ST. GEORGE – Zach Robbins showed little ill-effects from serving a two-year mission by posting a double-double in his Red Storm return while returnee Dalton Groskreutz paced Dixie State in scoring in Thursday’s 91-56 exhibition victory of Division-III Bethesda (CA) at the Burns Arena.
Robbins, a sophomore from Upland, Calif., scored 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting and pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds in 21 minutes of action.
“Zach played great tonight,” said Dixie State coach Jon Judkins. “We won’t need that every night from him, but it was nice to see him play hard in his first game in two years.”
Groskreutz was spectacular as well on both sides of the court. He hit six shots, including a pair of three-pointers, en route to 17 points. Joining the group in double-figures with 11 points were Steven Larson and reserve guard Robbie Nielson.
Guards Kimball Payne and McKay Massey each dished off seven assists as the Storm compiled 27 dimes on 28 made shots.
Dixie State shot 58.3-percent in the first half to lead over the Flames 48-31 at the half. DSC continued the sharp shooting over the final 20 minutes (51.5 percent) while holding Bethesda to 8 of 29 from the floor over the same time.
Vincent Turner led the Flames with 19 points while Alan Marsh added 16 points.
Dixie State continues exhibition play on Wednesday against the nationally-ranked Rebels of UNLV. Tipoff from the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas is set for 8 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
Official Basketball Box Score Bethesda vs Dixie State 11/01/12 7:30 pm at St. George, UT
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VISITORS: Bethesda 0-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
10 Post, Dalton........ f 1-6 0-1 0-0 1 5 6 1 2 2 2 1 1 31
21 Monday, Ralph....... f 3-14 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 3 6 4 2 3 0 34
22 Turner, Vincent..... f 7-12 3-4 2-2 2 3 5 3 19 2 4 0 1 30
00 Marsh, Alan......... g 4-11 2-5 6-11 1 2 3 4 16 2 5 0 0 33
01 Latham, Justin...... g 3-10 1-2 1-2 4 3 7 3 8 0 5 0 2 36
12 Chavez, Daniel...... 2-5 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 2 5 0 2 0 2 32
23 Martinez, Chancellor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
TEAM................ 4 4 1
Totals.............. 20-58 7-16 9-15 13 16 29 16 56 10 21 4 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd Half: 8-29 27.6% Game: 34.5% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 43.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 8-13 61.5% Game: 60.0% 2
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HOME TEAM: Dixie State 0-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
32 Groskreutz, Dalton.. f 6-9 2-3 3-4 2 2 4 2 17 0 3 0 1 21
42 Robbins, Zach....... f 8-10 0-0 0-0 6 8 14 0 16 1 0 2 1 21
44 Larson, Steven...... f 5-8 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 2 11 2 3 2 0 16
10 Payne, Kimball...... g 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 7 1 0 1 22
20 Massey, McKay....... g 1-5 1-3 2-2 1 2 3 0 5 7 0 0 1 19
22 Schallenberger,Jason 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 4 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 10
24 Thompson, De'Quan... 3-9 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 2 7 1 1 0 0 23
30 Papenfuss, Curtis... 1-3 0-1 1-1 0 2 2 3 3 1 3 0 0 18
34 Bishoff, Dillon..... 4-6 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 9 1 1 0 1 12
40 Nielson, Robbie..... 5-8 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 1 11 3 0 0 1 15
50 Owen, Derek......... 4-7 0-0 1-2 2 2 4 4 9 3 3 2 1 23
TEAM................ 3 1 4
Totals.............. 38-69 7-17 8-10 16 29 45 20 91 27 16 6 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 21-36 58.3% 2nd Half: 17-33 51.5% Game: 55.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 41.2% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 5-5 100 % Game: 80.0% 1
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Officials: Casey McClellan, Deldre Carr,
Technical fouls: Bethesda-Marsh, Alan. Dixie State-None.
Attendance: 1985
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Bethesda...................... 31 25 - 56
Dixie State................... 48 43 - 91
Points in the paint-BETHESDA 10,DX-MBB 34. Points off turnovers-BETHESDA 20,DX-MBB 18.
2nd chance points-BETHESDA 3,DX-MBB 20. Fast break points-BETHESDA 6,DX-MBB 14.
Bench points-BETHESDA 5,DX-MBB 42. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-BETHESDA 2nd-06:40, DX-MBB 2nd-00:43.
Largest lead-BETHESDA None, DX-MBB by 35 2nd-00:43.