Grand Rapids, MI -- #8 Muskegon Community College (26-4) hit nine three-pointers in the first half and never let Ancilla get closer than four points the rest of the game on its way to a 94-82 win in the championship game of the 2020 NJCCA Region 12 Division II Great Lakes West District Saturday evening.
The Chargers opened the second half with a 12-0 run and got to within 50-43 before Muskegon responded. The Chargers closed again and were only down 66-62 with just under 11 minutes to play after finally finding the basket from three-point range.
Cortney Shorter led Ancilla (21-8) with 18 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Isiah James finished with 16 points and nine rebounds. Both of these players were named to the All-Tournament team. Josh Alcindor scored 10 points in his last game for the Chargers and Clark Wells came off the bench to get 10 points also.
Ancilla won the championship last year on its way to an 8th place finish in the NJCAA National Tournament. The Chargers have played in the last three Region 12 Great Lakes District Championships and have a 1-2 record in them.
Men's College Basketball
#8 Muskegon CC 94, Ancilla College 82
At Grand Rapids, MI
Muskegon (94): Travez Nyx 02 1-2 1, Jerome Bivins 6-14 0-0 15, Jermayne Golidy 5-11 0-0 12, Vejas Grazulis 4-8 6-6 15, Kylan Shipp 11-19 9-11 36, Christian Simmons 5-5 2-3 13, Julian Walker 0-0 0-0 0, Jamaal Bailey 1-1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 32-61 18-22 94.
ANCILLA (82): Clark Wells 4-10 0-1 10, Mike Hemingway 2-11 1-3 5, Josh Alcindor 4-17 0-2 10, Rico Swanson, Jr. 2-8 5-6 9, Isiah James 7-14 1-2 16, Cortney Shorter 7-20 0-3 18, Weston Sage 2-2 0-0 6, Shak Johnson 1-2 2-2 4, Jalen Fountain 0-2 4-4 4. TOTALS: 29-86 13-23 82.
Halftime: Muskegon 50, Ancilla 31. Three-point baskets: AC 11-29 (Shorter 4-11, Fountain 0-2, Alcindor 2-7, James 1-1, Hemingway 0-2, Wells 2-3, Swanson, Jr. 0-1), MCC 12-26 (Nyx 0-1, Bivins 3-8, Golidy 2-7, Grazulis 1-1, Shipp 5-8, Simmons 1-1). Rebounds: AC 46 (Shorter 14), MCC 48 (Bivins 14). Assists: AC 17 (Hemmingway 7, Swanson, Jr. 7), MCC 15 (Shipp 5). Turnovers: AC 9, MCC 18. Fouls (Fouled out): AC 19 (none), MCC 19 (Golidy). Records: Ancilla 21-8, Muskegon CC 26-4.
