Indees get hot in DC win over Eagles

The Independence/Gilmanton boys basketball team caught fire as it picked up its first Dairyland Conference win of the season.

The Indees made nearly half of their shots and scored a season-high 77 points in a road win against Alma/Pepin last Tuesday.

The win put I/G at 2-18 on the season and 1-15 in Dairyland Conference play. The team went to Augusta on Tuesday and will play in Blair-Taylor on Friday this week. The regular season wraps up next week as I/G heads to Osseo-Fairchild on Monday and hosts Melrose-Mindoro in Gilmanton on Thursday. 

I/G 77 Alma/Pepin 68

The Indees used a balanced attack as the team shot nearly 50% from the field.

I/G took a five-point lead into halftime and saw it cut to three early in the second. The team responded by scoring seven straight, including a three-pointer by Glen Turner to take a 41-31 lead.

The Eagles cut the lead down to six later in the second half, but Nery Lopez scored 10 straight I/G points, including two three-pointers, the second of which put I/G ahead 59-44.

The Eagles cut the lead to single-digits a couple of times in the final eight minutes, but the Indees responded to each challenge. 

I/G shot 49.1% from the field, while holding A/P to 38.2%. Luis Ignacio led I/G with 20 points, one of five Indees in double-figures. Tyler Parr added 17, Lopez finished with 15, Nolan Schank scored 13 and Turner finished with 10. Scoring was only part of the story for Parr as he added eight steals and seven assists. 

I/G (field goals/attempts-free throws/attempts-rebounds-fouls-points) — Gibbs 1/4-0/0-1-1-2 Turner 3/5-3/5-3-1-10 Lopez 5/10-3/5-6-3-15 Kreibich 0/3-0/0-2-1-0 Parr 6/9-4/8-3-4-17 Schank 5/8-3/3-7-1-13 Ignacio 8/18-0/1-7-2-20