by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC
Kansas City Kansas Community College got some good performances off the bench Saturday but not enough to prevent a 72-61 loss to Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville.
The final game of the fall semester, the loss left the Blue Devils 2-12 heading into the holiday break. They will return to play Saturday, Jan. 7, against On Point Academy at 4 p.m.
Mike Lee Jr. led the Blue Devils in scoring with 13 points and in assists with five while Daniel Kingcannon added eight points and Artavious Banks seven as the KCKCC bench outscored Iowa Lakes reserves 28-24.
Jon Murray posted his 11th double double of the season, scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds while Kellen Turner and Garrick McCuller added eight points each. Turner also had six rebounds.
Iowa Lakes, which improved to 7-3, shot 40 percent from the field and had a 44-34 rebound average. The Blue Devils were 21-of-61 from the field for 34.4 percent.