Box Score
MNU maintained their 4th-place spot in the HAAC with a 94-85 victory at Peru State on Tuesday. With 2 games remaining, MNU is 1 game ahead of 5th-place CMU and 1 game behind 3rd-place Evangel. The HAAC get 3 automatic bids to the national tournament. The Pioneers started the game with a 9-2 run and never trailed. The first half was all MNU as they shot 61% and held Peru to 39% to take a 13-point lead into the locker room. But the Bobcats made a game of it with 7 minutes remaining. A
Brandon Newton free throw pushed the Pioneer lead to 11, but the Bobcats went on a 9-2 run to get within 4 with just over 5 minutes left. MNU was able to hold off Peru with stellar free throw shooting, and the lead was back to 9 at the final horn.
Luke Thomas shot 9-11 for 26 points and 11 rebounds.
Conner Langrehr had 23 points on 8-14 shooting.
Nate Launius (15),
David Clark (12), and
Brandon Newton (10) reached double figures. And
Nick Syrie had 8 points and 11 assists.
MNU is 18-10 (10-6). The next game is Senior Night on Thursday at home vs. Avila (6-19, 4-12) at 7:30.
