MINOT, N.D. – Despite entering the weekend with the momentum of a four-game win streak, the Minot State men's basketball team suffered a 93-78 defeat to Minnesota State Moorhead on Friday night in the Minot State Dome.
 
Minot State falls to 14-16 on the season and 9-12 in the NSIC while the Dragons jump to 19-10 (13-8 NSIC).
 
Leaders
Minot State
David Akibo: 19 points, 2 rebounds
Dorian Aluyi: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals
 
MSU Moorhead
Addison Park: 30 points, 3 rebounds
 
How It Happened

• The Dragons and Beavers exchanged points early as Kyle Beisch's layup gave the Beavers a 14-13 advantage with 13:56 left in the first half.
• MSU Moorhead rattled off a 13-2 run in the next three minutes to take a 26-16 lead.
• A trio of layups from Max Cody and an Akibo trey trimmed the Dragon lead to 28-25 with 8:23 remaining in the first half.
• Drake Jeffries drained a triple with three seconds left to make it a five-point game at the break.
• The Dragons stretched the lead to 11 before Akibo's layup made it a six-point game with 10:52 remaining.
• A pair of free throws from Jeffries trimmed the MSU Moorhead advantage to 73-65 with 7:18 left, but the Dragons outscored the Beavers 20-13 in the final seven minutes to clinch the 93-78 victory on Friday night.

 
Inside the Box Score

• The Dragons recorded a 57.4 percent shooting percentage from the field while the Beavers notched a 50 percent shooting mark.
• MSU Moorhead edged Minot State in rebounding (34-28) while forcing the Beavers into 10 turnovers.
• Jeffries scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds while Beisch added 10 points.
• Cody fell one assist short of a double-double with 10 points and nine assists, moving to eight assists away from tying Luis Ricci Maia's single-season record in the DII era for most assists.

 
What's Next
Minot State wraps up the regular season tomorrow afternoon, hosting Northern State on Senior Day at 5:30 p.m. in the Minot State Dome.