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Feb 26, 2021 10:42 PM
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (MSUM Athletics) — The Minnesota State University Moorhead men’s basketball team survived a hard-fought double-overtime contest with Minnesota State-Mankato on Friday, topping the Mavericks 73-61 in the quarterfinals of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference/Sanford Health tournament at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.
MSUM was scheduled to advance to the NSIC semifinals to face Wayne State. The Wildcats, however, will not be able to compete because of the COVID-19 testing protocols, and as a result MSUM automatically advances to the Sunday’s championship game. The Dragons will face the winner of Saturday’s Northern State/Minot State semifinal. The NSIC tournament championship game is Sunday at 4 p.m.