ST. CLOUD, MN --Five Beavers scored in double digits and Minot State beat the Ouachita Baptist Tigers 87-55 at Halenbeck Hall Saturday.

The Beavers (2-0) had five players score in double figures, led by Kody Dwyer, who had 16 points and eight rebounds. Ben Bohl added 13 points, four assists and three steals and Eli Cave chipped in as well with 12 points off of the bench.

The Minot State offense was very productive from deep, making nine threes on 26 attempts. Bohl was the most prolific shooter for the Beavers, draining four treys in the contest.

Minot State's defense held Ouachita Baptist to only 35.6 percent shooting from the field. The Tigers did not have much luck cleaning up their misses on the offensive glass either, as they finished with seven offensive rebounds and managed three second chance points while Minot State cleared 32 defensive rebounds.

How It Happened

After jumping out to a 21-16 advantage, Minot State went on an 8-0 run with 6:09 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Dwyer, to increase its lead to 29-16. The Beavers then lost some of that lead, but still entered halftime with a 37-29 advantage. Minot State relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down five shots to account for 15 of its 37 points.

Following intermission, Minot State kept widening that lead, expanding it to 50-38 before going on a 16-0 run, finished off by Sam Ohlrich's three, to grow the lead to 66-38 with 8:33 to go in the contest. The Beavers kept expanding the margin and coasted the rest of the way for the 87-55 win. Minot State capitalized on 10 Ouachita Baptist turnovers in the period, collecting 14 points off those turnovers.

Game Notes

» Minot State lit it up from three point land, knocking down nine treys in the game.
» The Beavers held the Tigers to only 35.6 percent shooting from the field.
» Minot State never trailed on the way to an 87-55 victory.
» Minot State recorded 21 total assists in the game.
» The Minot State bench came alive by scoring 30 points to its scoring output.
» Five Minot State players scored 10 or more points.
» Eli Cave and Sam Ohlrich came off the bench to score 12 and 11 points, respectively.
» Minot State had a 46-28 edge on the boards in the win.
» The Minot State defense forced 17 turnovers.
» Minot State turned the ball over nine times while dishing out 21 assists.
» Minot State cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 14 offensive boards in the game.
» Kody Dwyer led the Beavers with 16 points.
» Minot State got a game-high 10 rebounds from Melvin Newbern.

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