Miller leads Blue Devil men past Western Tech.

Published 10:57 pm Wednesday, January 21, 2015

The Riverland Community College men’s basketball team beat Western Tech. (7-11 overall, 1-4 MCAC South) 94-82 in La Crosse, Wis. Wednesday night.

The Blue Devils (11-7 overall, 3-2 MCAC South) led 55-30 at the break and they held off a late rally to get the win.

“We played our best half of the year,” RCC head coach Scott Koenigs said. “We really played well in the first half. It’s a tough place to play and it’s a good win.”

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Devonte Miller had 29 points, eight rebounds and four steals for RCC and Marcus Myers had 10 points and eight assists.

RCC scoring: Devonte Miller, 29; Dearionte Hudson, 20; Robert Parker, 12; Marcus Myers, 10; Gary Cook, 8; Ricky Landers, 5; Nate Emge, 4; Jeremy Stuart, 3; Jackson Yackley, 3; 3-pointers: 9-for-22; free throws: 15-for-20