The North Platte Community College Knights were defeated by the Northwest Kansas Technical College Mavericks 74-68 on Tuesday night.

The loss drops the Knights to 10-4 on the season.  The Mavericks improve to 10-7.

The Mavericks jumped out to a 6-0 lead on consecutive three pointers by Broderick Robinson and James Sylvester. The Knights tied up the score at 16 with 8:13 to go in the first half.  The Mavericks went on a 13- 4 run to take their biggest lead of the game 29-20.  The Knights scored the last five points to make the score at halftime 29-25.

The Knights in the first half shot 33. 3 percent from the floor and 25 percent from behind the 3-point line.

The Mavericks led throughout the second half and led by eight, 40-32 with 17:32 left. The Knights rallied to tie the score at 55 with 6:42 left and took their first lead, 56-55 on a Shyquinn Dix free throw. The Mavericks took back the lead on a Broderick Robinson 3-pointer to make it 58-56 and never trailed again.

The Mavericks out-rebounded the Knights 44-31.  R.J. June led the Mavericks with eight, while CJ Polk led the Knights with five.

The Knights were led in scoring by Cameron Williams, who finished with a game high 23.  The only other Knight to finish in double figures was Shyquinn Dix with 12 points.

The Mavericks had two players in double figures.  Broderick Robinson had 22 points and James Sylvester finished with 18.

The Knights return home to play Western Nebraska Community College in a Region IX sub-region game on Friday. Tip- off is scheduled for 7:30 pm.  The game may be seen on the internet at www.coachesaid.com.