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Martin Luther | Bethany Lutheran | UMAC

Earlier this Season in Morris
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The Minnesota Morris men's basketball team wraps up the road portion of the schedule this weekend, heading to Martin Luther and Bethany Lutheran on Feb. 3 and 4 respectively. The Cougars will tip off with the Knights on Friday night at 7:30, and with the Vikings on Saturday night at 5:00.

Entering the weekend, Bethany Lutheran remains at the top of the conference with a perfect 8-0 record, while Martin Luther sits winless at the bottom at 0-8. Morris is currently in fourth place with an even 4-4 mark, looking to climb in the conference standings.

Earlier this year, the same two teams came to Morris, with the Cougars having just one loss and looking to overtake the top spot from the Vikings. Morris and Bethany Lutheran battled down to the wire, with the Vikings needing a buzzer beater to stave off a loss and take the game to overtime. In the extra session, they completed the comeback and earned a 79-75 win.

A night later, the Cougars rebounded with a 79-59 win over the Knights.

About the Cougars: Fourth place in the UMAC with a 4-4 record … 7-11 overall … lead the UMAC in rebounding defense (31.5) … also rank second in field goal percentage (.447) and rebounding margin (+3.2) … fourth in scoring defense (72.9) and assists/game (13.1) … fifth in scoring offense (67.6), three-point percentage (.330) and rebounds (34.7) … sixth in steals/game (6.4), three-pointers/game (4.9), blocked shots/game (2.1) and field goal percentage defense (.470) … seventh in free throw percentage (.635) three-point percentage defense (.391) … individually Derek Schmidt ranks third in field goal percentage (.538), seventh in scoring (13.7) and eighth in rebounds (5.9) … Brendon Foss ranks fifth in blocks/game (0.9) and 15th in scoring (10.7) … Brodie Raymond ranks ninth in three-pointers (1.3).

About the Knights: Last in the UMAC at 0-8 … 0-18 overall … second in rebounds (35.9) … fourth in free throw percentage (.700) and three-point percentage defense (.362) … sixth in blocks (2.1) and turnover margin (-2.83) … seventh in field goal percentage defense (.479), rebounding defense (40.6) and assists/game (12.5) … eighth in scoring (62.7), scoring defense (81.7), field goal percentage (.374), three-point percentage (.275), steals/game (5.2) and three-pointers/game (3.2) … Galen Holzhueter leads the UMAC in scoring (19.4), is fourth in rebounds (6.6), eighth in free throw percentage (.726) and 10th in field goal percentage (.473) … Justin Danell is second in free throw percentage (.836) and third in rebounding (6.9) … Joe Lindloff is fifth in assist/turnover ratio (1.4) and seventh in assists/game (3.2) … Josh Danell is third in blocks/game (1.1) and ninth in free throw percentage (.698).

About the Vikings: First in the UMAC at 8-0 … 10-9 overall with UMAC best eight straight wins … top scoring offense in the UMAC at 70.6 points per game … also rank first in free throw percentage (.749), field goal percentage defense (.433), blocks/game (3.1) and turnover margin (+2.74) … second in scoring defense (69.4), scoring margin (+1.2), assists/game (14.4), steals/game (9.4) and assist-turnover ratio (1.1) … third in three-pointers/game (7.6) … fourth in three-point percentage (.331) and rebounds/game (34.8) … fifth in field goal percentage (.418) and opponent rebounds (37.5) … sixth in three-point percentage defense (.371) … Alex Weldon is fourth in three-pointers/game (2.6), fifth in steals/game (1.7), sixth in scoring (15.4), seventh in three-point percentage (.392) and eighth in blocks/game (0.5) … Gavin Kroehler is fourth in blocks/game (1.1), sixth in free throw percentage (.800) and 13th in scoring (11.9) … Patrick Garvin is second in assists turnover ratio (1.9), fifth in assists/game (3.5) and ninth in rebounds/game (5.8) … Derek Peterson is third in free throw percentage (.819), fourth in assist/turnover ratio (1.5) and eighth in assists/game (3.1) … Garrett Benson is eighth in three-point percentage (.391) and 10th in three-pointers/game .