Gatdoar Kueth had 13 points. Junior center
Jesse Bergh chipped in with a season-high 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting.
MSUM shot 53.3 percent (24-of-45) while holding the Wildcats to 40.4 percent (23-of-57).
Quotes
Head Coach
Chad Walthall: “I’m really proud of our guys. They are not an easy team to play. They rely on pressure defense. Most of the time we handled it well. When we took care of it, we got some great shots.”
Junior guard
Gavin Baumgartner: “I liked our poise tonight. All week we talked about how tough these guys are. Any time, you know they’re going to make their runs. I like how we battled with some of that adversity. I thought we were pretty locked in. I was proud of our effort there.”
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Zimmer’s Career High Carries Dragons To Sixth Straight Win
Dane Zimmer set a career high in points scored by the end of the first half, helping the Dragons beat Duluth, 103-95
January 23, 2021
DULUTH, Minn A career-high from sophomore forward
Dane Zimmer helped the Minnesota State University Moorhead men’s basketball team extend its winning streak to six games with a 103-95 win over Minnesota Duluth on Saturday at Romano Gymnasium in Duluth.
MSUM is now 6-2 overall and 6-0 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference’s North Division. The Dragons are tied with Northern State for the north lead. UMD fell to 2-3 overall and 1-3 in the north.
DULUTH, Minn. (MSUM Athletics) A career-high from sophomore forward
Dane Zimmer helped the Minnesota State University Moorhead men’s basketball team extend its winning streak to six games with a 103-95 win over Minnesota Duluth on Saturday at Romano Gymnasium in Duluth.
MSUM is now 6-2 overall and 6-0 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference’s North Division. The Dragons are tied with Northern State for the north lead. UMD fell to 2-3 overall and 1-3 in the north.
Zimmer Zings the Bulldogs
Zimmer finished with a career-high 27 points on 12-of-14 shooting from the field. He hit 3-of-4 from downtown. His previous career high was 21 at Minnesota Crookston earlier this year.