Cardinals keep pace in SWAC standings

RANGELY, Colo. — Ne'quan Brown, a sophomore from Tacoma, Wash., had 20 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for North Idaho College in an 80-70 Scenic West Athletic Conference win over the Colorado Northwestern Spartans at Hefley Arena on Saturday. 

NIC (15-12, 5-7 SWAC) holds a two-game lead over Salt Lake (9-16, 3-9) for the fourth and final spot to the Region 18 Tournament, each with three games remaining. The Cardinals trail Utah State-Eastern (19-7, 6-5) for third. 

Freshman Austin Ouko had 21 points and five rebounds for NIC, which outrebounded Colorado Northwestern 46-26. 

NIC returns home to face College of Southern Idaho next Saturday. 

Colorado Northwestern is 4-23, 0-12. 

NORTH IDAHO 

Ne'quan Brown 9-14 1-2 20, Nyale Robinson 0-2 2-4 2, Cody Wright 0-1 1-2 1, Austin Ouko 7-17 4-4 21, Gage Ontiveros 2-4 0-1 4, Ace Arnold 0-2 1-2 1, Ajayi Simmons 8-13 2-2 19, Cason Miller 0-2 0-0 0, Sawyr Hansen 0-1 0-0 0, Justus Haseley 1-3 2-2 4, Aly Toure 3-5 2-2 8. Totals 30-64 15-21 80. 

COLORADO NORTHWESTERN 

Gibson Walton 4-10 0-0 10, Carter Killian 3-11 0-0 9, Brandon Avance 5-12 0-0 12, Jaden Fitzhugh 3-6 0-2 6, Finn Powelson 1-8 0-0 3, Jordan Jones 5-13 7-8 20, Lincoln Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, Jamison Thomson 5-7 0-0 10. Totals 26-70 7-10 70. 

Halftime — NIC 39-36. 3-point goals — NIC 5-28 (N. Brown 1-6, Robinson 0-2, Ouko 3-12, Arnold 0-2, Simmons 1-3, Miller 0-1, Haseley 0-2), CNCC 11-35 (Walton 2-4, Killian 3-7, Avance 2-7, Fitzhugh 0-2, Powelson 1-5, Jones 3-7, Johnson 0-3). Rebounds — NIC 46 (N. Brown 14), CNCC 26 (Fitzhugh 11). Assists — NIC 19 (N. Brown 7), CNCC 17 (Killian, Jones 5). Team fouls — NIC 15, CNCC 18. Fouled out — Walton. Technical fouls — N. Brown, Walton. 

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