No.13 Northwestern College lost to (RV) Morningside 82-59 in a GPAC match-up played tonight at the Bultman Center.
The Red Raiders drop to 10-4 in conference play, 20-5 overall. Morningside improve to 7-6 in the GPAC, 17-7 overall.
Colton Kooima scored a game-high 20 points and both Jordan Baker and Nathan Wedel scored 10 for the Red Raiders.
How It Happened...
The teams played to a 33-33 tie after a tight first half that featured seven ties and six lead changes. Northwestern held the largest lead of the opening 20 minutes after a field goal by Jordan Baker at the 13-minute mark. Morningside scored the first two baskets of the game for its largest lead (4-0) in the opening half.
Tied again at 39 early in the second half, Morningside took control with a 13-0 run, holding the Red Raiders scoreless for nearly five minutes. The Mustangs continued their run to a 20-point lead with a jumper by Brody Egger at the nine-minute mark. Northwestern would never get closer than 14 points the rest of the way.
By the Numbers...
Northwestern shot 40% for the game, 20% (5/25) from the three-point line; the Red Raiders struggled to just 36% over the final 20 minutes, 15% from beyond the arc (2/13)
The 59 points is the lowest scoring output of the season by Northwestern; 76 was the previous low (vs Viterbo)
Morningside shot 53% for the game, 41% (7/17) from the three-point line
The Mustangs held a commanding edge at the free throw line, going 13/18 from the charity stripe, compared to 6/7 for NWC.
Northwestern held a 34-32 edge on the glass
The Red Raiders committed 19 turnovers, their second highest total of the season; Morningside turned it over 10 times
Kooima has now scored 20+ points in 15 games and has reached double figures 22x this season
With his two three-pointers Wednesday night, Kooima moved past Alan Visser (1987-89) and into seventh place all-time with 195 career three-pointers
Wedel led Northwestern with six rebounds and Chris Borchers dished out a team-high three assists
Alex Borchers led Morningside with 16 points, followed by Ryan Tegtmeier (14) and Brody Egger (10)
