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MSUM Men’s Basketball Wins Fourth Straight Beating Minnesota Morris

Dragons beat the Cougars 93-48
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MOORHEAD, Minn.— (MSUM Athletics) The Minnesota State University Moorhead men’s basketball team scored the game’s first 23 points to cruise to a 93-48 win over the University of Minnesota-Morris on Monday night at Nemzek Fieldhouse. The Dragons are now 4-2 on the season with the non conference schedule now concluded. Sophomore guard Bryce Irsfeld led all scorers with 20 points. Sophomore center Jesse…
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MSUM Men’s Basketball Wins Third Straight With Win Over Mayville State

Dragons beat the Comets 100-68
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MOORHEAD, Minn.—The Minnesota State University Moorhead men’s basketball team saw five players score in double figures as the Dragons grabbed their third straight win with a 100-68 victory over Mayville State on Friday night at Nemzek Fieldhouse. The Dragons improve to 3-2 this season with an undefeated record at home so far. Sophomore guard Gavin Baumgartner led the Dragons in scoring with…
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Key Returners to Play Pivotal Role in MSUM Men’s Basketball’s Success in New Season

Three top scorers return for the Dragons
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — On the men’s side, Minnesota State-Moorhead was picked fifth in the preseason NSIC poll. The Dragons come off a season where the team saw 19 wins and improved in every category raising their points and assists per game marks. The Dragons will look to pick up from where they left off returning their top three scorers from…
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Riewer Hitting Strides With MSUM Coaching Staff

As a dragon, Riewer led the nation in free-throw percentage at 94.9 percent
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MOORHEAD, Minn — Basketball has taken former MSUM guard Jordan Riewer to many different places in the world, including the Czech Republic, Germany and all over Europe. It is also the same sport that brought him back to Moorhead as an assistant coach with MSUM. “We had an opening on our staff and it was a no-brainer,” Chad Walthall, the…
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Bemidji State Men’s Basketball Squeaks By MSUM

Dragon men's basketball falls to 4-6 overall
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MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSUM Athletics) – The Minnesota State University Moorhead men’s basketball team fell to Bemidji State University in a close Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest Saturday, 82-81. A last second basket by Derek Thompson from Bemidji State sealed the win for the Beavers. The Dragons fell to 4-6 overall and 2-2 in NSIC play, while the Beavers improved to…
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Men’s Basketball: MSUM Holds On Over Crookston

Dragons improve to 4-5 on the season.
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — The MSUM Dragons men’s basketball team held on late to defeat Minnesota-Crookston 81-78 at Nemzek Hall on Friday. Tanner Kretchman led the Dragons with 24 points. Johnny Beeninga chipped in another 21 for MSUM as the Dragons picked up a big NSIC win. The Dragons host Bemidji State on Saturday at Nemzek Hall at six p.m. Categories:…
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MSUM’s Kretchman Reacts to Breaking School’s Assist Record

Tanner Kretchman passed Jordan Riewer, who is now a Dragons assistant coach
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Tanner Kretchman didn’t wait long into his senior season to break his school’s all-time assist record. The mark of 471 was set by Jordan Riewer, who is currently serving as an assistant coach. “The old saying ‘records are meant to be broken,’” Riewer said. “I’m glad a guy like Tanner broke it. All the hard work he…
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MSUM Men Stunned in First Round of NSIC Tournament

Dragons Fall to Concordia-St. Paul 86-78
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The top-seeded MSUM Dragons entered the first-round matchup with Concordia-St. Paul as heavy favorites. The Dragons (24-5, 19-3 NSIC) fell hard to the Golden Bears (6-24, 2-20 NSIC), who are bottom team in the South Division. Concordia-St. Paul had not won a single game on the road all season before overcoming a 10-point halftime deficit to slay the Dragons in…