Division II Men's Basketball Conference Recap | Week 13
Standings/Schedule:
Division I - Standings
Division I - Stat Leaders
Division II - Standings
Division II - Stat Leaders
Week 13 Schedule:
Wednesday, February 25
#2 DMACC def. #9 Ellsworth, 84-74 (OT) - Box Score
#11 Iowa Central def. NIACC, 81-74 - Box Score - Archived Video
Northeast def. #24 Iowa Western, 89-73 - Box Score - Archived Video
Central def. Iowa Lakes, 80-72 - Box Score - Archived Video
Western Iowa Tech def. Southwestern, 102-68 - Box Score - Archived Video
Game of the Week: #2 DMACC def. #9 Ellsworth, 84-74 OT
The last time these two foes faced off, they delivered a barnburner where No. 7 DMACC took down No. 1 Ellsworth in a 93-90 thriller. This time wasn't any different. With DMACC ranked No. 2 and Ellsworth ranked No. 9, the two teams put on a show where DMACC ended up on top 84-74 in overtime.
DMACC entered this matchup having won 22 straight games -- it's last loss coming before Thanksgiving -- and a full head of steam after taking down No. 15 Kirkwood last week 89-85. Ellsworth came out hot to begin the game by taking a 35-30 lead going into the break. Strong first halves from Eesher Singh Sarai and Tanner Berggren steered the ship for the Panthers. DMACC was being held afloat by Malcolm Bragg and Brent Taylor as they kept the defecit at five for the Panthers.
The second half saw an explosion from Bragg as he put up 15 points on 70% shooting to propel the Bears to 41 second half points. The Panthers saw Jonovan Wilkinson blitz the Bears in second half for 17 points, but wasn't enough to hold off the Bears deleting the five-point defecit. DMACC lead by two with a 1:25 left in the game before a steal and layup by William Taylor tied the game at 71-71 and eventually sent the game to overtime. The Bears dominated overtime, outscoring the Panthers by 10 and only allowing them to just one made field goal en route to a 23rd straight victory.
The Bears were led by Bragg who scored 24 points and only missed four field goals. Taylor gave the Bears 13 points and dished out seven assists to his teammates. Kaden Tate was impressive on the glass, grabbing 12 rebounds -- with four of them being offensive.
Despite the loss, the Panthers don't need to hang their heads low, as they got a 24-point performance from Wilkinson and 16-points and four blocks from Singh Sarai while Jayden Pretty snatched nine rebounds, four being offensive.
DMACC will stay at home when Western Iowa Tech comes to town for the Region 11-A Seminfinals this Saturday at 3 p.m.
Ellsworth will travel back home for a matchup against Northeast in the Region 11-B Semifinals this Saturday at 3 p.m.
Top Performances - Week 13:
*Division I
Week 13 - Point Leaders in Conference Games
| Points | |||
| Player | School | Date /Opponent | Points |
| Sunny Singh | Northeast | Feb. 25/Iowa Western | 30 |
| Germaal Forde | Iowa Lakes | Feb. 25/Central | 27 |
| Caleb Kawela | Western Iowa Tech | Feb. 25/Southwestern | 26 |
| Jonovan Wilkinson | Ellsworth | Feb. 25/DMACC | 24 |
| Malcolm Bragg | DMACC | Feb. 25/Ellsworth | 24 |
| Micah Hines | Southwestern | Feb. 25/Western Iowa Tech | 22 |
| Jacob Martin | NIACC | Feb. 25/Iowa Central | 22 |
| Aleix Sempere | Iowa Central | Feb. 25/NIACC | 21 |
| JP Sumo | Iowa Western | Feb. 25/Northeast | 20 |
| Mo Abdalla | Central | Feb. 25/Iowa Lakes | 19 |
| Brody Johnson | Central | Feb. 25/Iowa Lakes | 18 |
| Jermaine Freeman | Iowa Lakes | Feb. 25/Central | 18 |
| Isaiah Lloyd | Western Iowa Tech | Feb. 25/Southwestern | 17 |
Week 13 - Rebound Leaders in Conference Games
| Rebounds | |||
| Player | School | Date /Opponent | Rebounds |
| Scottie Johnson | Northeast | Feb. 25/Iowa Western | 15 |
| Tashun Pender | Iowa Central | Feb. 25/NIACC | 14 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Feb. 25/Ellsworth | 12 |
| Jayden Pretty | Ellsworth | Feb. 25/DMACC | 9 |
| Caleb Kawela | Western Iowa Tech | Feb. 25/Southwestern | 9 |
| Aleix Sempere | Iowa Central | Feb. 25/NIACC | 9 |
| Tom Guma* | Marshalltown | Feb. 24/Indian Hills | 8 |
| Brody Johnson | Central | Feb. 25/Iowa Lakes | 8 |
| Ryan Huston | Northeast | Feb. 25/Iowa Western | 8 |
| Jon Roberts | Iowa Central | Feb. 25/NIACC | 8 |
Week 13 - Assist Leaders in Conference Games
| Assists | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Assists |
| Jacob Martin | NIACC | Feb. 25/Iowa Central | 8 |
| Brent Taylor | DMACC | Feb. 25/Ellsworth | 7 |
| Isaiah Lloyd | Western Iowa Tech | Feb. 25/Southwestern | 7 |
| Sean Conway* | Marshalltown | Feb. 24/Indian Hills | 5 |
| Taj Au-Duke* | Indian Hills | Feb. 24/Marshalltown | 5 |
| Merkv Torrance | Central | Feb. 25/Iowa Lakes | 5 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Feb. 25/Iowa Western | 5 |
| Judah Vignery | Iowa Western | Feb. 25/Northeast | 5 |
Week 13 - Steal Leaders in Conference Games
| Steals | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Steals |
| Merkv Torrance | Central | Feb. 25/Iowa Lakes | 7 |
| Isaiah Lloyd | Western Iowa Tech | Feb. 25/Southwestern | 5 |
| Tre'Von Coney* | Marshalltown | Feb. 24/Indian Hills | 4 |
| Jacob Martin | NIACC | Feb. 25/Iowa Central | 4 |
| Tee Liban | Central | Feb. 25/Iowa Lakes | 3 |
| Ronald Lee | Western Iowa Tech | Feb. 25/Southwestern | 3 |
| Tashun Pender | Iowa Central | Feb. 25/NIACC | 3 |
| Aleix Sempere | Iowa Central | Feb. 25/NIACC | 3 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Feb. 25/NIACC | 3 |
Week 13 - Block Leaders in Conference Games
| Blocks | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Blocks |
| Germaal Forde | Iowa Lakes | Feb. 25/Central | 7 |
| Eesher Singh Sarai | Ellsworth | Feb. 25/DMACC | 4 |
| Solomon Mosley | DMACC | Feb. 25/Ellsworth | 2 |
| Kabwe Bonfis | Western Iowa Tech | Feb. 25/Southwestern | 2 |
| Scottie Johnson | Northeast | Feb. 25/Iowa Western | 2 |
Top Performances - Season:
*Division I
Season - Point Leaders in Conference Games
| Points | |||
| Player | School | Date /Opponent | Points |
| Johanes Piscikas | Northeast | Jan. 21/Southwestern | 39 |
| Jacob Martin | NIACC | Feb. 7/Iowa Western | 35 |
| Jordan Cain | Iowa Central | Jan. 3/Iowa Western | 33 |
| Kiki Deng | DMACC | Jan. 14/Iowa Western | 33 |
| Ryan Huston | Northeast | Jan. 28/Iowa Lakes | 32 |
| Jordan Cain | Iowa Central | Jan. 7/Ellsworth | 32 |
| Caleb Kawela | Western Iowa Tech | Jan. 10/Iowa Western | 30 |
| TJ Cusciotta | NIACC | Jan. 14/Iowa Central | 30 |
| Jordan Cain | Iowa Central | Jan. 21/Western Iowa Tech | 30 |
| Jermaine Freeman | Iowa Lakes | Feb. 18/NIACC | 30 |
| Sunny Singh | Northeast | Feb. 25/Iowa Western | 30 |
| Micah Hines | Southwestern | Dec. 17/Kirkwood | 29 |
| Jermaine Freeman | Iowa Lakes | Jan. 10/DMACC | 29 |
| Aleix Sempere | Iowa Central | Jan. 14/NIACC | 29 |
| Eesher Singh Sarai | Ellsworth | Jan. 17/Iowa Western | 29 |
| Johanes Piscikas | Northeast | Jan. 28/Iowa Lakes | 29 |
| Caleb Kawela | Western Iowa Tech | Feb. 11/Ellsworth | 29 |
| Judah Vignery | Iowa Western | Feb. 7/NIACC | 28 |
| Scottie Johnson | Northeast | Feb. 11/Central | 28 |
| Zayden Best | Iowa Western | Feb. 18/Southwestern | 28 |
| Judah Vignery | Iowa Western | Dec. 17/Iowa Lakes | 27 |
| Caleb Kawela | Western Iowa Tech | Dec. 17/Ellsworth | 27 |
| Manasse Kasongo | Kirkwood | Jan. 7/Iowa Lakes | 27 |
| Kiki Deng | DMACC | Jan. 7/NIACC | 27 |
| Jordan Cain | Iowa Central | Jan. 17/DMACC | 27 |
| Ryan Huston | Northeast | Jan. 31/NIACC | 27 |
| Johanes Piscikas | Northeast | Feb. 14/Kirkwood | 27 |
| Germaal Forde | Iowa Lakes | Feb. 25/Central | 27 |
Season - Rebound Leaders in Conference Games
| Rebounds | |||
| Player | School | Date /Opponent | Rebounds |
| Jayden Pretty | Ellsworth | Jan. 14/Iowa Lakes | 18 |
| Aleix Sempere | Iowa Central | Dec. 17/Central | 17 |
| Tyler Netolicky | Kirkwood | Dec. 3/ NIACC | 16 |
| Aleix Sempere | Iowa Central | Jan. 14/NIACC | 16 |
| Aleix Sempere | Iowa Central | Feb. 18/Central | 16 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Jan. 28/Central | 16 |
| Tyler Netolicky | Kirkwood | Dec. 17/Southwestern | 15 |
| Timothy Ofesi | Iowa Lakes | Dec. 3/ Northeast | 15 |
| Jordan Dewaele | Iowa Western | Jan. 24/Iowa Central | 15 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Feb. 21/Kirkwood | 15 |
| Scottie Johnson | Northeast | Feb. 25/Iowa Western | 15 |
| Alec Belter | Southwestern | Dec. 3/ Ellsworth | 14 |
| Aleix Sempere | Iowa Central | Dec. 6/ Iowa Lakes | 14 |
| Caleb Kawela | Western Iowa Tech | Jan. 3/Iowa Lakes | 14 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Jan. 14/Iowa Western | 14 |
| William Taylor | Ellsworth | Feb. 14/Southwestern | 14 |
| Tashun Pender | Iowa Central | Feb. 25/NIACC | 14 |
| Carter Loney | Iowa Central | Dec. 3/ Western Iowa Tech | 13 |
| Scottie Johnson | Northeast | Dec. 6/ Western Iowa Tech | 13 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Dec. 15/Northeast | 13 |
| Steven Martinez | Iowa Lakes | Dec. 17/Iowa Western | 13 |
| Jordan Dewaele | Iowa Western | Jan. 7/Central | 13 |
| Brody Johnson | Central | Jan. 10/Ellsworth | 13 |
| Michael Smith | Southwestern | Jan. 21/Northeast | 13 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Jan. 31/Iowa Central | 13 |
| Manasse Kasongo | Kirkwood | Feb. 4/iowa Western | 13 |
| Brody Johnson | Central | Feb. 18/Iowa Central | 13 |
Season - Assist Leaders in Conference Games
| Assists | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Assists |
| Yaris Irby | Kirkwood | Jan. 7/Iowa Lakes | 10 |
| Sunny Singh | Northeast | Jan. 17/NIACC | 10 |
| Brent Taylor | DMACC | Jan. 3/Kirkwood | 9 |
| Theo Alexandersson Ohnell | Southwestern | Jan. 10/NIACC | 9 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Jan. 14/NIACC | 9 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Jan. 31/NIACC | 9 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Feb. 4/Northeast | 9 |
| JP Sumo | Iowa Western | Feb. 7/NIACC | 9 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Feb. 18/Central | 9 |
| Kavon Phillips | DMACC | Feb. 18/Northeast | 9 |
| Rav Randhawa | Ellsworth | Dec. 3/ Southwestern | 8 |
| Chris Coleman | Kirkwood | Dec. 6/ Central | 8 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Dec. 10/Kirkwood | 8 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Dec. 13/Southwestern | 8 |
| Chase Low | Ellsworth | Jan. 7/Iowa Central | 8 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Jan. 17/DMACC | 8 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Jan. 21/Southwestern | 8 |
| Jacob Martin | NIACC | Jan. 31/Northeast | 8 |
| Yaris Irby | Kirkwood | Feb. 18/Ellsworth | 8 |
| Jacob Martin | NIACC | Feb. 25/Iowa Central | 8 |
| Ryan Hutson | Northeast | Jan. 14/Central | 7 |
| Jacob Martin | NIACC | Dec. 6/ Iowa Western | 7 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Nov. 25/ Northeast | 7 |
| Rylan Smith | DMACC | Dec. 15/Northeast | 7 |
| Sunny Singh | Northeast | Jan. 7/Southwestern | 7 |
| Jacob Martin | NIACC | Jan. 10/Southwestern | 7 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Jan. 28/Ellsworth | 7 |
| Jonovan Wilkinson | Ellsworth | Feb. 4/Iowa Lakes | 7 |
| Ryan Huston | Northeast | Feb. 4/Iowa Central | 7 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Feb. 7/Southwestern | 7 |
| Chris Coleman | Kirkwood | Feb. 7/WIT | 7 |
| KJ LaMonte* | Indian Hills | Feb. 14/Southeastern | 7 |
| Chris Coleman | Kirkwood | Feb. 18/Ellsworth | 7 |
| JP Sumo | Iowa Western | Feb. 18/Southwestern | 7 |
| Chris Coleman | Kirkwood | Feb. 21/DMACC | 7 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Feb. 21/Iowa Lakes | 7 |
Season - Steal Leaders in Conference Games
| Steals | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Steals |
| Merkv Torrance | Central | Feb. 25/Iowa Lakes | 7 |
| Sunny Singh | Northeast | Nov. 25/ Iowa Central | 6 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Nov. 25/ Iowa Central | 6 |
| Micah Hines | Southwestern | Jan. 17/Iowa Lakes | 6 |
| Kayvion Hodges | Kirkwood | Jan. 24/NIACC | 6 |
| Isaiah Lloyd | Western Iowa Tech | Jan. 28/NIACC | 6 |
| Cameron Reigard | NIACC | Dec. 3/ Kirkwood | 5 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Dec. 10/Western Iowa Tech | 5 |
| JP Sumo | Iowa Western | Dec. 13/Kirkwood | 5 |
| Ryan Huston | Northeast | Dec. 15/DMACC | 5 |
| Malcolm Bragg | DMACC | Jan. 10/Iowa Lakes | 5 |
| CJ Mitchell | Iowa Central | Jan. 17/DMACC | 5 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Jan. 14/Central | 5 |
| Sunny Singh | Northeast | Jan. 21/Southwestern | 5 |
| Isaiah Lloyd | Western Iowa Tech | Jan. 24/Central | 5 |
| Isaiah Lloyd | Western Iowa Tech | Feb. 25/Southwestern | 5 |
| Jordan Cain | Iowa Central | Jan. 14/NIACC | 4 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Jan. 17/NIACC | 4 |
| Zeb Svoboda | Western Iowa Tech | Dec. 3/ Iowa Central | 4 |
| Johanes Piscikas | Northeast | Nov. 25/ Iowa Central | 4 |
| Michael Smith | Southwestern | Dec. 6/ DMACC | 4 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Dec. 6/ Western Iowa Tech | 4 |
| Terance Pittman | Western Iowa Tech | Dec. 10/DMACC | 4 |
| Tanner Berggren | Ellsworth | Dec. 13/DMACC | 4 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Dec. 15/DMACC | 4 |
| Malcolm Bragg | DMACC | Jan. 3/Kirkwood | 4 |
| Zayden Best | Iowa Western | Jan. 21/Central | 4 |
| Terance Pittman | Western Iowa Tech | Jan. 24/Central | 4 |
| Lochie Harvey | Northeast | Jan. 24/Ellsworth | 4 |
| Nino Nesbitt | Central | Jan. 31/Kirkwood | 4 |
| Micah Hines | Southwestern | Jan. 31/Iowa Lakes | 4 |
| Brady Martin** | Southeastern | Feb. 14/Indian Hills | 4 |
| Cameron Reigard | NIACC | Feb. 18/Iowa Lakes | 4 |
Season - Block Leaders in Conference Games
| Blocks | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Blocks |
| Germaal Forde | Iowa Lakes | Feb. 25/Central | 7 |
| Timothy Ofesi | Iowa Lakes | Dec. 3/ Northeast | 6 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Dec. 13/Ellsworth | 5 |
| Timothy Ofesi | Iowa Lakes | Jan. 10/DMACC | 5 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Feb. 21/Kirkwood | 5 |
| Carter Loney | Iowa Central | Dec. 3/ Western Iowa Tech | 4 |
| Joseph Fitch | NIACC | Dec. 6/ Iowa Western | 4 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Dec. 10/Western Iowa Tech | 4 |
| Manny Lueth | Iowa Central | Dec. 17/Central | 4 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Jan. 10/Iowa Lakes | 4 |
| Scottie Johnson | Northeast | Jan. 14/Central | 4 |
| Jack Kloth | Northeast | Jan. 14/Central | 4 |
| Carter Loney | Iowa Central | Jan. 24/Iowa Western | 4 |
| Scottie Johnson | Northeast | Jan. 24/Ellsworth | 4 |
| Tom Guma | Marshalltown * | Jan. 24/Southeastern | 4 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Jan. 31/Iowa Central | 4 |
| Eesher Singh Sarai | Ellsworth | Feb. 25/DMACC | 4 |
| Manny Lueth | Iowa Central | Jan. 14/NIACC | 3 |
| Dominic Preiser | Iowa Lakes | Jan. 14/Ellsworth | 3 |
| Eesher Singh Sarai | Ellsworth | Jan. 17/Iowa Western | 3 |
| Jordan Dewaele | Iowa Western | Jan. 17/Ellworth | 3 |
| Joseph Fitch | NIACC | Jan. 17/Northeast | 3 |
| Justine De La Cruz | Southwestern | Dec. 6/ DMACC | 3 |
| Dominic Preiser | Iowa Lakes | Dec. 6/ Iowa Central | 3 |
| Jordan Dewaele | Iowa Western | Dec. 10/Northeast | 3 |
| Manny Lueth | Iowa Central | Jan. 31/DMACC | 3 |
| Jang Ruei | Iowa Western | Jan. 31/Western Iowa Tech | 3 |
| Timothy Ofesi | Iowa Lakes | Feb. 4/Ellsworth | 3 |
| Eesher Singh Sarai | Ellsworth | Feb. 4/Iowa Lakes | 3 |
| Jordan Dewaele | Iowa Western | Feb. 4/Kirkwood | 3 |
| Kaden Tate | DMACC | Feb. 11/NIACC | 3 |
| Manasse Kasongo | Kirkwood | Feb. 11/Iowa Central | 3 |
| Jack Kloth | Northeast | Feb. 14/Kirkwood | 3 |