[Men's Basketball] SDC Nearly Pulls Off Upset Against Northern Arizona

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – In their second-straight game playing an NCAA Div. I opponent, the SDC men's basketball team almost came away with a shocking upset.

This time just like the last time, however, the Hawks fell against Northern Arizona 79-70.

The loss doesn't affect the record for SDC but the win gave the Lumberjacks their first of the season.

Derek Novsek led the Hawks with 22 points with five rebounds and four assists. Nick Crankshaw was next with 13 points with six rebounds. Alex Dumas rounded out the double-digit scoring with 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting.

SDC held their largest lead early in the first half when Hayden Fredrick's layup gave SDC a 5-2 lead with 17:31 remaining in the half. The Lumberjacks later took the lead but the Hawks were only down four points into the halftime break thanks to a Crankshaw 3-pointer with four seconds left.

After a battle in the early portion of the second half, NAU went on 16-0 run to increase their lead all the way up to 18 points with 13:04 remaining in the game. But the Hawks didn't give up chipping away at the lead and brought the deficit down to three points with 5:52 to play. That's the closest SDC would get as NAU held on.

SDC will travel to Carson, CA to take on Cal State Dominguez Hills this Saturday for a tipoff scheduled for 5 p.m.