Aberdeen, S.D. - The Northern State University men's basketball team picked up their third straight victory Friday night after defeating CSU Pueblo by a score of 95-73. The win puts Northern at 3-2 on the season after a 0-2 start.
 
Donovan Oldham opened the scoring for CSU Pueblo with a 3-pointer, but NSU scored in each of their next six possessions, including a wide-open slam-dunk from Parker Fox, to put the momentum firmly in the hands of the Wolves.
 
The first half saw Northern open up a 20-point lead over CSU Pueblo, out-scoring the Thunderwolves 51-31. Parker Fox lead the way in the first half for the Wolves going 7-of-8 for 18 points, including multiple slam-dunks to give the crowd and his teammates something to cheer about.
 
The Wolves shot 46.7 percent from the 3-point line in the first half, while holding the Thunderwolves to just 4-of-11 from beyond the arc. Tommy Chatman led the way for Northern from the 3-point line going 3-of-4 in the first.
 
Parker Fox and Tommy Chatman continued their dominant performance in the second period, scoring nearly all of Northern's points to start the half.
 
Mason Stark and Cole Dahl came alive to score a combined 16 points in the second half and help Northern increase their lead to 26 with seven minutes left in the game.
 
Northern was able to breeze their way through the remaining time, bringing the final score to 95-73 and giving the Wolves their third straight win of the season.
 
NSU shot 50.0% from the floor, 48.1% from beyond the 3-point line, and 80.0% from the foul line in the game. The Wolves garnered 28 points off the bench, 30 points from the paint, and 19 points off of turnovers. Northern's largest lead of the game was 29 with 7:53 left in the second.
 
Parker Fox lead the way for the Wolves with a career high 28 points, shooting 70.0% from the floor. Fox also lead the team in rebounds with 13. Andrew Kallman led the way in the assist column with six, while scoring five points of his own.
 
Tommy Chatman and Cole Dahl lead the team from the 3-point line, scoring a combined 24 points from beyond the arc. Chatman also gathered four rebounds and knocked down a career high 15 points. Dahl led the team off the bench with a season high 14 points of his own and shot 62.0% from the floor.
 
Mason Stark contributed 12 points and five rebounds, while Gabe King and Jordan Belka each scored seven points apiece. Jaylen Robinson and Roko Dominovic rounded out the score sheet with five and two points respectively.
 
Tomorrow the Wolves will be back on the court to play Chadron State. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. on Saturday the 23^rd at Wachs Arena.