Ottumwa, IA – No. 13 Indian Hills Men's Basketball ran its unbeaten streak to five games to open the new year with an impressive 77-68 victory over John A. Logan College (IL) Saturday afternoon at the Hellyer Center on the final night of the RV & PowerSports Classic.

The Warriors outscored the Volunteers by seven in the second half and erased a four-point deficit late in the second frame to pull away for the nationally ranked victory. Indian Hills improves to 6-0 all-time vs. the Volunteers, with all six victories coming since the 2019-20 season. The Warriors are 3-0 vs. John A. Logan at the Hellyer Center.

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Sophomore KJ Lamonte (Davenport, IA/New Mexico Highlands) and freshman Xavier Wilson (Kansas City, MO/Staley) each poured in a game-high 15 points to lead the Warriors offense. Both Warriors filled the stat sheet as Wilson dominated the glass once again with a game-high seven boards while LaMonte added five rebounds and a pair of steals.

Sophomores Mason Costello (Waukee, IA/Waukee) and Taj Au-Duke (Toronto, Canada/Pepperdine) added 10 points apiece to aid the offensive attack for the Warriors as all 10 players that saw the court on Saturday reached the scoring column.

The Indian Hills defense clamped down on the Volunteers, holding John A. Logan to just 33.9 percent shooting, including 13.6 percent (3-22) from three-point range. Indian Hills forced 19 turnovers on the day, converting those Volunteer miscues into 24 points.

Indian Hills used a sizable 40-24 advantage in point in the paint.

In one of the premiere early-season junior college basketball matchups of the year, the two sides traded blows back-and-forth early on throughout the duration of the opening half. Indian Hills led by five early on, 11-6, before John A. Logan rallied back to take its first lead of the night, 15-13. Neither side led by more than three the rest of the half as Indian Hills took a 28-26 edge into the locker room at halftime.

The Warriors jumped out to a quick start to open the second half as Au-Duke put home a basket before Ater Manyuon (Austin, MN/We Are United Prep) converted a three-point shot for a 5-0 spurt. Indian Hills built its lead to eight, but the Volunteers eventually rallied midway through the half and took a 58-54 advantage at the 7:11 mark.

A three from LaMonte, paired with eight consecutive made free throws allowed the Warriors to regain the lead. The Warriors put the game out of reach in the closing minute of play to finish the RV & PowerSports Classic with a 2-0 record.

The Warriors are now set for its first true road test of the year with a trip to Ephraim, UT to take on Salt Lake Community College (UT) and Snow College (UT), two perennial national contenders. The Warriors will take on Salt Lake on the Snow campus at 6:00 PM CT Friday night and will square off with Snow at 4:00 PM CT on Saturday.

All the action can be seen live on GoHillsTV

NEW YEAR - WHAT TO KNOW

Fans can keep up the Indian Hills Basketball squad all year long through a number of ways:

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• Youtube: Indian Hills Athletics
• Website: www.indianhillsathletics.com
• Catch up with the history of Indian Hills Men's Basketball: Indian Hills Men's Basketball Record Book
• All home games are played at Hellyer Student Life Center on the Indian Hills - Ottumwa campus

HOW TO WATCH

As always, GoHillsTV provides free live broadcasts of all Indian Hills Men's Basketball home, away, and postseason games. Fans can tune in a number of ways all season long:

• GoHillsTV App: Download the Iowa Media Network app on your android or ios device and navigate to the GoHillsTV section
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