Cheyenne, Wyo – The North Platte Community College Knights basketball team defeated Rexburg United 96-64 in the opening game of the Laramie County Community College Classic on Friday night.

The Knights led at halftime, 38-34. They outscored Rexburg 58-30 in the second half to secure the victory.

Cody Spjute had 21 points and Craid Spjute had 19 points to lead Rexburg. Keaton Small was the only other player for Rexburg to score in double figures with 10 points. Jake Cochran led Rexburg in rebounding with eight rebounds.

The Knights had four players in double figures led by Godfrey Rolle, who led all scorers with 24 points. Next in the scoring column was Abdou Gueye, who had 22 points. Trajan Harris had 12 points and Goy Lew had 11 points. Jakob Karwowski had eight rebounds and three blocks to lead the Knights.

On Saturday, the Knights lost 83-77 to Northern Colorado P2P Elite.

Godfrey Rolle led the Knights in scoring with 33 points. Trajan Harris was next with 14 points. Buom Dubuol was the only other Knight to finish in double figures with 10 points. Dubuol also had 10 rebounds to lead the Knights.

Dwight Smith led the Elite with 20 points, followed by Jase Hamstad and Will Bell with 14. Junior Rivera added 11 points for the Elite. Smith and Greg Vente each had nine rebounds for the Elite.

The Knights are 1-2 on the season. They will travel to Goodland, Kan, on Tuesday to play the Northwest Kansas Technical College Mavericks.

The game will be broadcast on ESPN 1410 radio and on the Internet at www.northplattepost.com.