DICKINSON, N.D. - The Minot State men's basketball team won 88-68 against Dickinson State Wednesday evening with a double-double performance from junior Tyler Rudolph. 

Rudolph totaled 26 points and 10 rebounds in the second and final exhibition game of the year for the Beavers while also adding an assist. Two other MSU players scored in double digits as transfer Nathaniel Moore and returner Luis Ricci Maia score 15 and 14, respectively. Moore also led the team with six assists. 

The Beavers earned an early lead in the game and kept it until the final minutes with play from 12 different players. 

Newcomer Russ Davis hit two three-point shots for six points while rebounding four shots while Stevan Jovanovic was second on the team with five rebounds. 

Minot State will begin its regular season in Lancaster, Texas with two games against Henderson State and Southern Arkansas on November 11 and 12. 
 

About Minot State
Minot State University is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) and NCAA Division II offering 14 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletics programs. The NSIC is a premier NCAA DII, 16-member conference featuring teams in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa. The Beavers are the only public NCAA Division II institution in the state of North Dakota.

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