The Anoka-Ramsey Community College Men's Basketball team survived a poor shooting night, both from the field and the free throw line, to outlast Dakota County Technical College 64-51 on Wednesday.
In a game that saw neither team shoot the ball well, the Golden Rams did just enough to hold off the Blue Knights and run their record to 4-0 to start the season.
After falling behind 9-2 in the first six minutes of the game Anoka-Ramsey was able to claw their way into a 28-19 halftime lead behind solid defense forcing 11 first half turnovers.
The Blue Knights shot just 26.7% in the first half to go with those 11 turnovers, however the Golden Rams didn't fare much better from the field, shooting just 12 of 35 (34.3%) themselves.
Things didn't get much prettier in the second half for either team although DCTC was able to trim the deficit to a one possession game on a number of occasions.
A late switch to zone defense allowed the Golden Rams to increase their lead back to double digits, leading by 13 with just over a minute remaining. But missed free throws allowed the Blue Knights to cut the lead to just six points with 40 seconds left.
Anoka-Ramsey forced a couple turnovers resulting in fast break points, and hit just enough free throws to keep DCTC at bay in the closing minute of play.
Anoka-Ramsey shot a season-low 39.3% from the field and connected on just six of 24 three-point attempts. The Golden Rams also made just ten of their 23 free throws on the night.
DCTC shot 31.3% for the game, three of 20 from the three-point line.
DCTC out-rebounded Anoka-Ramsey 51-43, the first time this season the Golden Rams have been out-rebounded. However, the Blue Knights committed 18 turnovers to just nine for Anoka-Ramsey.
The Golden Rams were lead by Joey Weldon's 13 points and eight rebounds.
Trent Pollard recorded 12 points, four assists, and six steals.
Lemuel Doe chipped in 11 points off the bench, with Chris Kpahn connecting on four of six shots to finish with nine points.
Anoka-Ramsey will travel to Wahpeton, North Dakota to face NJCAA Division I power North Dakota State College of Science on Saturday at 4:00pm.
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