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Minnesota Morris Slips by Yellowjackets

Box Score

Minnesota Morris 78, Yellowjackets 75
 
The Yellowjacket men's basketball team was in action Saturday afternoon when they played host to UMAC foe Minnesota Morris. Coming into the game, the Yellowjackets and Cougars were tied for fourth place in the conference, so this matchup had extra meaning with the conference race so close.

In a game that went down to the wire, it was the Cougars, not the Yellowjackets, which managed to come out on top.

These two teams came out in this game looking about as evenly matched as they come. This game was so close that the Yellowjackets and the Cougars were tied up at five different times in the first 10 minutes of the game. This back-and-forth continued for much of the half. It looked as though the Yellowjackets might take possession following an Andreas Preisler (Solrod, Denmark/Solrod Gymnasium) 3-pointer and a Vid Milenkovic (Zurich, Switzerland/DSB) layup, but Morris quickly closed the gap and took a lead of their own.

The Morris lead quickly grew to double figures at 45-35 with 0:59 remaining in the half, as it looked like Minnesota Morris might run away with the game. A pair of Montroy Scott (Fridley, Minn./Columbia Heights) free throws in the closing seconds of the first half cut the Yellowjacket deficit down to single digits going into halftime.
The second half saw the Yellowjackets come out firing as they attempted to erase the deficit. The Yellowjackets persistence paid off, as a Nate Kalien (Chippewa Falls, Wis./Chippewa Falls) 3-pointer with 14:36 remaining tied the game up at 54-54. Once again the back-and-forth between these two teams started up. The Yellowjackets looked as though they were ready to take command late in the half when a Zach Schradle (Clayton, Wis./Clayton) jumper with 6:08 remaining pushed the lead to 68-61.

Morris fought right back into the game as they managed to tie it up at 69-69 with 3:42 remaining. The game looked as though it was headed into overtime, but a Morris and-1 layup with seven seconds remaining sealed the Yellowjackets fate.

Schradle and Milenkovic led the Yellowjackets in this game. Schradle finished with 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and four steals as he played all 40 minutes in the game. Milenkovic finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds to notch his second career double-double.

Morris was led by CD Douglas, who finished with a game high 32 points to go along with his six rebounds, four assists and four steals.

The Yellowjackets shot 41.7% from the field, going 7-22 from beyond the 3-point arc, while hitting 8-15 from the free throw line.

The Cougars shot 50.8% from the field, going 7-15 from beyond the 3-point arc, while hitting 9-11 from the free throw line.

The Yellowjackets finished with six turnovers. The Cougars finished with 14.

Nex up for the Yellowjackets (11-11, 7-6 UMAC) is a trip over the bridge on Saturday, February 13 to Duluth, Minn. to take on boarder-rival St. Scholastica. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Nate Kalien

#12 Nate Kalien

G
6' 2"
Sophomore
Vid Milenkovic

#13 Vid Milenkovic

F
6' 5"
Sophomore
Andreas Preisler

#35 Andreas Preisler

F
6' 6"
Sophomore
Zach Schradle

#24 Zach Schradle

G
6' 5"
Junior
Montroy Scott

#2 Montroy Scott

G
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nate Kalien

#12 Nate Kalien

6' 2"
Sophomore
G
Vid Milenkovic

#13 Vid Milenkovic

6' 5"
Sophomore
F
Andreas Preisler

#35 Andreas Preisler

6' 6"
Sophomore
F
Zach Schradle

#24 Zach Schradle

6' 5"
Junior
G
Montroy Scott

#2 Montroy Scott

6' 2"
Freshman
G