Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer

Pioneers Win Final Home Contest of Season

Pioneers Win Final Home Contest of Season

The MCC Pioneer Men's Basketball team ended the home portion of its 2019-20 season with a resounding 105-64 win over Dakota College-Bottineau. The Pioneers (16-10, 8-3) had all 11 players score and have at least one assist on a night when the Pioneers had 29 assists and outrebounded the Lumberjacks 42-26.

Favour Chukwukelu (6'2 Freshman) pumped in 22 points (7-9 FG, 6-7 3's) and Gedeon Buzangu (6'8 Sophomore) added 19 points and 6 rebounds (6-9 FG, 7-11 FT) on the night. Deondre Northey (6'0 Sophomore Guard) had another excellent night with 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists while Issac Abergut (6'6 Sophomore) added 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. Jayvon Lewis (5'11 Sophomore) dished out 7 assists. The Pioneers shot 60% for the game (37-62 FG, 12-26 3's) compared to 41% (24-58 FG, 8-25 3's) for Bottineau. Bottineau fell to (5-21, 0-11) on the season. 

The Pioneers final 3 regular season games are all on the road next week starting with a matchup against Williston State in Williston, ND on Monday night.