In the third final-possession victory in a row,
David Nelson's fadeaway triple gave MNU their only lead of the game in a 74-73 victory at Baker on Monday. Baker started strong and led 7-0, and another run made it 31-14 in the first half. The Pioneers finally got some rhythm late in the period and trailed by 12 at the break. The scoring picked up for both teams in the second half, and
David Nelson caught fire from beyond the arc, but MNU still trailed by 5 in the final minute.
Justin Randall hit a jumper before MNU got a stop and
Jonathan Green scored quickly to cut it to 1. MNU was forced to foul and Baker split a pair of free throws to take a 2-point lead with 16 seconds left.
David Nelson caught a pass and drilled a deep three while fading away, and MNU won by 1.
Justin Randall shot 12-18 for 25 points and 7 blocks.
David Nelson went 7-10 from deep for a career-high 23 points.
Jonathan Green added 13 points and 4 assists. And
Gabriel Jordan hauled in 10 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 blocks.
MNU is 8-7 (7-4 Heart). The next game is Thursday at home vs. Evangel (7-8, 4-7) at 7:30.
