Box Score

MADISON, Wis. – In what was expected to be a defensive battle, MSOE displayed stellar shooting while holding down the Edgewood College offense in a 65-52 victory. The Eagles had an opportunity to earn the No. three seed in the Northern Athletics Conference Tournament, but will still host in the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament on Tuesday.

Both teams remained scoreless until Jake Guziewski continued his hot shooting and drilled a three-point shot two and a half minutes into the tilt. MSOE (16-9), answered with a three-point basket of their own and took the lead with a couple Luke Larson free throws at the 16 minute mark.

The teams exchanges buckets and with 9:53 to play in the first half, Kent Faurote gave the Eagles (12-13) their final lead of the game at 16-15 with his first of two three-point baskets of the night. Rob Linzmeier answered with a three-pointer of his own to put the Raiders back ahead 18-16. Linzmeier drained another three-point basket at the end of the first half to give MSOE the 35-23 lead at the break.

In the half, the Raiders shot a scorching 63.2 (12-for-19) from the floor and 60 percent (6-for-10) from three-point range.

MSOE continued to have the hot hand in the second half as they promptly came out and scored the first 10 points of the frame to extend their lead to 45-23 with 15:47 remaining. The Raiders earned their largest lead of the contest, 23 points, four times in the second half and ultimately took the game and the third seed, 65-52.

For the game, MSOE shot 56.1 percent (23-for 41) from the floor, 52.6 percent (10-for-19) from three-point range and 84.6 percent (11-for-13) from the free throw line. Edgewood College only shot 37 percent (20-for-54) from the floor and 38.9 percent (7-for-18) from long distance.

Derek Nkemnji was the only Eagle to reach double figures, with 11 points while handing out a career-high 9 assists. Ben Wisniewski was Edgewood College's next leading scorer with nine points. Austin Meier led the Raiders with 17 points while Linzmeier finished with 15 points.

With the loss, Edgewood College with be the fourth seed in the NAC Tournament and will host the fifth seed Concordia University Chicago on Tuesday night at the Edgedome. Edgewood College will provide live stats and live video for the 7:00 p.m. tipoff. Both links can be found on EdgewoodCollegeEagles.com.