The Riverland men’s basketball team beat Itasca 80-78 in Riverland Gym Friday.

The Blue Devils (5-3 overall) led by as many as 13 points, but it had to hang on to get the win.

“We survived, but we didn’t play very well,” RCC head coach Scott Koenigs said. “We’re having trouble playing with leads.”

Andrew Lau had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Goliath Oboyo had two points, nine rebounds and five assists.

RCC scoring: Andrew Lau, 24; Zach Hinrichs, 17; Gary Cook, 16; Carderrius Smith, 12; Guillermo DeDiego, 4; Connor Andrews, 3; Brandon Kowalski, 2; Goliath Oboyo, 2; free throws: 54 percent (29-for-54); 3-pointers: 21 percent (3-for-14)