The No. 22 Northern State University men’s basketball team cruised past Bemidji State on Friday evening on the road. The Wolves shot 53.2% from the floor and 42.4% from the 3-point line, hitting 14 made buckets from beyond the arc.
- Northern led 38-35 at the half and ran away with the game in the second, out-scoring the Beavers 47-28
- The Wolves out-rebounded the Beavers 35-33 in the win, notching four points off of four offensive boards
- NSU tallied 32 points in the paint, 16 points off turnovers, 17 assists, four blocks and one steal
- They gave up just six turnovers in the contest and forced nine
- In addition, the Beavers tallied just seven made 3-point buckets and the Northern State defense held Bemidji State to 41.9% from the floor and 33.3% from the 3-point line
- Sam Masten led four starters in double figures, notching his third double-double of the season with 21 points and 11 rebounds
- Masten, Jacksen Moni, and Josh Dilling, who all scored double digits, hit three long range buckets in the win
- Dilling was second on the team with eight rebounds and dished out a team high five assists
