The Dordt Defenders used a 15-0 run to take control of their game with Mount Marty and went on to take a 97-80 road win in GPAC play Saturday afternoon, December 19 in Yankton, South Dakota.
Mount Marty led and controlled most of the first half, leading by as much as nine points at 36-27 with 7:01 left in the half. Dordt mounted a rally and tied it 40-40 with 2:03 left in the half on a Jacob Vis basket but Mount Marty’s Elijah Pappas scored four unanswered to give the hosts a 44-40 lead at halftime and Pappas had 20 points at the break.
Dordt tied it again at 48 on Ben Gesink’s second three-point shot but Dordt was unable to take the lead and trailed 57-55 with 14:18 left in the game. A Jesse Jansma basket tied the game and Garrett Franken’s basket with 13:36 left gave Dordt it’s second lead of the game and an advantage it wouldn’t relinquish.
Six straight points by Dejay Fykstra pushed the lead to eight and the lead was eventually 68-57 with 10:40 left in the game as Jacob Vis’s three-point play capped the 13-0 run as Mount Marty was held without a point for about four minutes.
The hosts were unable to put together an answer and Dordt led by as many as 20 before settling for a 97-80 win.
