Playing in front of its home crowd for the final time this season, the North Central College men's basketball team treated the Gregory Arena faithful to a dominant performance Saturday, posting its largest margin of victory of the campaign in a 84-60 walkover of Elmhurst College.

The Cardinals (14-9, 8-6 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) enjoyed one of their finest perimeter shooting efforts of the season, hitting 12 of 29 shots (41.4 percent) from beyond the three-point arc, and led comfortably throughout the second half.

The contest was tied five times in the first nine minutes before North Central established a lead it would never relinquish, as Matt Cappelletti scored twice in the lane and Alex Sorenson buried a three-pointer. Sorenson later sank back-to-back threes near the end of the half to give the hosts their first double-digit advantage at 44-29. 

North Central made five of its first seven shots after halftime to stay in control, and led by as many as 31 points before easing off the accelerator. Sorenson finished with a game-high 26 points on 9 of 15 shooting from the floor and 4 of 6 accuracy from three-point range, while also grabbing nine rebounds. Erwin Henry totaled 18 points and nine boards, while Jagger Anderson put up 16 points and tied a career high with nine assists. Aiden Chang gave the Cardinals a fourth double-figure scorer with 15 points.

Caleb Mowry came off the bench to lead Elmhurst (6-17, 2-12 CCIW) with 13 points. Derek Dotlich added 11 poitns and Ryan Patton scored 10.

The Cardinals travel to face Carthage College (15-7, 8-5) on Wednesday, with both teams still fighting for a spot in the upcoming CCIW Tournament. Tipoff at Tarble Arena scheduled for 7:00 p.m.