2011-2012 Season Highlights

Here is a sampling of highlights from the 2011-2012 season

Record vs. Ranked Opponents: 5-3 (ranking as of date of game)

• 12/16 - Home Win - 106-81 - Bismarck State (NJCAA Division II - #8)
• 12/30 - Home Loss - 72-67 - Dakota County Tech (NJCAA Division II - #16)
• 1/7 - Home Win - 82-81 - *North Dakota State College of Science (NJCAA Division I - #18)
• 1/18 - Home Loss - 74-55 - Central Lakes (NJCAA Division III - #1)
• 1/25 - Home Win - 75-73 - Rochester (NJCAA Division III - #10)
• 2/11 - Road Win - 69-65 - Central Lakes (NJCAA Division III - #1)
• 2/25 - Road Win - 71-67 - **Dakota County Tech (NJCAA Division II - #8)
• 3/3 - Home Loss - 65-51 - ***Central Lakes (NJCAA Division III - #5)

*NDSCS rose as high as #9 in the NJCAA Division I poll and finished the regular season #11
**DCTC finished the regular season ranked #10 in NJCAA Division II
***MCAC/Region XIII semifinal game, Central Lakes went on to win the Region XIII title

Winning Streaks

• 8 games: November 12 - December 16
• 7 games: January 25 - February 15

Defense

• Opponents shot under 40% 18 times
• Highest FG% allowed was 45.6% (February 11th in win over Central Lakes)
• Opponents scored under 70 points in 8 of the final 10 games including the last 5 games
• Allowed a season-low 52 points in win over United Tribes (January 6th)
• Recorded 9 blocked shots three times (November 12th vs NIACC; November 21st vs NIACC; January 25th vs Rochester)
• Recorded at least 5 blocked shots 17 times
• Recorded at least 6 steals 26 times; never had less than 4 steals in a game
• Allowed less than 1.000 point per possession 18 times (16-2 in those games)
• Allowed less than .900 points per possession 10 times (10-0 in those games)
• Allowed less than .800 points per possession 3 times (3-0 in those games)
• Held opponents to .876 points per possession in the first half of games

Offense

• Scored a season-high 106 points in win over Bismarck State (December 16th)
• Made a season-high 46 field goals in win over Bismarck State (December 16th)
• Made season-high 11 three-point field goals twice (January 18th vs Central Lakes; January 30th vs Western Tech)
• Recorded season-high 23 assists in win over NIACC (November 21st)
• Pulled in season-high 22 offensive rebounds vs Riverland (February 4th)
• Scored at least 1.000 point per possession 16 times (15-1 in those games)
• Scored less than .900 points per possession four times (0-4 in those games)

Miscellaneous

• Seven different players lead the team in single-game scoring at least once
• 14 times with at least four players in double figure scoring
• Season-high six players scored in double figures vs Bismarck State (December 16th)
• 10-2 record in games decided by 5 points or less