Men's Basketball

PREVIEW: NO. 2 WARRIORS AT BLACKHAWKS

PREVIEW: NO. 2 WARRIORS AT BLACKHAWKS
Posted: Feb 13, 2025

Burlington, IA – No. 2 Indian Hills Men's Basketball looks to bounce back on Saturday night with an Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) showdown at Southeastern Community College.

DETAILS: No. 2 Indian Hills at Southeastern

Burlington, IA  |  Loren Walker Arena

Saturday, February 15  |  7:00 PM

WATCH LIVE: GoHillsTV

STARTING FIVE

  • The Warriors have won 18 consecutive games after suffering a loss which dates back to the 2019-20 season.
  • Indian Hills is 6-1 in true road games this year, and 9-1 in games away from the Hellyer Center.
  • Saturday night's game will be the team's 10th contest this year against teams that have appeared in the national rankings this year.
  • The Warriors have won eight consecutive games against teams from the state of Iowa, and 29 of its last 31 matchups.
  • A win for the Warriors will secure the 2024-25 ICCAC regular season championship. Indian Hills has won at least a share of the regular season title in 16 consecutive years.
    • The win will also guarantee home court advantage for the 2025 NJCAA Region 11 Championship on March 8.

LAST TIME OUT

The Warriors are coming off a narrow 65-58 loss to No. 6 Triton Community College (IL) on the road Wednesday night, snapping Indian Hills' 10-game winning streak.

  • The Warriors suffered just its second true loss of the season, and both have come against top-six nationally ranked opponents.
  • Quinton Perkins led the Warriors with a team-high 23 points, the freshman's third 20-point effort in his last four outings.

SCOUTING THE BLACKHAWKS

Since falling to the Warriors back on January 18, Southeastern has fallen out of the national rankings, having dropped four consecutive games heading into Saturday night's affair.

  • The Blackhawks have been outscored by an average of 7.3 points per game during the team's current four-game losing streak, having scored more than 60 points just once.
  • Sophomore Shamar Avance leads the Blackhawks with 15.8 points per game. Avance tallied 20 points in the loss to the Warriors.
  • Merquiche Lewis dropped in 27 points in the team's most recent outing, a 69-60 loss to conference foe Marshalltown on February 6.

SERIES HISTORY

Game two of the regular season series between the two long-time in-state foes marks the 149th all-time meeting featuring the Warriors and Blackhawks.

  • Indian Hills has won 13 of the last 15 meetings after picking up an 81-57 win over the Blackhawks back on January 19, the team's largest win over Southeastern since 22 games.
  • The Warriors have currently won four in a row vs. Southeastern, tied for the longest streak since winning five in a row from 2020-21.
  • Indian Hills has swept the regular season series from the Blackhawks in eight of the last 12 seasons.
  • Southeastern owns a 77-70 all-time advantage in the series.
  • Through the last 137 matchups dating back to the 1970-71 season, the series is separated by just eight points (10,355-10,347 in favor of the Blackhawks).

WARRIOR ALUM SPOTLIGHTS

  • Former All-Region 11 performer Taj Anderson has lit up the scoreboard at his new home with Louisiana State University - Shreveport. Anderson recently tied a LSUS school record with 53 points on 16-21 shooting, including 10-15 from three-point range. Anderson, who has scored in double-figures in 22 of the team's 24 games this year, leads the team with 20.0 PPG while shooting 52.0 percent from the floor and 44.1 percent from three-point range on the year. Anderson's 53 points are the most in the NAIA this season. For his efforts, Anderson has twice been named the Red River Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week and was also recognized as the conference's defensive player of the week earlier in the year.
  • Antonio 'Booman' Williams, an All-Region performer for the Warriors in 2017-18 after leading the team to a 33-1 record, has put together a solid season for Serhedci PIK Baku in the Azerbaijani ABL, the top professional league in Azerbaijan. Through 12 games this year, Williams is averaging 10.4 points per game to go along with 5.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 2.3 steals per game. Williams most recently put together a strong outing with 14 points, nine rebounds, six assists, and five steals against Neftci. Williams, who finished his collegiate career at Kent State University, has carved out a professional career that includes stops in Estonia, Canada, and England.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Warriors will continue its ICCAC slate road slate with a trip to Marshalltown Community College on February 22. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM.

HOW TO WATCH

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