Northern state used a 18-2 first half run to hand the bears a 72-65 loss on the road in front of 3,240 in aberdeen. Concordia falls to 17-5 (10-3 nsic) on the season.

with the score tied at 12 with 13:55 in the first half, northern state went on a 18-2 run to take a 30-14 lead at 8:59. It would be the biggest lead of the game. Concordia trailed 42-29 at the break and were never able to cut the lead below six points.

kyle marxhausen led the bears with 26 points, making 10-23 from the field, with 3-8 from behind the arc and 3-4 from the free throw line. joey peel was the only other player to reach double-figures with ten.

the bears shot only 26-67 (38.8%) from the floor and 5-20 (25%) from three point range. They were also 8-12 (66.7%) from the free throw line. Northern state was 26-57 (45.6%) from the floor, 6-14 (42.9%) from three and 14-17 (82.4%) from the free throw line.

northern state won the battle on boards 40-36. marlon walker led the bears with eight rebounds. He added nine points and two assists.

the wolves were led by kevin raatsch, the nsic's leading scorer with 22 points and nine rebounds.

the bears will face the university of mary at 8:00 on saturday in nsic action.

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