Employees picture by Ari Selvey Martin Luther School's Ethan Kjenstad strikes into the publish throughout an Higher Midwest Athletic Convention males's basketball sport Saturday at MLC.
NEW ULM — Langston Flowers' final likelihood for Northland School fell brief as Martin Luther School cruised to a 72-69 dwelling win in Higher Midwest Athletic Convention males's basketball Saturday at MLC.
MLC's Thomas Balge hit two bonus free throws with 16.2 seconds to play to assist seal the victory after a back-and-forth sport with loads of pleasure.
Balge led the Knights with 19 factors and three rebounds, whereas Micah Kieselhorst had 17 factors and eight rebounds. Ethan Kjenstad added 15 factors and 7 rebounds, whereas Trey Lauber had 12 factors and three rebounds.
The sport began with Northfield main, constructing a 15-6 lead earlier than Lauber went forward with a Three-pointer. MLC battled again to a 20-19 deficit, however Northland stored them at bay with a Three by Flowers. The Knights continued to work to regain the lead and MLC's closing shot of the half was a Three-pointer by Kieselhorst to tie the sport at 35.
MLC took its first lead of the sport to open the second half, with Balge getting a layup within the paint earlier than Kjenstad hit a layup to place the Knights up 39-5. MLC prolonged its result in 54-44, however the Lumberjacks didn’t go straightforward as Northland went on a 7-2 run to chop the result in 56-51. Northland continued to struggle again to take the lead, coming inside one level, 65-64. The sport remained one possession till Kjenstad hit a layup to place the Knights forward 70-66, however Flowers responded with a step-back Three to place the sport again at one level. With 19.2 seconds on the clock, the Lumberjacks did not safe a rebound that went out of bounds, the final time Northland touched. Northland was compelled to foul Balge, who made his free throws and sealed the sport for the Knights.
MLC ends its season with a file of 5-21 total, Three-11 within the UMAC.