Aberdeen, S.D. - The Northern State men's basketball program opened its home slate with a 78-55 win over South Dakota Mines Friday evening as part of the East/West Challenge at Wachs Arena. The Wolves hit a barrage of 3-pointers in the win, the second straight for Northern State.
QUICK HITS
- Final score: Northern State 78, South Dakota Mines 55
- Records: Northern State 3-2, 0-0 NSIC; South Dakota Mines 1-2, 0-0 RMAC
- Attendance: 2,768
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sophomore forward Kobe Busch hit three straight 3-pointers in a 75-second stretch to move the Wolves from a 3-point deficit into a 6-point lead.
- The Wolves never looked back after that, stretching their lead to as many as 20 by the end of the first half and maintaining that distance throughout the second half.
- Northern was 12-of-30 (40 percent) from long range in the win and shot the ball better than 50 percent from the floor overall.
- The Hardrockers, meanwhile, were just 32.7 percent from the floor and committed 17 total turnovers in the game.
- Northern turned those miscues into 24 points, plus outscored its guests 26-16 in the paint.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
UP NEXT
Northern will face Black Hills State Saturday afternoon in the final game of the East/West Challenge. Black HIlls gave Augustana a run on Friday before falling 73-63 late.
