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MIAMI, Fla. (Dec. 19, 2015) - An early first-half run was enough to keep the North Central College men's basketball team in front for good on Saturday, as the Cardinals topped Centre College (Kentucky), 73-59, in its second and final game of the HoopMIA D3 Holiday Shootout at Florida Christian School.

Trailing, 9-4, early in the contest, the Cardinals (6-3) scored 23 straight points over an eight-minute span to stay in front all day long, North Central owned a 41-25 rebounding advantage and shot above 50 percent from three-point range for the second straight day, sinking 53.3 percent (8 of 15) of its long-range attempts in the game.

North Central harassed the Colonels into 0 for 11 shooting during what turned out to be the game-winning rally while making 4 of 8 three-pointers during the stretch. Seven different Cardinals scored during the rally, capped off Jeremy Ireland's two free throws with 8:27 on the first-half clock. 

The Cardinals led by as many as 23 points in the second half, never allowing the Colonels (6-2) to get any closer than 14 points down the stretch. Connor Raridon paced North Central with 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while Kevin Honn put up 10 points and six rebounds off the bench. Jagger Anderson, Jayme Moten, Alex Sorenson and Aiden Chang each scored eight points for the Cardinals, who have now won four straight games by at least 14 points.

Tucker Sine put up 14 points off the bench for Centre, while Tyler Wesley recorded 10 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots.

North Central plays its final home game of 2015 on Tuesday, hosting seventh-ranked Benedictine University (9-0). Tipoff at Gregory Arena is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Links to live audio and in-game statistics, as well as a live video broadcast by Naperville Community Television, can be accessed by clicking HERE.