The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Men’s Basketball team couldn’t stop the Bemidji State Beavers who shot 62 percent in the game and cruised to a 109-85 victory in the season finale played at Bemidji.
UMC took an 18-11 lead five minutes into the game, but Bemidji State used a 20-5 run to take a 31-23 lead. Bemidji State continued to have the hot hand and they took a 56-48 lead into halftime.
Bemidji State started the second half on a 6-0 run to take a double-digit lead made 15 of their first 20 shots in the half and kept making their shots on their way to a 109-85 victory. Bemidji State senior, Derek Thompson broke the program’s single-game scoring record with 45 points. Thompson made 17 of 24 from the field. UMC Freshman Josh Dilling scored 28 points.
UMC ends the season with a record of 2-14 overall and 1-13 in the NSIC North. Bemidji State improved to 7-9 overall and 6-8 in the NSIC North.
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| UMC | 48 | 37 | 85 |
| Bemidji State | 56 | 53 | 109 |
| For UMC | Points | Rebounds | Assists/Steals |
| Josh Dilling | 28 | 2 assists | |
| Zach Westphal | 11 | 4 | |
| Dixon Leonard | 9 | ||
| George Blaj-Voinescu | 9 | 4 | 2 assists |
| Georges Darwiche | 7 | 4 | 6 assists |
| Quintin Winterfeldt | 7 | 3 steals | |
| Ibu Jassey-Demba | 3 | ||
| Jaylen James | 3 | ||
| Carter Morgan | 3 | ||
| Silas Xia | 2 | ||
| Hunter Lyman | 2 | 5 | |
| Chandler Reeck | 1 |
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