Turner Pours In 29, But Nic Falls On Road

Despite 29 points from Eddie Turner, the North Idaho College men’s basketball team fell 85-79 to Utah Valley State College on Saturday.

The Wolverines jumped to an early 17-point lead over NIC, but the Cardinals fought back to take a seven-point advantage in the second half.

Plagued by turnovers, though, the Cardinals (6-10 Scenic West, 14-14) saw the lead vanish.

Utah Valley (9-7, 19-9) benefited from 28 points by Bryan Ruffner.

The cold Cardinals sank only 2 of 20 attempts from 3-point range. Turner, who put in 20 of his points in the second half, connected on just 2 of 12 3-pointers.

The Cardinals, though, gained an impressive 49-36 rebound advantage.

Utah Valley State College 85, NIC 79 NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE

Dial 0-1 0-0 0, Helm 1-4 0-0 2, Snook 2-4 1-2 5, Thompson 7-10 1-1 15, Turner 9-25 9-10 29, Russinov 3-11 3-4 9, Sanchez 5-6 2-2 12, Palumbis 0-0 2-2 2, Kruiswyk 2-7 1-3 5, Beall 0-2 0-0 0. Totals - 29-70 19-24 79.UTAH VALLEY STATE

Anderson 2-6 0-0 4, Johnson 0-3 1-2 1, Holloway 5-6 3-7 13, Williams 2-5 7-9 12, Hull 2-2 0-0 4, Sivulich 1-7 2-3 4, Pugmire 0-0 0-0 0, Francis 0-0 0-2 0, Benson 3-10 0-0 8, Ruffner 8-16 11-11 28, Morgan 4-5 3-4 11. Totals - 27-60 27-38 85.

Halftime score - Utah Valley 37, NIC 34. 3-point goals - NIC 2-20 (Helm 0-2, Turner 2-12, Dial 0-1, Snook 0-2, Sanchez 0-1, Beall 0-2). Utah Valley 4-15 (Anderson 0-1, Williams 1-2, Sivulich 0-5, Benson 2-5, Ruffner 1-2). Total fouls - NIC 26, Utah Valley 22. Fouled out - Thompson, Sanchez. Technical fouls - None. Rebounds - NIC 49 (Kruiswyk, Sanchez 11), Utah Valley 36 (Holloway 10). Assists - NIC 12 (Turner 4), Utah Valley 20 (Sivulich 8). Att. - 1000.