BEMIDJI, Minn.—With four Dragon men scoring in double figures, the Minnesota State University Moorhead men's basketball team took home an overtime win against Bemidji State in action Friday night.  The victory was Chad Walthall's 200th as the Dragon head coach.

The Dragons improve to 9-6 overall and 5-4 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Beavers fall to 8-5 overall and 5-4 in the NSIC.

Walthall is one of two Dragon men's basketball coaches to reach 200 wins at MSUM, joining Dave Schellhase (298 wins at MSUM).

MSUM shot 45 percent (27-of-60) from the field and 35 percent (6-of-17) from beyond the arc compared to 48 percent (28-of-58) from the field and 43 percent (9-of-21) from three. The Dragon bench outscored BSU's bench 36-5.

Sophomore guards Siman Sem and Bryce Irsfeld each scored 16 points to lead the Dragons. Freshman forward Jack Rusch scored 13, while sophomore guard Gavin Baumgartner scored 11 points. Senior guard Johnny Beeninga scored six points and had a team-high four assists. Freshman forward Dane Zimmer had six points and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds.

The Dragons led for almost all the first half. With 8:58 left in the first, a Sem layup put the Dragons up 10, which was their largest lead of the game. To end the half, the Beavers hit a three with 0:34 remaining to cut the Dragon lead to just two, and MSUM went into the half up 34-32.

The Beavers came out in the second half and took a six-point lead with 15:58 remaining. BSU maintained control for a majority of the second half and saw an eight-point lead with 5:16 remaining. The Dragons cut the lead, and with 0:42 remaining, a Sem layup gave MSUM a 65-63 lead. BSU answered right back with a layup of their own with 20 seconds on the clock. A missed three by Beeninga sent the game to overtime.

In overtime, the Dragons controlled the lead for the duration of the overtime period. MSUM saw themselves with a seven-point lead with 34 seconds remaining. With 0:04 remaining, a deep three by BSU cut the lead to just three. Two missed free throws by Baumgartner gave the Beavers a chance, but the full-court prayer came up short as the Dragons take the win 78-75.

The Dragons head to Crookston, Minn., tomorrow to take on Minnesota Crookston at 5:30 p.m. MSUM lost their last matchup with the Golden Eagles at home off a three-point buzzer beater on Dec. 6.

Steve d'Eustachio Stat of the Game: Tonight's win gives the Dragons the season split with Bemidji State for the first time since the 2013/2014 season. The Dragons swept the Beavers every year between the 2014-15 season and this season except for the 2017-18 campaign which saw the Beavers best the Dragons twice.