Box Score CROOKSTON, Minn. - After leading with 6:49 left in the first half, the University of Minnesota Crookston men's basketball team would succumb to Concordia University, St. Paul as the Golden Bears out-scored UMC  19-4 in the final six minutes of the first period. The run would help lift the Golden Bears to an 82-66 win over Minnesota Crookston at Lysaker Gymnasium as the Golden Eagles could not find their way back into the game after that point.

Minnesota Crookston drops their 17th game in a row as they fall to 4-19 (1-18 NSIC) as they have not won since Dec. 6 when they defeated the University of Minnesota Duluth. The Golden Bears improve to 8-15 (5-14 NSIC) with Friday's win.

The Golden Eagles were 24-of-59 for 40.7 percent on the game. Derrick Redd, Jr. (So., G, Menifee, Calif./Sports and Rec Management) continued his strong play of late with 14 points, four rebounds and two assists. Redd has scored in double-figures in eight games since Christmas Break in the absence of the team's leading scorer Ashton Harrell (Sr., G, Houston, Texas/Sports and Rec Management), who has been out since the break with a knee injury.

John Hughes (So., F, Tualatin, Ore./Management) chipped in seven points, 11 boards and three steals, while Tyler West, Jr. (Jr., F, Portland, Ore./Communications) had nine points, as did Brandon Burns (Sr., F, Baton Rouge, La./Sports and Rec Management). The Golden Eagles out-rebounded Concordia 35-32 for the game led by Hughes' 11 boards. Tomas Parker (Jr., F/C, Pequot Lakes, Minn./Management) provided intensity off the bench for the Golden Eagles with five points and six boards on the night.

Minnesota Crookston was 6-of-17 for 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 12-of-16 for 75 percent from the free-throw line.

The Golden Bears looked to 21 points apiece from Terez VanPelt and Cordell Smith. Smith was hot from beyond the arc, as he went 4-of-5 from three-point range. In addition, he was 5-of-6 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line as he could barely miss from any distance on the night. Mike Yahnke added 15 points for Concordia. The Golden Bears were 28-of-57 for 49.1 percent for the game, including going 16-of-30 for 53.3 percent in the first half. They connected on 9-of-22 three-point shots for 40.9 percent.

The Golden Eagles had five leads in the early going of Friday night's game, leading by as many as three following a Giorgi Koguashvili (Jr., G, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia/Ag Business) lay-up at the 10:21 mark. Concordia would get up by five following a 7-0 run led by four points from Yahnke. However, UMC would take the lead right back with a lay-up from Redd, two free throw shots from Redd and a big three from Tim Lubke (Jr., G, St. Paul, Minn./Sports and Rec Management) to make it 26-24 UMC at the 6:49 mark.

However, Concordia would not look back from there, as they went on a 19-4 run to end the half. Single runs in games have doomed the Golden Eagles all season as they have not been able to overcome many of them. The Golden Bear run was paced by strong three-point shooting, including makes from Smith, Keith Crockett and Clay Olstad. Concordia would lead at the break 43-30.

The Golden Bears would come out on fire in the second half, quickly getting up to a 22-point advantage as Smith sunk another three at the 13:16 mark. After extending their lead to as high as 28 following a VanPelt lay-in with 7:16 remaining, the Golden Eagles would find away to make things closer cutting the advantage to 16 before the final buzzer sounded as Alec Koepp (Fr., F, Belle Plaine, Minn./Software Engineering) made a lay-in with 33 seconds left.

Minnesota Crookston will return to action against No. 18 Minnesota State University, Mankato Sat., Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. at Lysaker Gymnasium. The game will serve as Senior Day for Burns and Harrell.

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The University of Minnesota Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).