Posted: Feb 26, 2015
2015 NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Region XI Tournament- Semifinals
(5) Marshalltown Community College Tigers at (1) Indian Hills Community College Warriors
Thursday, February 26, 2015 ● 7:00 PM
Hellyer Center ● Ottumwa, IA
The Opening Tip
- MCC (19-12, 0-9) travels to Ottumwa, IA to face top-seeded and No. 13 ranked Indian Hills Community College (26-4, 7-1) in the semifinal round of the NJCAA Division I Region XI Tournament
- The Tigers are fresh off an opening round 75-72 victory over fourth-seeded Southeastern Community College on Monday night. Terence Shelby Jr. (Peoria, IL/Limestone) drained a three-point shot in the final minute and Merdic Green (Levittown, PA/Harry S. Truman) posted a double-double to lead the Tigers to the upset.
- Indian Hills will be making its postseason opener and will play as the top seed for the fourth consecutive season.
Last Time Out
- The Tigers fell to the Warriors 106-93 on Jan. 31 at the Hellyer Center, but fell by just one point, 86-85 at home on Jan. 14.
- The Warriors ended the Tigers season in the 2014 Region XI Tournament with a 133-80 victory in Ottumwa.
- The Tigers have dropped their last five games against the Warriors with their last win coming at Indian Hills with a 88-78 victory on Feb. 23, 2013
By the Numbers
- In five career games against the Warriors, sophomore Mike Rodriguez (Boston, MA/Redemption Christian Academy) has averaged 24.6 points per game, including a 30-point performance on Jan. 31.
- Rodriguez leads the nation in free throws made and attempted and ranks second in total points scored.
- Shelby Jr. ranks fourth in the nation with 103 three-point shots made.
- The Warriors rank second in the nation in points per game, averaging 104.7 points per contest.
- Both teams rank in the top ten in the nation in total free throws, with the Warriors ranked second and the Tigers at No. 9.
- While the Warriors top scorer, Jordan Washington, averages just 14.8 points per game, Indian Hills boasts seven players averaging double-figures.
- Malik Dime leads Indian Hills with 7.4 for the top rebounding team in the ICCAC.
