Northwestern at Doane

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The Northwestern College men's basketball team won their fifth straight game as they rolled past Doane College, 99-82, in Crete, Neb. The Red Raiders, tied for 18th in the national poll, improve to 22-4 overall. They are in second place in the GPAC with a 13-3 record with two games left to play.

The Red Raiders turned a 3-2 deficit into a 12-5 lead during the opening minutes and never trailed after that point. Doane cut the lead down to four, 19-15, but NWC went on a big 29-9 run to go up 48-24. The Tigers scored the next nine points but Kale Wiertzema connected on back-to-back three pointers to close the half that put his team up 54-33 at intermission.

Coach Korver's squad continued to roll in the second half as they led by as much as 29 points.

For the game, NWC shot 52% compared to 48% for the Tigers. Curt Schilling led all scorers with 33 points, one shy from tying his career high of 34. He made 11/18 field goal attempts and went 5/8 from beyond the arc. Kale Wiertzema and Mark DeYounge added 18 and 11points, respectively. The Red Raiders dominated the glass, 42-31, led by Chad Schuiteman with 11 and DeYounge with seven. Schilling dished out a game-high seven assists.

The Red Raiders will travel to Sioux City this Wednesday evening to play top-ranked Morningside. Tipoff for the men's contest will be at 8:00 pm.