{"id":240943,"date":"2021-12-12T18:28:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T00:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=240943"},"modified":"2021-12-12T18:28:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T00:28:28","slug":"vikings-mens-basketball-big-win-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=240943","title":{"rendered":"Vikings Men’s Basketball, Big Win, Sun."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Valley City\u00a0 (VCSU)<\/a>\u00a0 The Valley City State University men’s basketball team ended the first half of the season with an easy victory Sunday, rolling to a 104-52 win over Oak Hills Christian College.<\/p>\n

The Vikings scored the first 19 points of the game and opened up a 62-22 halftime lead, coasting to the victory in the second half.<\/p>\n

The Vikings enter a three-week holiday break with a 10-4 overall record and a 1-0 mark in conference play. VCSU resumes conference play with home games Jan. 7 and 8 against Dakota State University and Bellevue University.<\/p>\n

\"\"Four Vikings reached double figures, and 12 different players scored in Sunday’s victory. Jalen Addison<\/a> led the way with 20 points \u2013 all of which came in the first half. Matthew Schlottman<\/a> posted a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds, while both Eddie Oyet<\/a> and Duoth Gach<\/a> scored 13 points.<\/p>\n

The Vikings had 25 fast-break points in the first half, using their full court pressure defense to create easy layups on the offensive end. VCSU finished with 26 assists, including eight by Cayden Rickard<\/a> and five from Joshua Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Valley City State shot 51 percent overall (42-82) and 34 percent on 3’s (14-41). Oak Hills shot 33 percent overall (21-64) and 8 percent on 3’s (2-23).<\/p>\n

The Vikings forced 22 turnovers by Wolfpack, including 14 in the first half. Eleven different Vikings had at least one steal. Valley City State held a 48-33 rebounding advantage, including a 13-7 edge on the offensive glass.<\/p>\n

Up next: <\/strong>Valley City State takes three weeks off before resuming conference play in January. The Vikings host Dakota State University on Jan. 7 for its next contest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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