SIOUX CITY – Ninth-ranked Briar Cliff handed the 15th-ranked Mount Mercy men’s basketball team a 108-94 defeat Friday in Sioux City.

The Chargers made 33 field goals to 32 for the Mustangs, but Briar Cliff out-shot Mount Mercy 14-4 from 3-point range.

Clay Harreld hit seven 3-pointers for the Chargers and finished with 24 points. Erich Erdman also had 24 points for Briar Cliff.

Alex Houston had 28 points on 12-of-15 shooting from the field to lead Mount Mercy. Tre Wagner had 22 points and five assists, C.J. Parker added 13 points, and Ben Struss had eight rebounds.

Both teams are 3-1.

MOUNT MERCY (94): Houston 12-15 4-8 28, Wagner 6 9-10 22, Ford 1 6-6 8, Parker 5 2-2 13, Struss 1 2-3 4, Strong 1 3-4 4, Murdock 0 0-0 0, Brawner 2 0-0 5, Bedford 0 0-0 0, Lamaak 4 0-0 8, Gogg 0 0-0 0. Totals 32 26-33 94.

BRIAR CLIFF (108): Homan 4 3-4 11, Williams 2 2-2 6, Graves 5 4-8 15, Harreld 8 1-1 24, Lefler 2 2-2 8, Pohlen 1 1-3 3, Wolfe 2 0-0 6, Daubanton 0 0-0 0, Erdman 6 12-16 24, Forbes 3 3-4 11. Totals 33 28-40 108.

Halftime – Briar Cliff 50, Mount Mercy 42. 3-point goals – Mount Mercy 4 (Wagner, Parker, Strong, Brawner), Briar Cliff 14 (Harreld 7, Lefler 2, Wolfe 2, Forbes 2, Graves).