MILWAUKEE – MSOE men's basketball was playing for more than just a win on Saturday. They were also playing to make sure that the career of Brian Miller came to a close on the right foot. It was a tense, back and forth affair between the Raiders and Luther but a late second half rally allowed the Red & White to close the book on an era of MSOE basketball with a 49-48 win.

FINAL SCORE
Luther – 48
MSOE RAIDERS – 49

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Having been through two high scoring contests to start the season, MSOE (2-1) decided to switch things up with a game that was fought in the trenches against Luther (1-2). The Raiders started off the game dominating play and built up a 13 point lead before the Norse brought it back down to just three at halftime.
• The second half was a different story. There were three ties and six different lead changes, one of which gave Luther the lead with 4:10 left to go.
• The Norse grew their advantage to four at one point, but the Red & White were able to stay close the entire time. Down by two, a Donovan Carter layup and a Steve Dillard dunk allowed the Raiders to grab the lead again and Mason Dopirak sank a jumper with 16 seconds left to seal the deal for the Raiders.
• Luther pulled within one off a three pointer with just a few ticks left on the clock but MSOE was able to inbound the ball without any issues and downed their opponents by one.

RAIDER REMARKS

• The Raiders stay perfect against the Norse and move the all-time series record to 4-0.
• Mason Dopirak is fifth in the NACC with 19.7 points per game so far this season with performances of 28, 12, and 19 in three games.
• Raiders head coach Brian Miller finishes his career with 289 wins at MSOE and 373 overall over the course of 29 years.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Points – Mason Dopirak (18)
Rebounds – Mason Dopirak (9)
Assists – Matus Dopirak (4)
Steals – Steve Dillard & Francisco Salazar (2)
Blocks – Donovan Carter (1)

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will break for Thanksgiving before picking things back up again one week from today when they take on UW-Eau Claire in their first road contest of the season on Saturday, November 26^th. Game time is scheduled for 5:00 pm.

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