The Valley City State men's basketball team rolled to its sixth win of the season Wednesday night, breaking the century mark in a 113-50 win over Oak Hills Christian College.
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All 12 Vikings who played on Wedneday night scored in the victory as Valley City State improved its record to 6-3 overall.
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The Vikings made 8 of their first 10 3-point attempts in the first half and led 66-19 at the break. They finished the game with 16 made 3's, tying a school record for 3-pointers in a game.
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Eight different players reached double figures, led by 14 points from
Cayden Rickard and 13 by
Nick Carlson off the bench.
Hunter Lyman had a double-double of 12 points and 15 rebounds. Other players scoring double figures included
LaDarious Stanfield (12 points),
Jerome Washington (11),
Donovan Tynes (11),
Cleveland Bedgood (11) and
Caden Grinde (10).
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Rickard made four of VCSU's 16 3-pointers, while Bedgood and Washington each made three triples.
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Valley City State shot 55 percent overall (45-82), 52 percent on 3's (16-31) and went 7-for-17 on free throws. Oak Hills finished the game at 25 percent overall (18-72), 25 percent on 3's (10-40) and 57 percent at the line (4-7).
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The Vikings forced 17 turnovers and had 13 steals, including four by Stanfield.
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Josiah Molton led Oak Hills with four 3-pointers and a team-high 14 points.
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Up next: Valley City State travels to Dickinson State for a pair of games this weekend at the Sam Milanovic Thanksgiving Classic. The Vikings play Rocky Mountain College on Friday at 4 p.m. CT and then play Oak Hills again on Saturday at 4 p.m.
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