MEQUON, Wis. – Men's basketball headed on the road once again to continue NACC play, this time against a team that they will see twice in a span of 11 days. The Raiders fell behind in the first half and was never able to catch up as Concordia Wisconsin takes the first game of the season series on Tuesday night by 14.

RESULTS
MSOE – 71
Concordia Wisconsin – 85

HOW IT HAPPENED
MSOE (11-9, 8-7 NACC) stormed out of the gates early against Concordia Wisconsin (13-7, 12-3 NACC), going on a 12-4 run to start the game. While the Raiders cooled off, they were still able to keep a slight advantage through the midway point of the first half. However, the Falcons would grab their first lead of the evening after one of their eight three's found the bottom of the basket and there was no turning back from there. CUW wrapped up the first frame on a 17-9 run, bringing a ten-point lead into halftime. The Red & White shot well in the second half, exactly 50 percent to be precise, but the Falcons still had the hotter hand. Concordia Wisconsin ran up their lead to 20 points by 10:42 in the second and outscored the Raiders in both points in the paint (46-38) and points off turnovers (17-10) in the contest on their way to victory. CUW locked up a spot in the NACC tournament with the win while the Raiders currently sit in a three way tie for fourth place.  

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Points – Michael Pitrof (20)
Rebounds – Travis Ballard (4)
Assists – Sammy Linn (3)
Steals – Kam Mitchell & Sammy Linn (2)
Blocks – Three with one

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will look to get their first win of February on Saturday when they wrap up their four-game road trip at Aurora. Game time is set for 2:00 pm.

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