MANKATO, MN --The Minot State men's basketball team got a 40-point showing from the bench, but fell 70-66 to the Minnesota State Mavericks on the road Saturday.

The Beavers (9-11, 6-10) had Jalen Cook (19 points) and Jaxon Gunville (15 points and two steals off of the bench) lead the board with double figures while Ben Bohl added eight points to boost the Beaver's score.

How It Happened

After falling behind 14-9, Minot State went on a 6-0 run with 13:24 left in the first half, culminating in a three from Cook, to take a 15-14 lead. The Beavers then added three points to that lead by the end of the period and entered halftime with a 34-30 advantage. Minot State relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down five shots to account for 15 of its 34 points.
 

Minot State kept its lead intact before going on an 8-0 run, finished off by Cook's three, to grow the lead to 42-32 with 17:36 to go in the contest. Minnesota State then asserted control, outscoring the Beavers 38-24 the rest of the way to hand Minot State the 70-66 loss. Minot State got a boost from its bench in the period, as non-starters accounted for 19 of its 32 total points.

Game Notes

» The Minot State bench came alive by scoring 40 points to its scoring output.
» Jalen Cook and Jaxon Gunville came off the bench to score 19 and 15 points, respectively.
» Jalen Cook led the Beavers with a game-high 19 points.
» Minot State got a team-high six rebounds from Michael Jok.
 

The Beavers will return home to play the Bemidji State Beavers in the battle of the Beavers, Friday at 5:30 p.m. and the Golden Eagles of University of Minnesota Crookston, Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

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