CP 68 - Elk River 60

Very close 1st half with Pella picking up two quick fouls, the Elks lead 29-23 with 4 minutes left in the half. The Rebels go on a small run to close to 31-30 at the half behind Hager's and Zimmermann's (pictured) 8 points each.

The 2nd half stays close until Pella breaks out for a dunk and Reibling adds 2 free throws and it looks like the Rebels are about to pull away as they get their first lead of the half 44-43. The Elks answer with 3 of their own when Davis knocks down a 3 to give the Rebels the lead for good at 47-46 with 7 minutes left as the Elks fouls continue to mount. Baskets by Duberry, Davis and Zimmermann push the Rebel’s lead as they take control of the game.

The Rebels continue to knock down free throws and are home free at 61-55 with a minute left. The story of the game was the Rebels free throw shooting as they made 19 of 25, easily their best performance of the year. The Rebel’s who are known for not being productive at the free throw line, can put this myth away with a couple more shooting performances like this. They made 14 of 18 in the 2nd half.

The Rebels got a big lift off their bench from TJ Okafor (pictured) who was huge around the basket. Okafor had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals.

The Box:
Davis 11
Duberry 11
Hager 8
Okafor 8
Pella 9
Reibling 2
Williamson 1
Walker 3
Zimmerman 15

Elk River: Yeaney 9, Berger 7, Banken 5, Metcalfe 5, Babcock 2, B. Erickson 10, Nelson 15, Buhmann 3, Kush 4.