Ottumwa, IA – No. 2 nationally ranked Indian Hills Men's Basketball capped a perfect regular season on its home court with an impressive 107-55 win over Highland Community College (IL) on Friday night at the Hellyer Center. The Warriors move to 28-2 overall on the year.
The Warriors extended their winning streak to 16 consecutive wins to close out the regular season. With the win at the Hellyer Center, Indian Hills finishes the regular season with an 18-0 mark, the team's first undefeated home regular season slate since 2019-20, and the 13th time overall in program history.
Indian Hills moves to 13-1 all-time vs. Highland with Friday's win marking the largest margin of victory in the all-time series. The 52-point win is the largest for the Warriors since a 57-point win on December 2, 2024 vs. Dakota County Technical College (MN).
Opened the first half with a bang ��
— Indian Hills Basketball (@ihccbasketball) February 28, 2026
➡️58.8 FG% / 62.5 3PT%
➡️Watson | 16pts, 4-5 3PT
➡️Ring | 10 pts, 8 rebs, 3 blks
➡️This one from AT ⤵️#WarriorNation pic.twitter.com/csTOPCWhAS
The win was powered by an efficient shooting night across the floor for the Warriors as Indian Hills went 14-25 from three-point range. The 56.0 percent clip from beyond the arc is the best mark for the program since the Warriors shot 62.5 percent vs. Highland on January 28, 2025.
All 10 players that saw the court for Indian Hills scored at least five points on the night, led by a game-high 18 points from sophomore Chaz Watson (Kansas City, MO/Cleveland State). Watson finished the night 4-6 from three-point range to go along with six rebounds.
Sophomore Mason Costello (Waukee, IA/Waukee) went 7-9 from the floor to finish with 16 points while Chiang Ring dropped in 15 points, 10 rebounds, and three blocked shots, the sophomore's fifth double-double of the year.
Freshman Mattia de Martin (Vicenza, Italy/ISIS Mariagrazia Mamoli) tallied a career-high 12 points, going 4-5 from three-point range while sophomore Javeyn Martin (Anderson, SC/T.L. Hanna) chipped in 11 points and a career-high six assists.
As a team, the Warriors produced 23 assists on 42 field goals. Indian Hills dominated the rebounding battle with a 51-23 edge while outscoring the Cougars 50-20 in the paint.
The Warriors will now turn their attention to postseason play with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Men's Basketball Region 11 Tournament. The Warriors will host the championship game at 7:00 PM on March 7 at the Hellyer Center against the winner of second-seeded Southeastern Community College and No. 3 seed Marshalltown Community College.
Friday night's contest also marked sophomore night for nine outgoing members of the program: Mason Costello, Javeyn Martin, Ater Manyuon, Taj Au-Duke, KJ LaMonte, Vladyslav Semerych, Sawyer Mayhugh, Chaz Watson, and Chiang Ring.
NEW YEAR - WHAT TO KNOW
Fans can keep up the Indian Hills Basketball squad all year long through a number of ways:
- X (formerly Twitter): @IHCCAthletics | @IHCCBasketball
- Facebook: Indian Hills Athletics | Indian Hills Basketball
- Instagram: @IHCCAthletics | @IHCCBasketball
- 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
- Website: https://www.iowamedianetwork.com/gohillstv to catch all live and archived information
- Roku Streaming Device (new): Have a Roku TV or streaming stick? Download the GoHillsTV app to start streaming today!
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