Iowa Central teams earn home wins (bannered)
Men roll past Dakota CT
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The No. 25 Iowa Central men returned to Hodges Fieldhouse Friday night, picking up a dominating 82-59 victory over Dakota County Tech.
The Tritons (4-1 overall) controlled things throughout, scoring their third straight win since a road overtime loss to Black Hawk earlier this month.
Manny Lueth, a returning player from last year when Iowa Central reached the NJCAA Div. II Final Four, scored a game-high 21 points, as Dorian Pruitt and London Burton each added 13. Pruitt is another player back off that squad.
EJ Breland was the fourth Triton in double figures, scoring 11 off the bench. Lueth, Pruitt, Burton and Breland combined for 10 of the 13 made 3-pointers by Iowa Central.
"We were pretty balanced," ICCC head coach Mason Denholm said. "We assisted on over half our made field goals. Whenever you can do that, you know you're sharing it well.
"I thought we imposed our will more in the second half defensively, which was good to see. Like the steps we're taking ahead of a big test Sunday with No. 20 Howard."
For Dakota County (0-4), Mohamed Madey had 19 on five made triples, with Paul Kortsch scoring 15 with 14 rebounds.
In the first half, Burton had 12 and Pruitt 11, as the Tritons built a 51-37 lead. They shot 51 percent from the field, made eight 3-pointers and committed just one turnover with 12 steals on 19 made baskets.
Lueth got going in the second half with 12 points, as Carter Loney grabbed nine of his team-leading 14 rebounds. Lueth added five boards, three steals and two assists.
The Tritons will conclude the weekend by hosting Howard on Sunday at 3 p.m.
In the first game of the day, Central topped the Briar Cliff JV, 90-54.