Page and Amum pace Hawks over Royals

WAHPETON, N.D. – Emmette Page (Crystal, Minn.) and Oyiti Amum (Melbourne, Australia) tallied 25 and 20 points, respectively as the Northeast Community College men's basketball team topped Lake Region State College 84-77 in the AmericInn Classic on Friday in Wahpeton, N.D.

The Hawks (3-2) controlled both ends of the floor against Lake Region State, while shooting 44 percent from the field and 40 percent from the three-point line. Amum accounted for six 3-pointers, while Page and Daniel Akuei (Melbourne, Australia) each had three. Akuei added 17 points and eight rebounds for the Hawks. Page also had eight boards and seven assists, while Akuei was a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe.

Northeast is back in action at 5 p.m. tomorrow as they face North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton.

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