LARSON TALLIES DOUBLE-DOUBLE IN LOSS TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN

Dickinson, N.D. – Dakota Wesleyan men's basketball pushed last in the game but proved not to be enough. The Tigers outrebounded Rocky Mountain 43-35 in the game while Mason Larson notched a double-double.

THE QUICK DETAILS

Score:

DWU 69 – RMC 75

Records:

DWU 4-5 Overall

RMC 2-3 Overall

HOW IT HAPPENED

• DWU was down 9-10 to RMC after Mason Larson hit a field goal with just over 13-minutes left in the first half.
• The Battlin' Bears quickly took the one-point lead and extended it to an eight-point lead within three minutes of game time.
• Drew Cole gave the Tigers their third made basket from deep in the first half, closing the deficit to three points with eight and a half minutes remaining.
• Dakota Wesleyan went cold before halftime, only scoring five points in the remaining four minutes.
• Rocky Mountain tallied nine points in the same timeframe.
• The Tigers got off to a slow start in the second half, as the Battlin' Bears went on a 5-2 run to start things off.
• Dakota Wesleyan hit three shots in a row by three different players to shorten the RMC lead back to eight.
• Koln Oppold closed the Rocky Mountain led to four after a made shot from deep with six and a half minutes left in the game.
• The Tigers could not get within six points of the Battlin' Bears in the last two minutes of game time as DWU falls 69-75 to RMC.
• In the game, Dakota Wesleyan shot 40.9% from the field, 27.6% beyond the arc, and 70% at the foul line.
• The Tigers allowed Rocky Mountain to shoot, 42.1& from the floor, 37.5% from deep, and sent them to the free-throw line 29-times where they converted on 21 of them.
• DWU outrebounded RMC 43-35 in the game and 9-4 on offensive rebounds.
• Dakota Wesleyan forced ten Battlin' Bear turnovers while turning the ball over 11 times themselves.

BEYOND THE RESULTS

• Koln Oppold: 18 points, 50 FG%, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals
• Mason Larson: 17 points, 38.4 FG%, 4-for-4 at the foul line, ten rebounds, one steal, and one block
• Nick Wittler: 13 points, 33.3 FG%, 37.5 3-pt%, and three rebounds

UP NEXT

Dakota Wesleyan men's basketball is back in action tomorrow evening from Dickinson, N.D. again. The Tigers and Bulldogs of Montana Western will tip-off tomorrow at 6 p.m..