St. Paul, Minn. – Career highs were the name of the game for the Northern State University Wolves in their 90-79 victory over Concordia-St. Paul on Friday evening. Northern tallied seven single game career highs from four players in the win, and improved to 16-5 overall and 12-3 in the NSIC, with just seven games remaining in the regular season.
 
The Wolves trailed by one at the half, but buckled down in the second cruising to an 11-point victory over the Golden Bears. Northern shot 59.3 percent from the field in the second, scoring 51 points, while holding Concordia to just 39 points and a 37.5 field goal percentage. In addition, the Wolves knocked down a season high 14 buckets from beyond the arc, shooting 53.8 percent from the 3-point line.
 
They tallied 24 points in the paint, 22 points off the bench, nine second chance points, eight points off turnovers, and five fast break points. NSU combined for 22 assists, six blocks, and five steals, while out-rebounding the Golden Bears 36-34 in the win.
 
Justin Decker led the team with a career high 25 points, shooting 71.4 percent from the floor. The senior was a perfect 3-for-3 from the 3-point line and 2-for-2 from the foul line. He added five rebounds and two steals as well.
 
Bo Fries and Mason Stark followed with 15 points apiece, notching career highs of their own. Fries tallied a career high and team leading six assists and three steals. The senior also added six rebounds and hit 3-of-4 from the 3-point line. Stark tallied a hat trick of career marks with a team leading seven rebounds and three blocks, as well as four assists.
 
Andrew Kallman and Gabe King tallied eight and five points respectively, rounding out the starting five for the Wolves. Kallman tallied five assists, two rebounds, and one block; while King dished out a career high six assists and added five rebounds.
 
Jordan Belka and Parker Fox led the team off the bench with eight and seven points respectively. Belka shot 50.0 percent from the floor and added one rebound and one assist. Fox was second on the team with two blocks, and grabbed five rebounds in 16 minutes of action.
 
Roko Dominovic and Cole Dahl added four and three points respectively as the final Wolves to make an appearance in the game. The pair each hit 1-of-2 from the field and added one rebound.
 
Northern returns to the hardwood tomorrow evening at Minnesota State. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. versus the Mavericks.