Cameron Hodges lead the way with 22 points, as Minnesota State took down Wayne State 70-60 in the first round of the NSIC Tournament.
The game started off with a back and forth first half. MSU opened the game with a a 7-0 run to start the game, forcing Wayne State to call an early time out to regroup.
Wayne State came out of the time out and went on a 7-0 run of their own to tie the game at 7-7.
Brad Starken then used the 3 ball, hitting 4 of 6 from the field in the first half to open a 30-22 lead for the Wildcats.
The Mavericks then went on 8-0 run to tie things up at 30-30 with 2:20 left in the first half. The Mavericks Cameron Hodges ended the first half with and exclamation point, rejecting a shot on the defensive end and finishing with a monster dunk to put MSU up 36-33 at halftime.
Coach Schott chatted with The Fan's Casey Lloyd at halftime. " We were a little out of sync offensively at times and defensively no where to be found for a stretch" said Schott. "Offensively we need to move the ball around a little more, at times we were a little stagnant and just watching each other".
The second half didn't start with the same spark as the first, with both teams going cold from the field. There was only 3 points scored between the two teams in the first 4:39 of the second half. The lead changed hands a couple of times in the second half, but after taking the lead 50-48 with 9:07 left, MSU pulled away finishing with the 70-60 win.
Cameron Hodges had a great game for MSU, leading all scorers with 22 points and pulling down 8 rebounds.
Jefferson Mason finished with a career high 17 rebounds and 14 points which was good for his 8th double-double of the season.
The Mavericks will play Winona State Saturday at 2:30pm at the Gangelhoff Center St. Paul.
Click below to hear coach Margenthaler's post game interview with The Fan's Casey Lloyd.
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