McCook – The North Platte Community College Knights basketball team overcame a slow start to defeat the McCook Community College Indians, 75-63 on Tuesday night at the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center.

The Indians started off quickly and built up a 22-10 lead and led at 30-20 lead. The Knights went on a 12-2 run to tie the score at 32 at the half. The Knights scored the first six points of the second half to take a 38-32 lead and did not trail for the remainder of the game. The Knights built up a 15 point lead at 68-53 for their biggest lead of the game.

The win clinched the Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference title. The Knights have won or shared a portion of the NCCAC title for the past seven season.

The Knights are 14-11 overall and 5-1 in the NCCAC. They are also 7-7 in Region IX South Sub-Region play. Godfrey Rolle led the Knights with 21 points. Rolle is now 27th on the Knights all-time career scoring list with 877 points. Jakub Karwowski was the only other Knight to score in double figures with 19 points. Karwowski had a double-double with 11 rebounds.

The Indians dropped to 17-11 overall, 4-2 in the NCCAC, and 5-9 in Region IX South Sub-Region play. Peanut Cunningham led the Indians with 24 points and nine rebounds. Isaiah Richardson contributed 13 points.

The Knights are in action on Friday, Feb 23 when they host Eastern Wyoming College at the McDonald – Belton Gymnasium. Tip-off is set for 7:30 pm.

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