riverland men’s basketball team fell to No. 2 ranked Central Lakes 102-75 in Riverland Gym Wednesday night.

The Blue Devils (12-11 overall, 3-5 MCAC South) were within nine points at the half, but they couldn’t keep up.

Central Lakes (24-1 overall, 9-1 MCAC South) had seven players score in double figures.

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Denzel Smith had 18 points and nine rebounds for RCC, while DeAaron Hearn had 23 points and four assists.

CL 43 59 — 102

RCC 34 41 — 75

RCC scoring: DeAaron Hearn, 23; Denzel Smith, 18; Chris Jahr, 9; Nicco Montgomery, 7; Richard Burch, 6; Jordan Jarland, 5; Josh Davis, 5; Taylor Oetken, 2; field goals: 34 percent (23-for-68); three-pointers: 23 percent (5-for-22); free throws: 69 percent (24-for-45); rebounds; 43 (Davis, 10); turnovers: 25