Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 13 Northern State University men's basketball team rolled to their tenth straight victory on Friday evening, defeating MSU Moorhead 95-74 from Wachs Arena. The Wolves are now 11-1 on the year and 5-0 in the NSIC.
Northern led by just six as the two teams entered the locker rooms at halftime, however the Wolves broke things open in the second with 57 points in large part to
Darin Peterka. The senior dropped 21 of his game high 27 points in the final 20 minutes, hitting 6-of-7 from the arc and 7-of-8 from the floor. NSU shot 63.9 percent from the floor and 53.3 percent from the 3-point line in the half, while holding the Dragons to 42 points defensively.
The Wolves out-rebounded the Dragons 34-to-20 in the game, and notched eight points off 11 offensive boards. They added 36 points in the paint, 23 points off the bench, and 14 points off turnovers. NSU shot 56.5 percent from the floor, 53.6 percent from the arc, and 90.9 percent from the foul line in the game. They added a combined 23 assists, three steals, and one block.
Peterka tallied 27 points in the win, shooting 9-of-12 from the floor and 8-of-10 from the 3-point line. The senior added a team second best six rebounds, as well as four assists and one steal.
DJ Pollard added 20 points of his own, shooting 66.7 percent from the floor, while adding five assists and one steal. Logan Doyle tallied 15 points and a team leading nine rebounds, shooting 70.0 percent from the floor.
Carter Evans continues to lead the team off the bench with 13 points. Evans hit 6-of-8 from field goal range, and added two rebounds, one assist, and one block. Gabe King and Bo Fries notched six points each, while
Ian Smith followed with four. Smith was selfless with the ball, dishing out a career high ten assists. He also pulled down five rebounds. Logan LeGrand and
Justin Decker tallied two points apiece, scoring in the final minutes of play.
The Wolves men return to action Tuesday on the road against a familiar foe to the Dragons. Northern will tip-off with MSU Moorhead at 8 p.m. from Alex Nemzek Hall.
