The North Platte Community College Knights basketball team will host the Western Nebraska Community College Cougars on Friday, January 9 at McDonald – Belton Gymnasium. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CST.
The Knights enter the contest with a 10-4 record, 3-1 in the Region IX south sub-region, while the Cougars are 6-9 and 2-1 in the sub-region.
The Cougars are led in scoring by Preston Christensen with a 16.9 average. Two other Cougars are averaging in double figures: Diante Mitchell who is averaging 14.7 points per game and Damion Rashford, who is averaging 13.5 points per game. Julio Guity leads the Cougars in rebounding with 4.6 boards per game.
North Platte has three players averaging in double figures. Cameron Williams leads the way with 23.2 points per game. Marco Pascolo is averaging 11.2 points per game and Shyquinn Dix is averaging 11.1 points per game.
Williams, currently 9th in the country in scoring, leads the region in scoring and is 36th on the Knights all-time scoring list and needs 6 points to pass Kent Brown for 35thplace.
The game will be live streamed on the internet at www.coachesaid.com .