Cards defeat Miles City

COEUR d'ALENE — Sophomore Vaughn Weems had 33 points and seven rebounds for the Cardinals in a win over the Pioneers at Rolly Williams Court. 

Ne'quan Brown had 15 points and Deng Diew had 14 points for NIC (6-3), which has won five straight. 

NIC returns to action on Dec. 6 against Howard College in Big Spring, Texas. 

Miles City is 5-5. 

MILES CITY 

Jace Hill 2-7 1-1 6, Azenio Cossa 6-12 2-4 15, Mack Page 1-6 1-5 4, Koak Kok 5-10 4-4 14, Yohandry Ortiz 4-14 3-3 13, Colton Hawkins 3-7 2-2 11, Donnie Haney 1-6 1-2 3, Randy Otieno 1-1 1-2 4. Totals 23-63 15-23 70. 

NORTH IDAHO 

Vaughn Weems 13-21 6-8 33, Ne'quan Brown 7-11 0-0 15, Tayshawn Colvin 0-4 0-0 0, Sam Marbury 1-3 2-4 4, Tautoko Wynyard 1-1 0-0 2, Deng Diew 6-11 2-2 14, Dace Pleasant 4-8 0-0 10, Mehmet Bener 1-3 0-0 3, Romell Russell 1-4 0-0 3, Jacori Ervin 2-7 2-5 6, Bryce Henry 0-2 0-0 0, Ajayi Simmons 3-4 0-0 7. Totals 39-79 12-19 96. 

Halftime — NIC 50-30. 3-point goals — MCCC 9-24 (Hill 1-3, Cossa 1-5, Page 1-2, Ortiz 2-4, Hawkins 3-4, Haney 0-5, Otieno 1-1), NIC 6-23 (Weems 1-4, Brown 1-3, Colvin 0-2, Marbury 0-1, Pleasant 2-6, Bener 1-2, Russell 0-2, Ervin 0-1, Simmons 1-2). Rebounds — MCCC 28 (Kok 6), NIC 47 (Diew 12). Assists — MCCC 6 (Cossa 4), NIC 10 (Marbury 3). Team fouls — MCCC 13, NIC 17. Fouled out — none. 

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