CROOKSTON, Minn. – After the scrum for a loose ball, Calli Delsman fired a bullet pass to a wide open Whitney Molina for the game-winning layup with three seconds left as Minot State escaped with a 78-77 victory in double overtime at Minnesota Crookston on Friday night.
 
The win propels the Beavers to 12-13 on the season and 7-12 in NSIC play while the Golden Eagles drop to 10-15 (5-14 NSIC).
 
Leaders
Minot State
Mariah Payne: 21 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal
Madison Wald: 20 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
 
UMC
Caitlin Michaelis: 29 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal
 
How It Happened

• Minnesota Crookston jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead before Minot State ended the first quarter with a 9-3 rally to cut the deficit to 12-9 after the first 10 minutes.
• The Golden Eagles extended the lead to six in the second quarter before the Beavers climbed back to tie the game at 19.
• UMC connected on a three-pointer with 10 seconds left to take a 28-26 lead at halftime.
• Minot State never led in the third quarter as the Golden Eagles outscored the Beavers 10-8 in a defensive third quarter.
• After a low scoring first three quarters, the teams combined for 44 points in the fourth quarter.
• Kari Clements knocked down a trey from the right wing after the kick out pass from Wald with four seconds left in regulation to force overtime.
• Payne hit a three-pointer and a layup with 30 seconds remaining to give Minot State a 68-67 lead.
• UMC scored on a jumper beyond the arc with 15 seconds left before Payne navigated through the Golden Eagle defense to tie the game with five seconds left and force a second overtime.
• Clements opened the second overtime with back-to-back three-pointers to give Minot State a 76-70 lead.
• UMC took the lead back with 10 seconds left on a layup before Minot State answered with a layup with three seconds left to clinch the 78-77 road victory.

 
 Inside the Box Score

• Minot State shot 47.6 percent from the field while holding the Golden Eagles to a 35.1 percent shooting clip.
• Payne led the Beavers with 21 points and seven assists on 8-of-16 shooting from the field.
• Wald shot 50 percent from the floor (7-of-14) to tally 20 points.
• Clements added 16 points while Haley Hildenbrand chipped in 14 points with a 7-of-9 shooting performance.
• Delsman and Molina pulled down a team-high seven boards each.
• With the victory, Minot State improved to 2-0 in double overtime games this season.

What's Next
Minot State remains on the road as the Beavers take on Bemidji State in Bemidji, Minn. tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 p.m.