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Dordt College Men's Basketball vs. Northwestern

December 8, 2004

(Orange City, Iowa) The Dordt College Defenders fought back from a 38-27 first half deficit to post a tight 74-72 win over the Northwestern Red Raiders. The Defenders scored the first six points of the second half to lead 42-39 before Northwestern came charging back to eventually tie it at 57. The two Sioux County rivals exchanged leads with the score being tied again at 70-70. After a Luke Ruter basket in transition the Raiders answered with a Cody Kuipers basket to tie it at 72-72 with less than a minute remaining. Brandon Haan then hit a baseline layup to give Dordt the lead and the Defenders withstood a flurry of shots by Northwestern at the end to win 74-72.

Dordt got 16 points each from Ruter and Haan while Jim Brinks added 10 off the bench. Kuipers paced Northwestern with 24.

Dordt's Current Record: 7-1 (4-0)
Opponent's Current Record: 10-1 (4-0)

Team 1st Half 2nd Half Final
Dordt College 36 38 74
Northwestern 39 33 72
Dordt Rebounding Leaders Total
Luke Ruter 7
Chad Huenink 7
Team Total: 44
Opponent Rebounding Leaders Total
Chad Schuiteman 10
Eric Kruger 5
Team Total: 30
Dordt Scoring Leaders Total
Luke Ruter 16
Brandon Haan 16
Jim Brinks 10
Team Total: 74
Opponent Scoring Leaders Total
Cody Kuipers 24
Curt Schilling 17
Chad Schuiteman 14
Team Total: 72
Dordt Team Shooting Pct
Field Goals: 32/62 52%
3-Point Field Goals: 3/8 38%
Free Throws: 7/12 58%
Opponent Team Shooting Pct
Field Goals: 27/63 43%
3-Point Field Goals: 4/17 24%
Free Throws: 14/23 61%

For more information, please contact Mike Byker, Sports Information Director, at mbyker@dordt.edu or (712) 722-6301.