North Central defense too much for Storm

Game Leaders

Simpson
Pts: Elijah Knox - 16
Reb: Olu Rotibi - 7
Ast: Elijah Knox - 4
North Central (Ill.)
Pts: Landon Gamble - 21
Reb: Aaron Tiknis - 10
Ast: 2 Players (#04, #30 - 4)

Team Stats

Simpson
North Central (Ill.)

Field Goals

(15-49)
(23-56)

Field Goal %

30.6%
41.1%

Rebounds

34
40

Assists

7
16

Turnovers

16
13

Pts off Turnovers

11
21

2nd Chance Pts

6
23

Pts in the Paint

10
26

Fastbreak Pts

0
3

Bench Pts

3
5
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More news about: Simpson
Dec 08, 2012

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Landon Gamble scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds and No. 4 North Central beat Simpson 65-46 on Saturday night.

Derek Raridon added 16 points and Aaron Tiknis had 10 rebounds for the Cardinals (7-0), who remain undefeated on the season.

Elijah Knox scored 16 points for the Storm (3-5), who saw a two-game winning streak come to an end.

Knox and the Storm were able to contain the Cardinals to better than nine points below their season scoring average, but couldn't figure out the North Central defense which allows a mere 54 points per game.

Just four days removed from its best shooting performance of the season when it shot nearly 60 percent against Graceland, Simpson was held to a season-low 30.6 percent on Saturday.

The Storm have six days off before taking on AIB in Des Moines on Saturday, Dec. 16. Simpson won the first meeting between the two teams 65-50 on Dec. 2 in Indianola. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m.