The Anoka-Ramsey Community College Men’s Basketball team used a stifling defense to defeat Riverland Community College 80-57 in their first MCAC Southern Division game of the 2011-2012 season on Wednesday night.
The first half started slow as neither team could find a rhythm offensively, but a short run near the end of the half pushed Anoka-Ramsey to a 29-21 lead at the break.
The Golden Rams held Riverland to just 30.8 percent shooting in the half while shooting 52 percent themselves. However, eight first half turnovers allowed Riverland to stay close.
Anoka-Ramsey began to slowly pull away in the second half. The Golden Rams held Riverland to just one field goal over the first six minutes, but Riverland converted eight free throws in that time to stay within striking distance.
The Golden Rams continued to get good shots on the offensive end, and pushed their lead to as many as 25 points.
Anoka-Ramsey shot 60 percent overall for the game (33 of 55) including 66.7 percent (20 of 30) in the second half.
Riverland managed just 24.2 percent shooting in the second half to finish 16 of 59 from the field for the game (27.1 percent).
Anoka-Ramsey held a 44-31 edge on the boards as well.
Lemuel Doe led the Golden Rams in scoring with 21 points on an efficient 7-8 shooting and 6-8 from the free throw line. Doe also pulled in nine rebounds and dished out four assists.
David Hicks scored 12 points to go with six rebounds.
J.J. Butler finished with 12 points and Antone Darrington recorded ten points and six assists.
Corey Barrett had another solid game finishing with eight points and nine rebounds.
The Golden Rams push their record to 11-3 on the season, 1-0 in MCAC Southern Division play. They’ll next travel to MSCTC-Fergus Falls on Saturday, January 14 for a 3:00pm tip. MSCTC defeated Minnesota West on Wednesday night and is also 1-0 in conference play.
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