WINONA, Minn. – Five players scored in double-figures, led by David Akibo's 19 points and 11 rebounds on Friday night as Minot State garnered an 87-72 road victory at Winona State.
 
The Beavers improve to 11-15 overall and 6-11 in NSIC play while the Warriors drop to 10-13 (7-10 NSIC).
 
Leaders
Minot State
David Akibo: 19 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists
Kyle Beisch: 18 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound
 
Winona State
Caleb Wagner: 20 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound
 
How It Happened

• Winona State raced out to a quick 7-0 lead in the first 1:56 of the game.
• In a span of five minutes, Beisch reeled off eight straight points and Minot State rallied on a 17-2 run to take a 17-9 lead.
• The teams went back-and-forth before the Warriors took their final lead at 30-29 with 6:06 left in the first half.
• With a three-point lead at the half, the Beavers started hot in the second half, extending the lead to 12 after back-to-back layups by Kody Dwyer and Beisch with 14:50 remaining.
• A Warrior triple cut the Minot State lead to seven at 76-69 with 6:11 left.
• Dwyer's dunk with 5:40 remaining ignited an 11-2 run to end the game, clinching the road NSIC win.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Minot State shot a blistering 63.8 percent from the field, including 50 percent from beyond the arc while the Warriors registered a 45.2 percent shooting performance.
• The Beavers won the rebounding battle with a 34-22 advantage.
• All seven Beavers that saw time in the victory scored at least seven points.
• Dorian Aluyi chipped in 13 points and five rebounds while Max Cody netted 11 points and four assists.
• Dwyer scored 10 points in the win while leading the defense with three blocks.
• Drake Jeffries garnered nine points and eight rebound while Nibra White added seven points, three rebounds and two assists.

 
What's Next
Minot State continues NSIC play tomorrow as the Beavers take on Upper Iowa at 5:30 p.m. in Fayette, Iowa.