Tigers fall to Mustangs in top-10 action
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The No. 7 Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team hit the road for the second-straight game and lost to No. 1 Morningside College, 74-60 in a Great Plains Athletic Conference battle Saturday in Sioux City, Iowa.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The No. 7 Dakota Wesleyan University men's basketball team hit the road for the second-straight game and lost to No. 1 Morningside College, 74-60 in a Great Plains Athletic Conference battle Saturday in Sioux City, Iowa.
The Tigers (14-3, 6-2 GPAC) took an early 8-3 lead after 3-pointers by Collin Kramer (Volga, S.D.) and Samuel McCloud (Rapid City, S.D.).
Ty Hoglund (Dell Rapids, S.D.) and Mason Larson (Langford, S.D.) made back-to-back layups to push the lead to nine points.
However, the Mustangs (16-0, 9-0 GPAC) went on a 19-0 run over a seven-minute span to take a 22-12 lead.
Hoglund put an end to the run with a 3-pointer and a jump shot. After Morningside took a 10-point lead, Larson and McCloud nailed consecutive baskets from beyond the arc to pull within four points.
In the early moments of the second half, Koln Oppold (Sioux Falls, S.D.) made a layup to keep DWU within striking distance. But the Mustangs scored five quick points to force a Tiger timeout with just under 18 minutes to play.
With the Tigers trailing by 14 points midway through the second half, Hoglund made back-to-back layups to narrow the deficit.
Every time DWU scored, the Mustangs answered with a bucket of their own as they pulled away down the stretch.
Hoglund led the team with 26 points and was a perfect 8-of-8 from the free-throw line. Larson added 13 points, four rebounds and two steals, as McCloud chipped in 10 points, four steals and three rebounds.
The Tigers were held to 36.8% shooting from the field, as the Mustangs shot 50.9% from the field. DWU forced 16 turnovers and scored 26 points in the paint.
DWU stays on the road to battle No. 19 Northwestern College for a GPAC tilt at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Orange City, Iowa.
