ABERDEEN, S.D. - No. 19 Minnesota State Moorhead rebounded from its first loss by toppling Northern State 81-74 on Sunday in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball.
D.J. Hamilton scored a game-high 24 points for the Dragons (12-1, 8-1 NSIC), who suffered their season's first defeat against Mary on Saturday.
MSUM (12-1, 8-1 NSIC): Riewer 4-6 3-3 13, Chapman 5-8 5-6 18, Hamilton 7-15 8-9 24, Lindfors 1-10 4-6 7, Novak 1-1 0-2 2, Driscoll 3-5 0-0 7, VanHavermaet 2-5 2-3 8, Reed 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 24-53 22-29 81.
NSU (8-5, 4-5 NSIC): Hannigan 2-8 0-0 5, Thomas 3-7 4-4 10, Firmin 2-5 0-1 4, Pryor 5-6 1-2 11, Tetzlaff 9-15 8-8 26, White 0-3 0-2 0, Bachand 3-7 3-3 9, Emge 2-4 0-0 4, Zomer 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 28-59 16-20 74.
Half: MSUM 39, NSU 33. 3-point goals: MSUM 11-25 (Riewer 2-3, Chapman 3-5, Hamilton 2-6, Lindfors 1-4, Driscoll 1-3, VanHavermaet 2-4), NSU 2-11 (Hannigan 1-5, Firmin 0-1, White 0-1, Emge 0-2, Zomer 1-2). Total fouls: MSUM 22, NSU 25. Fouled out: Riewer, Johnson, Bachand. Rebounds: MSUM 30 (Novak 6), NSU 35 (Hannigan, Bachand 5). Assists: MSUM 10 (Chapman 5), NSU 16 (Tetzlaff 5). Steals: MSUM 7 (Hamilton 3), NSU 7 (Tetzlaff 3). Turnovers: MSUM 13, NSU 14.
