Posted: Nov 26, 2021
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..