Preview Infographic Region XI Tournament Bracket
The Marshalltown Community College Men's Basketball team will host Northeast Community College in the opening round of the 2016 Region XI Tournament at 7:00 PM Monday night in the Student Activity Center.
The Tigers earned the No. 4 seed while the Hawks enter the tournament as the No. 5 seed. Both teams posted a 2-6 record in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC), but MCC defeated Northeast twice during the regular season. The Tigers dropped Northeast 71-58 on Jan. 23 in Marshalltown and went on the road to beat the Hawks 77-74 on Feb. 13.
MCC has won six of its last nine matchups against Northeast, including the two team's most recent tournament matchup, a 93-81 victory on Feb. 24, 2014 at the Student Activity Center.
Northeast ranks third in the ICCAC in scoring this year at 89.3, but is allowing the most points of the five teams with an 81.1 mark. The Hawks are led by Marty Hill's 14.8 points per game and Vance Johnson's 6.8 rebounds per game.
For the Tigers, seven different players are averaging at least 8.3 points per game, led by Amir Maddred's (Camden, NJ/Camden) 10.7 points per game. The sophomore's 54.9 shooting percentage ranks sixth in the conference. MCC is allowing just 67.6 points per game.
