Box Score MORRIS, Minn. - The Minnesota Morris Cougars (11-11, 6-5 UMAC) got 44 points from their bench on Friday night as they beat Northland (2-19, 1-10 UMAC) 91-64. Tyler Pendleton had a team high 17 points, 15 coming from made three pointers. Three other Cougars finished in double figures and the Cougars pounded the ball inside outscoring Northland 48-22 in points in the paint.
 
Minnesota Morris forced 21 turnovers on the night, outscoring NC 28-7 in points off turnovers on the night. UMM shot 54.5% from the field and were 11-22 from three point range on the night. The Cougars rank sixth in the Division III in three point shooting field goal percentage, connecting on over 40% of their attempts.
 
The first two minutes were action packed as the Cougars held a 7-6 lead, Morris then went on a 23-5 run, taking a 30-11 lead with just under 9:30 left in the game. The Lumberjacks never got closer than 14 in the first half as Minnesota Morris took a 47-27 lead into the halftime break. Both teams shot over 50.0% in the first half, the difference came down to the Cougars outscoring NC 15-2 in the paint. UMM outscored Northland 28-6 in the paint and 18-0 in bench points. Brendon Foss had eight points, six rebounds, four steals, three assists and a block in the first half.
 
Logan Orazem had back to back layups out of the first half break as the lead increased to 24, 51-27. The Lumberjacks were only able to get the lead under 20 in the second half. Evan Reller hit a pair of free throws with 6:16 left in the game to increase the Cougars lead to 30 points at 83-53. Kevin Heysse had his first three points as a Cougars in the second half and Minnesota Morris went on to win the game 91-64.
 
Tomorrow the Cougars take on St. Scholastica tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. in a battle for fourth place in the UMAC.