SIOUX FALLS, SD -- Caleb Van De Griend secured a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds, but the Minot State men's basketball team fell to the Minnesota State-Moorhead Dragons 78-66 at the Sanford Pentagon Tuesday.
In addition to Van De Griend's impressive showing, the Beavers (26-9) were led by Sam West, who had 6 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals, and by Jaxon Gunville, who added 11 points.
Led by Van De Griend's five offensive rebounds, Minot State did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 11 boards that resulted in 12 second chance points.
Minot State will now have to wait until Sunday at 10:00 p.m. (CT) to see if they earn an at-large bid to the NCAA National Tournament. Their fate will be in the hands of the Selection Show, which can be viewed online at NCAA.com for full results.
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How It Happened
After jumping out to a 6-4 advantage, Minot State went on a 10-0 run with 15:31 left in the first half, culminating in a three from Daryl Rice Jr, to increase its lead to 16-4. The Beavers then surrendered that lead and entered halftime down 35-34.
Minnesota State-Moorhead kept widening its lead after intermission, constructing a 69-56 advantage before Minot State went on a 6-0 run, finished off by Gunville's layup, to shrink the deficit to 69-62 with 1:47 to go in the contest. Minnesota State-Moorhead responded and outscored the Beavers the rest of the way, ending the game with a final score of 78-66. Minot State took care of business in the paint, recording 16 of its 32 points in the lane.
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Game Notes
» Caleb Van De Griend notched an impressive double-double for the Beavers with 24 points and 10 rebounds.
» Minot State cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 11 offensive boards in the game.
» Caleb Van De Griend led the Beavers with 24 points.
» Minot State got a game-high 10 rebounds from Caleb Van De Griend.
 » Caleb Van De Griend and Ayouba Berthe were named to the NSIC All-Tournament Team following the game.
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