Durant, OK, --Darik Dissette collected 22 points and Deuce Benjamin added 20, but the Minot State men's basketball team fell to the East Central Tigers 78-67 at Saturday.

The Beavers (1-1) had three players score in double figures, led by Dissette, who had 22 points and eight rebounds. Benjamin added 20 points and Sean de kovachich helped out with 10 points.

Dissette pulled down four offensive rebounds to lead the Minot State offense which grabbed 11 boards and turned them into 11 second chance points.

How It Happened

After falling behind 22-16, Minot State went on a 7-0 run with 5:03 left in the first half to take a 23-22 lead. East Central then responded to tie things up at 30-30 heading into halftime. Minot State got the job done in the paint in the first half, scoring 16 of its 30 points close to the basket.

East Central then snagged a 71-58 advantage before Minot State responded by going on a 5-0 run to shrink the deficit to 71-63 with 41 seconds to go in the contest. East Central responded and outscored the Beavers the rest of the way, ending the game with a final score of 78-67. Minot State made the most of six offensive rebounds to tack on six second chance points out of 37 total in the period.

Game Notes

» Darik Dissette, Deuce Benjamin, and Sean De Kovachich combined to account for 78 percent of the Beavers points.
» Minot State cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 11 offensive boards in the game.
» Darik Dissette had a game-high 22 points and Deuce Benjamin added 20.
» Minot State got a team-high eight rebounds from Darik Dissette.

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