Ottumwa, IA – The No. 5 nationally ranked Indian Hills Men's Basketball squad returns to the Hellyer Center for the first time in 2023 as the Warriors host No. 18 Moberly Area Community College (MO) at 7:00 PM Tuesday night.
DETAILS: No. 5 Indian Hills vs. No. 18 Moberly Area
Tuesday, January 3 | 7:00 PM
Ottumwa, IA | Hellyer Center
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PROMOTIONS
- Tuesday's contest is the first game of Indian Hills' First Responders Appreciation Month. All First Responders will receive free admission to all Indian Hills athletic events throughout the month of January. Read more: IHCC to Host First Responders Appreciation Month
- The Indian Hills Competitive Cheer & Dance team will be recognized at halftime for their national championship in 2022.
SETTING THE STAGE
In a matchup of two historic junior college basketball programs, No. 5 Indian Hills and No. 18 Moberly Area will meet for the 80th time. The Warriors enter the contest with a 15-1 overall record after upending No. 9 Dodge City on New Year's Eve. The Greyhounds venture to Ottumwa with a 12-3 overall record, but are just 3-2 in their last five contests.
WARRIOR NOTES
- The Warriors picked up their 15th win of the season on Saturday night with an 87-81 win over No. 9 Dodge City Community College (KS). The 15 wins before the start of the new year is the most since the 2017-18 season when the team went 16-0.
- Indian Hills is 9-1 at the Hellyer Center this year – the Warriors currently lead the nation in total home attendance and rank second nationally in average attendance per game.
- The Warriors hit 13 three-point shots on Saturday night and now rank ninth nationally with 10.1 three-point shots per game.
- Tuesday's matchup with Moberly will be the Warriors' fourth game against a ranked opponent – Indian Hills holds a 3-0 record against ranked foes this season.
LAST TIME OUT
The last time these two teams met, No. 13 Indian Hills walked away with an 82-73 victory over No. 20 Moberly Area at the Iowa-Missouri Challenge in Burlington on November 13, 2021. Eddiean Tirado erupted for a career-high 29 points after setting a school record with nine three-point shots in the game.
SERIES HISTORY
Tuesday's matchup will be the 80th all-time meeting between these two perennial junior college powerhouse programs separated by just 125 miles.
- Indian Hills owns a 43-36 advantage in the all-time series.
- The Warriors have won 10 consecutive matchups dating back to the 2015-16 season.
- The Greyhounds won 21 of the first 23 contests in the series between 1976 and 1991.
- The two programs have combined for 47 national tournament appearances and seven national championships.
WARRIOR LEADERS
- Truth Harris erupted for a career-high 37 points in Saturday's win over Dodge City. The 37 points were the most for a Warrior since Ria'n Holland dropped 37 in 2015.
- Sophomore Lado Laku was a rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds against Dodge City. Laku added three blocks in the win.
- David Jones grabbed nine rebounds Saturday night and leads the Warriors this year with 6.6 boards per contest.
- The Warrior bench is contributing nearly 30 points a game this year, 18 points a game more than the opposition.
SIZING UP THE GREYHOUNDS
- The Greyhounds are coming off one of its best offensive games of the season in a 106-61 victory vs. Harry S. Truman College (IL).
- Moberly Area is 0-2 vs. common opponents with Indian Hills this year, dropping contests to both John A. Logan College (IL) and Sauk Valley Community College (IL). The Warriors defeated both opponents.
- The Greyhounds are shooting 48.3 percent from the floor in its 12 wins, but just 33.2 percent in its three losses.
- Jaheim Tanksley leads four Greyhounds in double-figures with 14.4 points per game
WHAT'S NEXT
The Warriors will continue its homestand and will host Kansas City Kansas Community College at 7:00 PM on Saturday, January 7. The Blue Devils are coached by former Indian Hills assistant Brandon Burgette.
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