MORRIS, Minn. - Earlier in the season, Head Men's Basketball Coach Paul Grove became the winningest coach in program history. Saturday, Grove added another milestone by claiming his 300th career victory as Minnesota Morris defeated Wisconsin-Superior 81-77 in the regular season finale at Jim Gremmels Court.

Playing in his final home game, Tyler Ukkelberg singlehandedly gave the Cougars a double-digit first half lead. Leading 21-17, the left-handed sharpshooter drained four straight 3s that gave Minnesota Morris a 33-19 lead with 6:27 left in the half. UW-Superior trimmed the lead to four before CD Douglas' layup in the final minutes gave the Cougars a 39-33 lead at halftime.

The lead exchanged hands multiple times throughout the first eight minutes of the second half before Minnesota Morris gained an edge. A Jeffrey Halverson dunk in transition gave UMM a 52-51 lead. Their lead grew to eight at 64-56 following Ukkelberg's fifth 3 of the game. The Yellowjackets would not go away, however, and closed the deficit to two down the stretch. UWS had the ball in the final seconds with a chance to tie or win with a 3, but Douglas stole a pass and laid it in to secure the four-point win.

Ukkelberg led all scorers with 23 points. Douglas scored 19 points and Noah Grove added 12.

Minnesota Morris (14-11, 9-7 in UMAC) is the No. 5 seed in the UMAC Tournament and will play at No. 4 Northland Monday at 7:30 p.m.

2017 UMAC Men's Basketball Postseason Tournament Schedule:
Monday, February 20 - 7:30 p.m. (Opening Round)
- No. 5 Minnesota Morris at No. 4 Northland
Wednesday, February 22 - 7:30 p.m. (Semifinals)
- UMM/NC winner at No. 1 Northwestern
- No. 3 St. Scholastica at No. 2 Bethany Lutheran
Saturday, February 26 - 7:30 p.m. (Championship)
- Semifinal winners at highest remaining seed