ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Concordia Golden Bears men's basketball team (2-3) will look to stay unbeaten on their home court as they host Michigan Tech (1-3) on Monday night at 6 p.m. at Gangelhoff Center.
LAST TIME OUT
After holding Bemidji State to just 58 points in the home opener, the Golden Bears turned to their offense on Tuesday night as they rained threes in a 92-81 win over Augsburg.
CSP's 14 made threes tied for sixth most in program history and represented the most made since the team knocked down 15 at Winona State in 2013.
Matt Ambriz led the way from beyond the arc as his six threes made also tied for sixth at Concordia, falling just two shy of the record. Ambriz hit 6-9 to finish with 19 points in 24 minutes on the night. His 66.7% tied for fourth best in CSP history.
With Ambriz hitting from deep,
Diallo Powell and
Bryndan Matthews controlled the game in nearly aspect for the Golden Bears. The pair combined for 44 points, 18 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals in a pair of full stat lines. Powell became the first CSP player to pick up a 20-10 game since
Cole Olstad did it against Wayne State on Jan. 10 2015. The senior guard led all scorers with 25 points to go along with 10 boards, three assists and a steal in 39 minutes in the win. Powell also hit 9-16 from the floor and 5-8 from three in the game. Matthews was all over the court as he filled the box score with 19 points on an efficient 7-12 shooting as he added eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals in the victory.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS MICHIGAN TECH
The Golden Bears will meet the Huskies for the first time in program history in Monday's meeting.
ABOUT THE HUSKIES
After an 80-75 overtime win at Lewis in the season opener, Michigan Tech has dropped three straight games entering the weekend. The meeting with CSP will be their fourth of a four-game stretch against NSIC opponents as they dropped games to SMSU and MSU Moorhead last weekend and will be traveling to UMD on Saturday.
The Huskies dug themselves a deep hole last Friday against the Mustangs as Southwest Minnesota State ran out to a 40-23 lead at the half before hanging on for a 73-69 victory. Tommy Lucca provided a bright spot for MTU as he led all players with 25 points on 9-19 from the floor in the loss. Bryan Heath added 17 points and AJ Grazulis chipped in 13.
On Saturday against MSU Moorhead, the Huskies hung with the Dragons as they went into the half even at 43-43 before falling short in the second half in a 90-82 loss. Lucca once again led the way with a game-high 27 points while Jordan Chartier put up 23 points in the game.
