MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - For the past three weekends, the Minnesota Morris men's basketball team has played away from the comforts of Jim Gremmels Court. They played very well, though, on the road compiling a 4-1 record that culminated with a 60-53 win Saturday at North Central.

Leading the Cougars on Saturday was CD Douglas who missed only two shots (9-10 from floor, 3-4 on free throws) on his way to a team-high 22 points.

It was a comeback effort for the Cougars as they trailed 26-17 with 8:32 left in the first half. Minnesota Morris scored nine straight to tie it at 26. Four different Cougars scored in the stretch that was started by a Tyler Ukkelberg 3. The two teams traded points the rest of the half and went into the locker room tied at 32.

North Central rebulit a six-point lead at 44-38 nearly eight minutes into the second half before the Cougars staged another run. They scored seven straight to take a 45-44 edge. Jared High gave the Rams the lead back with a 3, but Jeremy Halverson countered with his own 3 that gave the Cougars the lead for good at 48-47 with seven minutes left. Douglas gave the Cougars a five-point lead at 54-49 and later put them up seven at 58-51 with two minutes left to cinch the game.

The Cougars held North Central to just 21 percent shooting in the second half.

Minnesota Morris (13-10, 8-6 in UMAC) clinched a UMAC playoff berth with the win. They close out the regular season next weekend with a pair of home games beginning with a tilt against St. Scholastica Friday at 7:30 p.m.