MEQUON, Wis. – Concordia University Wisconsin's season came to an end Wednesday at the hands of the MSOE Raiders, who pulled off the 95-79 upset in the first round of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference tournament.
THE BASICS
Final Score: MSOE 95, Concordia Wisconsin 79
Location: R. John Buuck Field House (Mequon, Wis.)
Records: MSOE 14-12, Concordia Wisconsin 16-10
HOW IT HAPPENED
- CUW had a rough shooting night against MSOE, shooting an abysmal 13.3 percent (4-of-30) from downtown and 39.7 percent (29-of-73) from the field compared to MSOE who shot 50.0 percent (6-of-12) from 3-point range and 54.7 percent (35-of-64) from the field for the game.
- The Raiders built a 25-13 lead just over eight minutes into the game forcing the Falcons to call a timeout. From then on MSOE would not allow CUW to get within single digits the remainder of the game. The Raiders would reach their largest lead of the first half of 21 points with just over five minutes before the intermission.
- Following the intermission, the Falcons still could not get it going from downtown only draining a pair of triples in the final 20 minutes of play. They did shoot the ball fairly better from the field in the second half but the hot shooting Raiders were too much to overcome. MSOE would build their largest lead of 22 with 29 seconds remaining in the game.
- CUW was led by Eric Kittel (Brillion, Wis.) and James Mitchell (St. Louis, Mo.) who each scored 14 points on the night. Kittel also pulled in seven rebounds and recorded three steals on the night. Taron Edwards (Racine, Wis.) and Malcolm Bowers (Germantown, Wis.) rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 points each.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- CUW produced well in points off turnovers outscoring MSOE 24-8.
- The Falcons have finished with 15 or more wins in six of the last seven seasons.
- CUW has not lost at home in the opening round of the NACC tournament since 2010.
THE OPPOSITION
- MSOE was led by Austin Stueck who scored a game-high 23 points. He also pulled in six rebounds and added five assists.
- Collin Seubert added 21 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for the Raiders. Dylan Jones and Connor Patterson also finished in double-digits with 15 and 10 points, respectively.
