MOORHEAD, Minn. -- MSUM nailed 12 three-pointers and tallied triple digits in a 101-72 drubbing of Minnesota Crookston inside Nemzek Fieldhouse. It is the sixth consecutive win for the Dragons.

A night after the long range shot was not falling for the Dragons, Tim Bergstraser's club livened the Nemzek crowd early with four made three-pointers in less than four minutes. Jacob Beeninga, Jaden Stanley-Williams and Lorenzo McGhee all connected from long range early in the first half to give MSUM an eight-point lead. Crookston would hang around in the first half, but would never take the lead at any point in the first half. The Golden Eagles shot an impressive 53.3 percent in the first 10 minutes, but still trailed by eight points to MSUM.

Beeninga would score all 13 of his points in the first half as the Dragons struggled to stop an athletic Minnesota Crookston team. The sophomore guard made four three-pointers in the first half and was a huge reason why MSUM was able to keep their lead. McGhee added 11 points in the half as the Dragons led 47-34 at the break.

After scoring only three points in the first half, Jaden Stanley-Williams helped push the Dragons to a comfortable lead to start the second half. The senior scored seven points in five minutes to begin the half, pushing the MSUM lead to 23 points. Stanley-Williams would finish with 13 points, 10 of those points coming in the second half. That coupled with some dagger threes from Gavin Baumgartner, helped the Dragons cruise in the second half.

MSUM scored 101 points to Crookston's 75 with youngsters Jordan Johnson, Chance Fazio and Owen Hektner providing some late scoring for the Dragons. The last time MSUM scored over 100 points was on November 16, 2021, where they dropped a school record 136 points on Crown College. For the game, MSUM shot 50 percent from the field and hit 12 three-pointers at a 41.4 percent clip.

The win is MSUM's sixth consecutive victory and fourth straight win by 20 or more points. 

Top Dragons

• Lorenzo McGhee: 23 points, eight rebounds, 
• Jaden Stanley-Williams: 13 points 
• Jacob Beeninga: 13 points, five assists
• Gavin Baumgartner: 14 points, four rebounds, four assists

 
Steve d'Eustachio's Stat of the Game
 
Today was the first time the Dragons entered a game with an overall record of 8-2, had an NSIC record of 3-1 and was riding a five-game winning streak since hosting Mayville State on December 29, 2007. The Dragons beat the Comets that day 75-72.
 
Up Next
 
MSUM (9-2) will have two more road games before the Holiday break. The Dragons will travel to St. Cloud State on Friday and will match-up with Minnesota Duluth on Saturday afternoon.