Minnesota State Moorhead had its season end against defending national champion Northwest Missouri State in the first round of the Central Region men's basketball tournament.
Senior guard
Gatdoar Kueth paced MSUM with a season-high 25 points. He was 10-of-14 from the field and added nine rebounds.
Balance the Key
Bryce Irsfeld had 17 points while junior guard
Dane Zimmer had 13 points while freshman guard
Jacob Beeninga had 11 off the bench.
Beeninga led with four assists.
MSUM shot 47.8 percent (33-of-69) for the game compared to 50.8 percent (33-of-65) for the Wolves.
16-0 Run Turns the Tide
MSUM was down 61-58 with 12:36 left in the game but responded with a huge run to surge into a 13-point lead. That 16-0 run included a technical foul on Northern and turned the deficit into a 74-61 Dragon lead with 8:34 left. Baumgartner led with six points, while Beeninga had four and freshman guard