MEQUON, Wis. – The MSOE men's basketball team went on a big first half run and shot nearly 55 percent from the field for the game to run past Concordia Wisconsin 95-79 Wednesday evening in the NACC Tournament First Round at Buuck Fieldhouse.

The Raiders (14-12) got a balanced effort with four players scoring in double-figures in getting past the Falcons (16-10) to advance to Friday's semifinal matchup at Aurora.

Senior Austin Stueck scored a game-high 23 points with six rebounds and five assists, while junior Colin Seubert posted his first collegiate double-double with 21 points and 10 boards off the bench. Senior Dylan Jones had 15 points and nine rebounds and senior Connor Patterson finished with 10 points.

CUW put four scorers in double-digits, led by Eric Kittel and James Mitchell with 14 points each. Malcom Bowers tallied 11 points, as did Taron Edwards off the bench.

MSOE got off to a hot start, breaking open a 7-7 tie with an extended 34-13 run. After CUW hit a three-pointer at 16:19 to equal the game, the Raiders went to work in rushing past the home team. When senior Garrison Glowniak hit a pair of free throws at the 5:42 mark of the first half, the Red & White led 41-20.

The Raiders shot 62.5 percent over the first 15 minutes, while limiting the Falcons to just 29.6 percent. The home team would pull within 52-38 at halftime, going 9-for-9 at the free throw line over the final five-plus minutes.

In the second half, Concordia Wisconsin pulled within 12 early on a three-pointer just 3:28 into the frame. MSOE quickly rattled off an 11-2 run to re-establish a 21-point lead on a Seubert layup at the 12:50 mark of the half.

That run broke the back of the Falcons as the tournament's No. 3 seed was unable to pull any closer than 14 over the remainder of the game.

MSOE shot 54.7 percent from the field, including 6-for-12 from three-point range. It also limited CUW to 39.7 percent shooting and just 4-of-30 from three-point range. In addition to hot-shooting, the Raiders also controlled the boards, grabbing a decisive 45-36 rebounding advantage