The golden bears used second half runs of 12-0 and 10-0 to erase a 40-19 lead for msu moorhead with 15:55 to play in the second half to take a 48-47 lead with just 6:11 remaining. But the dragons executed down the stretch to bury the bears by a 65-54 final score on friday evening at the gangelhoff center in st. Paul, minn.

the two runs for concordia were at the front and back end of a total run of 28-8 that spanned 9:44. Cu led 50-48 with 4:18 but msum scored five unanswered points to grab a three point lead before converted their free throws down the stretch to push the final deficit to double-figures.

senior forward ty thomas led the golden bears with his second double-double of the season, scoring 20 points while grabbing 10 rebounds. He also had three steals and was 4-8 from three-point range.

senior forward kenneth pointer added 16 points in 35 minutes and was the only other golden bear to score in double-figures.

cu struggled from the field, connecting on just .333 (20-60) from the field and .292 (7-24) from long range while msum shot .442 (19-43) from the field and .357 (5-14) from downtown.

the dragons held the advantage on the glass as well, outrebounding cu 38-32.

concordia will look to rebound from their three game losing streak tomorrow night when they host #5 northern state at the gangelhoff center at 8 p.m. The wolves were upended 92-78 at #18 winona state this evening.