NO. 8 WARRIORS BATTLE WITH NO. 2 CARDINALS
November 07, 2026
Ottumwa, IA – No. 8 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball dropped a hard-fought battle to No. 2 nationally ranked Trinity Valley Community College (TX) on Saturday night, falling 66-60 at the Hellyer Center. The Warriors fall to 1-2 overall on the year.
Indian Hills managed to erase a 13-point deficit at halftime to pull within three late in the second frame, but the Cardinals survived down the stretch to knock off the Warriors. Saturday’s matchup was just the second all-time meeting between the two perennial national contenders.
Freshman Javan Webb (Augusta, GA/Monsignor Scanlan) led the offense with 11 points while pulling down eight rebounds. Sophomore Xavier Wilson (Kansas City, MO/Staley) chipped in 10 points and seven boards for the Warriors. Kofi Asare (London, England/Saint Francis) added seven points and a team-high nine rebounds.
The Warriors limited the Cardinals to just 26.1 percent (6-23) from three-point range to stay within contention. Trinity Valley held a lead by as many as 18 in the opening half before the Warriors battled back late in the second stanza.
Indian Hills held an early 5-4 advantage before Trinity Valley rattled off a 20-6 run midway through the opening half. The Cardinals continued to hold the upper hand, leading 37-24 at the halftime intermission.
The Warriors chipped away at the deficit throughout the opening portion of the second half as a Rich Jackson (Brooklyn, NY/Thomas Jefferson) lay-in at the 10:54 mark made it 46-41 in favor of the Cardinals. Indian Hills continued to pressure the Cardinals and eventually cut the deficit to three on a Damion Cox, Jr. (Memphis, TN/Alabama State) lay-in at the 1:54 mark to make it 58-55 Trinity Valley.
Trinity Valley regained a five-point edge before Asare put in a bucket in the lane with 31 seconds remaining to keep Indian Hills within three, 63-60. The Cardinals were able to fend off Indian Hills in the closing seconds to secure the win.
The Warriors return to action November 13-14 at the Hellyer Center with the Meridian Credit Union Classic. Indian Hills will take on Wabash Valley College (IL) on Friday at 7:00 PM followed by a date with Weatherford College (TX) at 3:30 PM on Saturday.
