ST. PAUL, Minn.  – The Concordia-St. Paul men's basketball team (13-4, 8-3 NSIC) got back in the win column on Friday evening, routing Minnesota Crookston (3-14, 2-9 NSIC) 93-68 at the Gangelhoff Center.

With the win, Concordia now holds a 28-10 advantage in the all-time series against UMC, including a mark of 14-4 at the Gangelhoff Center. The 25-point margin of victory was the second largest of the season for Concordia, trailing only the 28-point win over Sioux Falls on December 6.

The Golden Bears never trailed in the wire-to-wire victory, jumping out to an early 9-3 lead and expanding the advantage to 22 points at 48-26 at the intermission. The lead grew slightly in the second half, peaking at 26 before Concordia claimed the dominant 25-point win.

Senior guard Antwan Kimmons was extremely efficient in his 25 minutes, leading the team with 28 points on 12-of-18 shooting to go along with seven rebounds three assists, and a steal. Sophomore guard Ben Kopetzki also had a strong outing, leading the team with eight assists while scoring 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field and pulling down three rebounds.

Cade Meyer scored 13 points and pulled down three rebounds while Marcus Skeete added 10 points and seven boards. Ian Sluice rounded out the starting five with five points, five assists, and two rebounds.

Japannah Kellogg had his strongest game of the season off the bench, scoring nine points on 4-of-6 shooting and leading the team with nine rebounds.

Kopetzki came out hot in the first half, scoring the first eight points of the game with a layup and a pair of three pointers, giving the Bears an early 8-0 advantage. The lead continued to grow throughout the half, peaking at 22 points with CSP holding a 48-26 advantage at halftime.

Kimmons was dominant in the half, knocking down eight of his 13 attempts from the field for 20 points to go along with two rebounds and three assists. As a team, the Golden Bears shot 55.9% (19-of-34) from the field and 66.7% (6-of-9) from beyond the arc while holding Minnesota Crookston to just 31.3% (10-of-32) overall and 31.3% (5-of-16) from deep.

Concordia's lead continued to grow in the second half, reaching a game-high 26 points at 84-58 with 5:56 remaining in regulation before CSP eventually walked away with the 25-point win.  

For the game, Concordia shot 58.3% (35-of-60) from the field and 50% (7-of-14) from beyond the arc while Crookston was 39.1% (27-of-69) overall and 32.1% (9-of-28) from deep.

For the Golden Eagles, Reid Grant led the way with 13 points and four rebounds while Jordan Mitchell had 12 points and three rebounds.

The Golden Bears will return to action tomorrow, hosting Bemidji State (6-11, 3-8 NSIC) at 3:30 p.m.