Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer

Dawson Races Past Miles Men in Regular Season Finale

Dawson Races Past Miles Men in Regular Season Finale
Posted: Feb 26, 2024

Pioneers 79... Dawson 125

The Dawson CC men's basketball team pushed 8 players into double figures with a 71 point 2nd half and the Buccaneers thumped the Pioneers 125-79 in the regular season finale in Miles City, MT.

Dawson broke open a close game at the 8:00 mark of the 1st half after leading 28-27 by outscoring the Pioneers 26-13 to take a 54-40 halftime lead. Dawson then shot 71% in the 2nd half and continued to expand its lead over the final 20 minutes. 

Justin Asi (6'6 Freshman) led the way for Dawson with 26 points (10-13 FG, 5-5 3's, 1-3 FT). Demetric Kindle (6'3 Freshman) came off the bench to add 17 points (5-6 FG, 7-9 FT) with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals. Ty Buckmon (6'2 Sophomore) added 15 points (6-9 FG, 2-3 3's, 1-1 FT) and added 4 assists. Seth Amunrud (6'3 Freshman) scored 12 points (5-10 FG, 0-3 3's, 2-2 FT) and Sam Massaquoi (5'10 Freshman), Jordan Jasper (6'1 Freshman), and Kur Maler (6'7 Freshman) all put in 11 points. Roniel Oguekwe (6'7 Sophomore) added 10 points  and 6 rebounds. 

Miles was led by Payton Kokot (6'3 Sophomore) with 14 points (4-8 FG, 3-5 3's, 3-5 FT) and Daniel Piech Meat (6'6 Sophomore) with 14 points (6-9 FG, 2-4 FT). Aguir Dawam (6'7 Sophomore) had 11 points 4-6 FG, 1-1 3's, 2-6 FT) and 8 rebounds. Ryder Lee (6'5 Freshman) also had 11 points (4-6 FG, 2-4 3's, 1-2 FT). 

Inside the Box Score

  • Dawson shot 46-77 (60%) from the field and 12-25 (48%) from the 3-point line. DCC was 21-32 (66%) from the free throw line. 
  • Miles shot 30-51 (59%) from the field and 10-20 (50%) from the 3-point line. MCC was 9-19 at the free throw line. 
  • Dawson outrebounded Miles 35-20. Dawson had 17 offensive rebounds and Miles had 4. 
  • The Pioneers committed 31 turnovers to just 11 for Dawson. 

Dawson finished the regular season 17-4 in MonDak Conference play and 24-6 overall. THey have the number 2 seed in the Region XIII playoffs. Miles finishes 10-11 in MonDak play and 14-16 overall. The Pioneers are the number 3 seed in the Region XIII Playoffs and host Lake Region State College on Wednesday night at 7:00 PM at the MCC Centra. No passes are honored for post season play. The winner of that game will play Dawson in the semifinals on Saturday in Wahpeton, ND.