BELLEVUE, Neb. - The Dickinson State men’s basketball team knew it would be going up against stiff competition.
The Blue Hawks, nonetheless, still had trouble keeping up.
No. 23-ranked Bellevue defeated DSU 97-63 on Saturday in a North Star Athletic Association contest. DSU (12-14, 5-6 NSAA) is now sitting fifth in the conference.
The Bruins (19-9, 6-3) were led by Mike Cardenas, who shot 6 of 13 from the field and 4 of 10 from 3-point range for 17 points. Chris Ashanti scored 16 points on 4 of 10 shooting, Jerred Cook was 5 of 10 from 3-point range for 15 points, Nicolus Guzman scored 12 points while shooting 5 of 8 and Wes Burke added 10 points.
As a team, Bellevue hit 49 percent of its shots and 42 percent of its 3-pointers.
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The Blue Hawks were 36 percent from the field and 16.7 percent from beyond the arc.
DSU was led by Curtis Redd, who scored 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting. Gilberto Shojgreen Jr. added 14 points on 6 of 8 shooting with five rebounds, while Reggie Field Jr. recorded 12 points while going 5 for 13 from the field and six rebounds.
DSU (12-14, 5-6 NSAA): Billy Engel 2-7 0-0 5, Jacob Gondrezick 0-6 1-2 1, Reggie Fields Jr. 5-13 2-4 12, Curtis Redd 6-10 3-5 15, Gilberto Shojgreen Jr. 6-8 2-2 14, Stephon Dafney 2-7 1-2 7, Julian Vasquez 4-13 1-1 9, Kolby Selby 0-2 0-0 0, Brandon Jamar 0-3 0-0 0. Totals: 25-69 10-16 63.
BU (19-9, 6-3 NSAA): Olutola Olushola 2-3 2-3 6, Nicolus Guzman 5-8 0-0 12, Chris Ashanti 4-10 7-7 16, Jerred Cook 5-11 0-0 15, Marquis Allen 3-5 1-2 7, Mike Cardenas 6-13 1-1 17, Wes Burke 2-5 4-4 10, Chris Burton 3-6 2-2 8, TeShon Burton 0-0 0-1 0, Brandon Otero 1-1 0-0 2, Tyler Morgan 0-1 1-2 1, Eric Quall 1-1 1-3 3. Totals: 32-65 19-24 97.
Halftime: BU 54, DSU 33. Total fouls: DSU 21, BU 11. Fouled out: DSU, Vasquez. 3-point goals: DSU 3-18 (Engel 1-4, Dafney 2-5, Gondrezick 0-3, Redd 0-2, Vasquez 0-2, Selby 0-2), BU 14-33 (Cook 5-10, Cardenas 4-10, Guzman 2-4, Burke 2-4, Ashanti 1-2, Olushola 0-1, Burton 0-1, Morgan 0-1). Rebounds: DSU 34 (Dafney 8), BU 45 (Aaron 10). Assists: DSU 12 (Vasquez 4), BU 21 (Burton 4, Cook 4). Steals: DSU 8 (Vasquez 3), BU 5 (Olushola 3). Blocks: DSU 3 (Jamar 2), BU 1 (Ashanti 1). Turnovers: DSU 11, BU 12.