Valley City \u00a0(VCSU Sports)- Freshman Jake Skelly scored the go-ahead basket with 20 seconds remaining Friday night as the Valley City State men\u2019s basketball team defeated Dordt College in a thriller, 85-82.<\/p>\n
With VCSU trailing 82-81, Skelly drove the lane and scored the go-ahead layup for VCSU. Rashad Satahoo came up with a block on the other end and Jayden Ferguson sank two free throws with four seconds left to put VCSU up 85-82. The Vikings survived a desperation 3-point attempt by Dordt at the buzzer.<\/p>\n
Valley City State improves to 2-2 overall this season. Dordt College drops to 1-1.
\nThe Vikings shot 72 percent in the game Friday, making 34 out of 47 shots. Dordt College shot 47 percent but hung with the Vikings by making 11 3-pointers and forcing 16 turnovers. The game featured 12 ties and 11 lead changes, including eight lead changes in the second half.<\/p>\n
Four different Vikings scored in double figures as part of a balanced offensive attack. Ferguson shot 8-for-10 on the night and had team highs of 19 points and five assists. Skelly came off the bench to score 16 points \u2013 shooting 6-for-6 \u2013 and dish out three assists.<\/p>\n
Jouvon Edison scored 15 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Justyn Galloway finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Rashad Satahoo scored nine points as he went 3-for-4 from the 3-point line. Two of those 3\u2019s came in the game\u2019s final three minutes as he cut the VCSU deficit to 77-76 with 2:32 left and then put the Vikings ahead 80-79 on a 3-pointer with 1:09 remaining.\u2019<\/p>\n
The Vikings shot 75 percent in the first half. Tied at 31-31, the Vikings closed the half with a 15-6 run to take a 46-37 lead into the locker room. Dordt College made five 3-pointers in the the first six minutes of the second half, the last of which gave the Defenders their first lead of the half \u2013 59-58 with 14:04 remaining. The teams traded leads the rest of the way with Skelly\u2019s go-ahead basket being the final blow.<\/p>\n
Valley City State shot 72 percent overall (34-47), 56 percent from 3-point range (5-9) and 63 percent on free throws (12-19). Dordt College went 47 percent overall from the field (29-62), 41 percent on 3\u2019s (11-27) and 81 percent on free throws (13-16).
\nValley City State out-rebounded the Defense, 26-20. Dordt had an 8-5 edge on the offensive glass. Both teams had 13 assists in the game. VCSU committed 16 turnovers while the Defenders turned it over 12 times.<\/p>\n
Up next: Valley City State University (2-2) hosts No. 5-ranked Northwestern College on Saturday at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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