ROCHESTER — After absorbing a loss on Monday, the Rochester Community and Technical College men’s basketball team bounced back nicely in beating St. Cloud Technical and Community College 71-48 on Saturday.
RCTC built a 36-21 halftime lead, then outscored St. Cloud by 12 points the rest of the way in lifting its record to 5-3 in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference and 14-6 overall.
SCTCC is 6-3, 11-6.
Kameron Givens led RCTC with 18 points and four assists. Lourdes graduate Peyton Dunham continued his excellent season with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 steals.
The Yellowjackets dominated the boards, outrebounding St. Cloud 41-23.
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“That was a good bounce-back win for us,” RCTC coach Brian LaPlante said. “I felt we played two good halves. We got good play from numerous individuals.”