WAUWATOSA, Wis. – It was time for postseason play for MSOE men's basketball and they only had to make the short trek across town for a chance to advance to the NACC quarterfinals. Unfortunately, Wisconsin Lutheran had other plans and used a barrage of shots from behind the arc to end the Raiders season with a 88-55 loss on Saturday afternoon.

FINAL SCORE
No. 11 MSOE RAIDERS – 55
No. 6 Wisconsin Lutheran – 88

HOW IT HAPPENED

• No. 11 seed MSOE (9-15, 5-11 NACC) never led in this afternoon's contest against No. 6 seed Wisconsin Lutheran (16-8, 10-7 NACC) on the road in the opening round of the NACC postseason tournament.
• The Raiders went 11-30 in the first half from the field and while WLC only had four more baskets than the Red & White, five of them were from downtown. The Warriors also converted of seven of their nine attempts from the line, adding up to a 15 point Raiders deficit at halftime.
• The gap only grew in the final 20 minutes of the contest. MSOE's shooting percentage dipped to 32.1 percent and they made just nine field goals overall. The Warriors kept shooting with the hot hand on the other side of the court and drained nine more three pointers on their way to a 33-point victory over the Raiders.

RAIDER REMARKS

• The WLC bench was incredibly active today and outscored their MSOE counterparts 56-18.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Points – Steve Dillard (14)
Rebounds – Will Busch & Cade Beekman (6)
Assists – Will Busch (3)
Steals – Deonte Vanselow (3)
Blocks – Cade Beekman & Donovan Carter (1)

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders 2021-22 season is now over. They went 9-15 overall and had a 5-11 mark in NACC play.

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