RIVER FOREST, Ill. – In a back-and-forth affair, including overcoming a seven point deficit with two minutes to play, the MSOE men's basketball come back to the Cream City with a overtime victory at Dominican University, with Mason Dopirak and Carson Cordelli each dropping a double-double stat line while Isaac Wit scored a career high 17 points.

FINAL SCORE
MSOE RAIDERS – 85

Dominican - 82

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The three-point line saw action early as Joey Jendusa knocked one in to open the game before Dominican (1-12, 1-5 NACC) hit three straight to lead 9-3. The Stars continued to lead throughout the majority of the first half until Daniel Franklin IV fed Jendusa for a layup to tie the game at 21 with 5:58 to play. MSOE (7-6, 5-1 NACC) retook the lead two possessions later as Franklin hit one from long range as each side then traded the lead a pair of times as the Stars headed into the break leading 36-34.
• The Raiders retook the lead twice early to open the second half as Wit nailed a pair of threes before Cordelli laid one in to lead 45-39 for their largest lead of the game. The Stars tied up the game a minute later. Franklin brought the lead back up to five after tipping in a basket with 12:17 to play before the Stars were able to attack the paint and tie the game at 59 with 4:28 in regulation. The Stars looked to run away as they took a seven-minute lead with 2:04 to play but Dopriak began to catch fire as he hit three free throws and a three pointer to cut it down to two while Wit laid one in to tie the game at 71 with 18 seconds remaining to force overtime.
• Franklin made the jump the Raiders wanted to open the extra five minutes as the Raiders snagged the advantage on pair of free throws on their opening possession. Dopirak's fire continued to spark as he scored the Raiders' next eleven points, including a massive three-pointer to give the Red & White a four-point lead with 39 seconds to play. After Cordelli knocked in a free throw with 17 seconds to play, the Raiders defense stood tall to steal the game.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Points – Mason Dopirak (23)
Rebounds – Carson Cordelli (12)
Assists – Joey Jendusa & Carson Cordelli (5)
Steals – Mason Dopirak & Daniel Franklin IV (3)
Blocks – Isaac Wit (2)

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will returned home for the first time since December 3^rd as they host Concordia University Chicago on Saturday, January 10^th at 3:15 p.m.

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