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Mount Marty MMU 9-18, 5-14
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Winner Northwestern NWC 19-7, 12-6
Mount Marty MMU
9-18, 5-14
67
Final
90
Northwestern NWC
19-7, 12-6
Winner
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Team 1 2 F
Mount Marty MMU 43 24 67
Northwestern NWC 39 51 90

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

Carlson Hits Career Mark Again, Lifts Raiders Over Mount Marty

Sterk surpasses 1,500-point career milestone

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Dillon Carlson scored a career-high 35 points and Craig Sterk recorded a double-double to propel Northwestern (19-7, 12-6 GPAC) to the win on Senior Day, 90-67 over Mount Marty (9-18, 5-14 GPAC).

It was a tale of two halves in Orange City on Saturday, as Mount Marty held an advantage for over half of the opening frame. Despite the Raiders jumping out to a lead as high as seven points on a three from Carlson (Sr., Ankeny, Iowa) with 13:29 on the clock, the Lancers inched back in to eventually tie it at 19-19 ahead of the 11-minute mark.

Mount Marty built up a 10-point advantage on a Tash Lunday layup with 2:19 remaining before Northwestern went on a quick 8-0 run in the final two minutes, with Carlson scoring five and Grant DeMeulenaere (Sr., Altoona, Iowa) burying a three. The Lancers added a bucket before the half to make the score 43-39 at the break.

As they have done numerous times this season, Northwestern was aggressive out of the gate to begin the second half. Sterk opened the second with a three, which is where he and Carlson scored all but two points in a 22-5 run, giving the Raiders a 61-48 lead.

It was all Northwestern from there, as Kaleb Booth (Fr., Carroll, Iowa) pushed the Raider lead over 20 points on a three with 9:44 to go. Mount Marty did hold Northwestern scoreless for a near five-minute stretch, but the Raiders kept their foot on the gas and capped off the win with a driving dunk from Carter Van Hulzen (Fr., Edgerton, Minn.) to bid farewell to the seniors in exciting fashion.

"It wasn't the prettiest game but I thought our guys finished the first half well, helping us establish ourselves on both ends of the floor in the second half," said head coach Kris Korver. "We did what we needed to do today."

GAME NOTES
  • Dillon Carlson set career highs in points (35) and made threes (8).
  • His eight threes ties a program record last achieved by Trent Hilbrands last season.
  • He became the second Raider to score 30+ points this season (Craig Sterk, at Briar Cliff).
  • Sterk recorded his 17th-career double-double and became the 21st Raider to score 1,500 career points.
  • He now sits in sole possession of third place for most career double-doubles.
  • Northwestern shot 64.5% in the second half compared to 38.9% in the first half.
  • The Raiders had 22 assists as a team, up from their GPAC-leading average of 17.0 per game.
Up Next: Northwestern will host Dordt on Wednesday, February 15 in the Bultman Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:45 p.m.
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