Men's Basketball Drops First Road Contest

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff used a hot start and balanced scoring to hold off Doane, 81–60, on Saturday afternoon in GPAC men's basketball action.

The Chargers (5–2, 2–0 GPAC) built a 46–31 halftime lead behind sharp perimeter shooting and never looked back, connecting on 10 three-pointers and shooting 55 percent from the field overall.

Doane (5–4, 1–2 GPAC) was led by Casen Chaney, who paced the Tigers with 16 points on 7-for-15 shooting and added seven rebounds. Justus Gardiner followed with 11 points, five assists, four rebounds, and two steals in 37 minutes, while Jack Wilson matched him with 11 points, four boards, and a block. Freshman Trevon Beckman chipped in seven points, including a first-half three-pointer, and Jonan Claussen added eight points.

Briar Cliff senior guard Blake Sindelar notched a double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds to lead all scorers, while Jaxson Wingert and Dawson Mohr supplied 15 and 14 points, respectively. The Chargers out-rebounded Doane 31-23 and turned 10 Tiger turnovers into 19 points.

Doane's offense found early success in the paint—posting 32 points inside—but struggled to keep pace after Briar Cliff went on a 17-4 run midway through the first half. The Tigers trimmed the deficit to 12 midway through the second period, but the Chargers responded with back-to-back triples from Sindelar and Mohr to restore control.

Doane shot 46 percent from the floor and 38 percent from three-point range but was limited to just six free-throw attempts on the night.

The Tigers will have a break before returning to action with a road trip to Seward on December 3 to take on Concordia.

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