CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The MSOE men's basketball had their second member of the season surpass the 1,000-career point mark in graduate student Donovan Carter. The Raiders made a major statement early on but couldn't hold off Coe College late.

FINAL SCORE
MSOE RAIDERS – 65

Coe - 69

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Carter surpassed the milestone just six minutes in when he nailed a jumper to give MSOE (6-4, 2-2 NACC) an 8-7 lead. After the two traded baskets, the Raiders set the tone there, running away on a 12-0 run, with three-pointers nailed from Mason Dopirak and Jonathan Burroughs, for a 22-9 lead midway through. Coe (7-4, 1-2 American Rivers) couldn't cut their deficit to single digits, as it grew to as large as 17 when Joey Jendusa hit a jumper with two minutes left in the half, as the Raiders led 36-19 at the break.
• The Raiders continued to press the gas out of the break, going up as large as 22 after Dopirak fed Ethan Johnson in the paint to lead 48-26 nearly five minutes in. Right near the midway point of the half, the Kohawks began to put together successful possessions all in a row, cutting down their deficit and tying the game at 58 with five minutes to play. Free throws from Dopirak helped keep the advantage on the side of the Red & White, but the Kohawks took their first lead since early in the first half with two and half minutes to play and didn't look back to steal it.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Points – Mason Dopirak (18)
Rebounds – Donovan Carter (8)
Assists – Mason Dopirak (4)
Steals – Mason Dopirak (3)
Blocks – Mason Dopirak (3)

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will compete one last time before the calendar flips over to 2025, when they play host to Elmhurst University at 7:00 PM.

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