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Winner Northwestern NWC 13-4, 6-3
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Mount Marty MMU 7-12, 3-8
Winner
Northwestern NWC
13-4, 6-3
76
Final
73
Mount Marty MMU
7-12, 3-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Northwestern NWC 42 34 76
Mount Marty MMU 28 45 73

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | NWC Athletic Communications

Northwestern Fends Off Mount Marty Comeback Attempt

Sterk records another double-double, Carlson scores 22 points

YANKTON, S.D. – In a game that came down to the final shot, the Northwestern men's basketball team (13-4, 5-3 GPAC) avoided a road loss to Mount Marty (7-12, 3-8 GPAC) on Wednesday at the Laddie E. Cimpl Arena in Yankton.

Northwestern jumped out to an early lead, opening the game on a 9-2 run in the first two minutes. Although the Lancers trimmed the Raider lead to just one point at the halfway point of the first half, Northwestern closed the half with a trio of threes from Grant DeMeulenaere (Sr., Altoona, Iowa), Dillon Carlson (Sr., Ankeny, Iowa), and Zach LaFave (Jr., Elkhorn, Neb.) to take a 42-28 advantage into the break. Carlson scored 14 of his 22 points in the opening 20 minutes.

The Raiders built their lead up to a game-high 17 points on a three from Conner Geddes (So., Sioux Falls, S.D.) with 17:26 left to play, but Mount Marty began on the comeback trail from that point on. The Lancers came within single digits at the 14:08 mark on a Josh Arlt trey, though Northwestern maintained a slight advantage through the following ten minutes of play.

With the score at 72-66 in favor of Northwestern with 3:10 on the clock, Mount Marty held Northwestern scoreless over the next two minutes and brought it to a three-point game with 59 seconds remaining. Carlson knocked down a pair of free throws to bring Northwestern's lead back to 74-69 before Mount Marty's Tash Lunday converted on a four-point play with time running down.

Carlson drew a foul on the next possession, going 2-for-2 from the line, while Northwestern's defense prevented a final attempt from Lunday at the buzzer, pushing the Raiders to their sixth consecutive win.

"Every win in the GPAC is a good win," said head coach Kris Korver. "We had a nice finish to the first half and they had a really good second half, but we got a couple stops and made free throws down the stretch. It was a game of runs for both teams, but I thought Zach played good defense, threes were going down for Grant, and Conner made a couple threes late. You're going to see different looks throughout the season, and the bottom line is that you grit it out together and the guys found a way."
 
GAME NOTES
  • Craig Sterk (Jr., McBain, Mich.) notched his 14th-career double-double, adding 19 points and 12 rebounds.
  • Dillon Carlson led all scorers with 22 points.
  • Grant DeMeulenaere scored a season-high 14 points, hitting four threes and grabbing eight boards.
  • Mount Marty had a balanced scoring output with all five starters scoring in double figures.
  • The Raiders led the rebounding battle 37-32.
SCOOTER'S PLAYER OF THE GAME
Craig Sterk
Up Next: The Raiders will return home for a matchup with Midland. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, January 14 in the Bultman Center.
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