MOORHEAD, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's basketball team fell 80-69 to Concordia College Wednesday night in Moorhead, Minn.
The Cobbers started the game by scoring the first 11 points.
Alexander Munson scored the first points for the Cougars with a three-pointer. A layup from
Jack Boos and a three-pointer from
Truman DeGrange cut the lead to under 10 points. Munson converted from behind the arc and then scored on a fast break, bringing the lead down to six. Midway through the half,
Ian Fahje and
Carvin Fish got on the board. The Cougars scored the final six points of the half with a layup from
Kaden Pieper, a pair of free throws from Munson, and a layup from
Jase Nelson, making the score 39-31 in favor of CC.
Rysley Borman started the scoring in the second half for the Cougars with a three-pointer, with Pieper following suit on the next possession. Boos converted from deep, and Pieper added a dunk to bring Minnesota Morris within four. Minnesota Morris continued to battle, keeping Concordia in its sights. A three-pointer from Munson followed by a DeGrange layup made it a one-point game. Munson then tied the game at 57-57 with a basket in the paint. The Cobbers would restore a 10-point lead and hold on to it for the remainder of the game, winning 80-69.
Munson scored a career-high 17 points to lead the Cougars in scoring. Fish and Boos followed with 13 points each, and DeGrange also reached double figures with 10. Eight Cougars scored in the contest. The team finished shooting 42.1 percent from the field, 28.6 percent from three-point range, and 81.3 percent from the free-throw line. Borman led the team with four assists. Defensively, Pieper had 10 rebounds, and Boos had three steals.
The Cougars will travel to the College of St. Scholastica on Friday for a 6 p.m. game.
