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Holt Dunk
83
Wayne State WSC 5-24
109
Winner MSU Moorhead MSUM-M 28-4
Wayne State WSC
5-24
83
Final
109
MSU Moorhead MSUM-M
28-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wayne State WSC 40 43 83
MSU Moorhead MSUM-M 59 50 109

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2/27/2016 | 12 p.m.

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Chelsey Stoa - Athletic Media Relations Assistant

Dragon Men Advance to Quarterfinals of NSIC/Sanford Health Tourney, Defeat WSC 109-83

MOORHEAD, Minn. – The No. 7-ranked Minnesota State University Moorhead men's basketball team made history and will advance to the second round of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference/Sanford Health men's basketball tournament after defeating Wayne State College in the first round, 109-83 on Wednesday evening at Nemzek Fieldhouse. The Dragons broke the record for most points scored in an NSIC tournament game. 

The Dragons are now 28-4 on the year while the Wildcats finished at 5-24. MSUM will face Upper Iowa in the tournament quarterfinals at noon on Saturday at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Senior guard Tyler Vaughan tied a career-high 26 points and added eight rebounds, three assists and one block. Vaughan went 6-of-10 from three point range for an astounding 60 percent. Sophomore guard Tanner Kretchman added 19 points and also tied a career-high in assists at 13 while junior guard Ayob Ayob had 19 points and nine rebounds on the evening. Senior guard Evan Holt had 18 points and senior center Isaac Sevlie put up 16 points and five rebounds. 

The Dragons shot 65 percent from the field including 52 percent from three-point range while the Wildcats shot 42 percent from the field. MSUM grabbed 39 boards and got 20 points off the bench while WSC had 31 boards. 

Steve d'Eustachio Stat of the Game: The 109 points scored by the Dragons breaks the NSIC Tournament record for points previously held by Bemidji State. The Beavers beat Winona State 106-79 in a first round game in Bemidji on March 5, 2003.
Other NSIC Tournament records set or tied in the game:
Assists, single game (individual)  - Tanner Kretchman (13)
Three-point field goals made (team) - MSUM (17), tied record
Combined points (team) -- MSUM and Wayne State (193)
 


The game was tied early at 10 before Kretchman would score on three consecutive possessions and give the Dragons a 17-12 lead with 14 minutes to play in the first. Vaughan would extend the Dragon lead, scoring on five consecutive trips down the court, including back-to-back-to-back three pointers, making the score 43-30 with 5:15 to play in the first. Holt would hit a three with 17 seconds to play in the half, giving the Dragons a 59-40 lead going into the locker room. 

The Dragons would continue to roll in the second half, scoring on a Sevlie jumper with 16:54 to play, making the score 68-46. Vaughan would give the Dragons their largest lead of the game at 33 on a layup at the 9 minute mark of the second half, 94-61.  A triple from Holt broke the century mark for the Dragons and gave them a 101-76 lead with just under five minutes to play in the game. A pair of free-throws from Kretchman with 30 seconds to play would seal the Dragons the victory at 109-83. 

The Dragons are back in action for the second round of the NSIC/Sanford Health men's basketball tournament on Saturday at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls. Tipoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. 

 
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Players Mentioned

Evan Holt

#11 Evan Holt

G
6' 4"
Senior
Tanner Kretchman

#3 Tanner Kretchman

G
6' 0"
Sophomore
Isaac Sevlie

#55 Isaac Sevlie

F/C
6' 9"
Senior
Tyler Vaughan

#22 Tyler Vaughan

G
6' 1"
Senior
Ayob Ayob

#23 Ayob Ayob

F
6' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Evan Holt

#11 Evan Holt

6' 4"
Senior
G
Tanner Kretchman

#3 Tanner Kretchman

6' 0"
Sophomore
G
Isaac Sevlie

#55 Isaac Sevlie

6' 9"
Senior
F/C
Tyler Vaughan

#22 Tyler Vaughan

6' 1"
Senior
G
Ayob Ayob

#23 Ayob Ayob

6' 7"
Junior
F