SIOUX FALLS, S.D.--The Minnesota State University Moorhead men's basketball team secured its seventh straight victory on Friday night, defeating Sioux Falls on the road 81-65 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play. Trailing midway through the second half, MSUM utilized a 21-4 run to regain the lead and solidify the victory.

MSUM, ranked No. 12 in the nation, improves to 19-1 overall and 10-1 in the NSIC. With the loss, Sioux Falls drops to 7-10 overall and 4-7 in the NSIC.

MSUM shot 50 percent (27-of-54) from the field and 62.5 percent (10-of-16) from the three point line. The Cougars shot 38.3 percent (23-of-60) from the field and 52.2 percent (12-of-23) from the three point line. USF held the advantage of the boards, outrebounding MSUM 39-29. MSUM forced 16 Cougar turnovers while only committing 10 of their own.

Senior guard Jordan Riewer led the team in points, rebounds, and assists with 23, eight, and seven, respectively. Senior guard Prescott Williams scored a season high 20 points and had three steals. Senior forward Urbane Bingham grabbed eight rebounds and scored eight points.

Junior forward Isaac Sevlie got the scoring started in the first half with a dunk on a fast break after a pass from Riewer. A lay up from Riewer at the 10:19 mark gave MSUM a 23-13 lead. USF cut the lead down to four points at 23-19, but MSUM retaliated with a 7-0 run, sparked by three lay ups from freshman guard Tanner Kretchman, junior guard Tyler Vaughan, and sophomore forward Matt Nelson. The Dragons led 39-33 heading into the break.

Sioux Falls grabbed the lead at 48-46 at the 12:55 mark after a three-pointer from Mack Johnson. The Cougars led at 52-48 before the Dragons went on a 21-4 run to lead 69-56 and take the lead for good. Williams scored the first six points of the run.

MSUM will play on the road again tomorrow when it faces Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall, Minn. tomorrow night at 7 p.m.

Steve d'Eustachio Stat of the Game: The Dragons won their tenth NSIC ballgame with tonight's victory which marks two noteworthy items. This is the fifth consecutive year (all under current head coach Chad Walthall) that the Dragons have won at least ten league games. The last time a Dragon team got at least ten NSIC wins prior to Walthall's arrival was when they went 10-8 in the 2002/2003 season. This is also the earliest that the Dragons have gotten NSIC win number ten during this stretch. The Dragons improved to 10-4 last year in the NSIC with their 95-88 overtime win at St. Cloud St. on Jan. 25 and got to 10-7 with a home win over Augustana two years ago. The team that went to the NCAA Tournament three seasons ago did not nab league triumph number ten until their fifteenth NSIC game, a 66-60 home win over Northern St. on Feb. 3, 2012