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Kenneth Riley
85
Minnesota Morris UMM-M 0-2,0-2 UMAC
104
Winner North Central (MN) NCU 5-5,3-0 UMAC
Minnesota Morris UMM-M
0-2,0-2 UMAC
85
Final
104
North Central (MN) NCU
5-5,3-0 UMAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Minnesota Morris UMM-M 40 45 85
North Central (MN) NCU 62 42 104

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Cougars Fall Victim to North Central’s Fast Start

North Central took command of Saturday’s contest with 62 points and a 22-point lead at the break.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's basketball team tried to rally out of a deep hole, but were unable to make up all the ground necessary in Saturday's contest at North Central University, falling to the Rams by a score of 104-85. The Cougars drop to 0-2 in the UMAC with the loss.

The Cougars opened the scoring with back-to-back buckets from Ian Carlin and a three-ball from Dillon Haider gave UMN Morris its largest lead of the game just over two minutes in at 7-2. The Rams soon got their offense rolling however. Seth Fuqua scored 20 of his 29 points in the opening half and NCU took the lead for good with just over six minutes elapsed. There was never a back-breaking run as much as there was steady, efficient production from the Rams throughout the first 20 minutes. As a team, North Central shot better than 58 percent and hit 10-of-20 from beyond the arc to take a 62-40 lead into halftime.

For the first 10 minutes of the second half, Minnesota Morris did exactly what it needed to do to get back in the contest. Production inside from Carlin, Will McBee, and Jaret Johnson paired with the long-range shooting of Haider and Pal Dak forced a timeout from the Rams at the midway point of the half with the North Central lead pared down to 76-69. The NCU lead was still just eight after a Carlin free throw a couple minutes later, but a 13-2 run by the Rams followed, upping the margin to 94-75 with 4:30 to play. The Cougars were never able to get closer than 17 the rest of the way as the Rams held on for the win.

Each team had five scorers in double-figures. The Rams were led by Fuqua's game-high 29. For the Cougars, Kenneth Riley poured in 21 along with five assists. Johnson and Haider each ended with 14 points each, with Johnson corralling 10 rebounds for a double-double on the afternoon. Carlin totaled 13 points and nine boards, and McBee added 12 points.

The men's basketball team makes its long-awaited 2021 home debut at Jim Gremmels Court on Feb. 11, hosting the University of Northwestern at 7 p.m.
 
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