| FG | 3s | REB | TO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road | 29-53 | 6-17 | 26 | 9 |
| Home | 32-63 | 9-23 | 40 | 4 |
Scoring

0:142nd HalfBen Vander Wal makes layup
1:452nd HalfCooper Bowser makes layup
1:582nd HalfTahlan Pettway makes free throw 2 of 2
1:582nd HalfTahlan Pettway makes free throw 1 of 2
2:032nd HalfAlex Wilkins makes layup
2:112nd HalfTidjiane Dioumassi makes free throw 2 of 2
2:112nd HalfTidjiane Dioumassi makes free throw 1 of 2
2:292nd HalfMarcus Kell makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
3:002nd HalfSamuel Dada makes layup (Marcus Kell assists)
3:192nd HalfEddrin Bronson makes layup
3:322nd HalfSamuel Dada makes layup
4:072nd HalfCord Stansberry makes layup
4:322nd HalfMarcus Kell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists)
5:432nd HalfAlex Wilkins makes layup
5:512nd HalfAbdulai Fanta Kabba makes layup
5:512nd HalfTahlan Pettway makes 14-foot floating jump shot
6:012nd HalfCooper Bowser makes layup
6:282nd HalfTidjiane Dioumassi makes driving layup
6:572nd HalfCooper Bowser makes layup
7:182nd HalfMarcus Kell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists)
7:362nd HalfAlex Wilkins makes layup
8:012nd HalfSamuel Dada makes 0-foot tip in layup
8:392nd HalfCord Stansberry makes free throw 1 of 2
9:192nd HalfMarcus Kell makes free throw 1 of 2
9:302nd HalfAbijah Franklin makes free throw 1 of 2
9:502nd HalfCord Stansberry makes 16-foot floating jump shot
10:152nd HalfCharles Johnston makes 2-foot dunk (Asa Thomas assists)
11:222nd HalfJustin Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
11:412nd HalfAlex Wilkins makes layup
12:012nd HalfJustin Johnson makes layup (Cord Stansberry assists)
12:132nd HalfCharles Johnston makes layup (Abijah Franklin assists)
12:302nd HalfTahlan Pettway makes free throw 1 of 1
12:302nd HalfTahlan Pettway makes layup
12:462nd HalfAbijah Franklin makes layup
13:272nd HalfCord Stansberry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists)
14:152nd HalfEddrin Bronson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ben Vander Wal assists)
14:492nd HalfTahlan Pettway makes 23-foot three point jumper (Justin Johnson assists)
15:362nd HalfAbdulai Fanta Kabba makes layup
15:572nd HalfEddrin Bronson makes free throw 1 of 1
15:572nd HalfEddrin Bronson makes layup
16:102nd HalfCord Stansberry makes 11-foot floating jump shot
16:232nd HalfEddrin Bronson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cooper Bowser assists)
17:582nd HalfCooper Bowser makes free throw 1 of 2
18:192nd HalfTahlan Pettway makes 27-foot three point jumper (Samuel Dada assists)
19:062nd HalfBen Vander Wal makes layup
0:031st HalfTidjiane Dioumassi makes 23-foot three point jumper
0:441st HalfTahlan Pettway makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists)
1:201st HalfCord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 2
1:201st HalfCord Stansberry makes free throw 1 of 2
1:561st HalfCooper Bowser makes layup
2:171st HalfMarcus Kell makes free throw 2 of 2
2:451st HalfSamuel Dada makes layup
3:251st HalfSamuel Dada makes layup
4:021st HalfCooper Bowser makes layup
4:171st HalfTahlan Pettway makes layup
4:511st HalfTidjiane Dioumassi makes layup
5:111st HalfAsa Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper
5:511st HalfCord Stansberry makes layup (Abdulai Fanta Kabba assists)
6:031st HalfEddrin Bronson makes 13-foot jumper
6:181st HalfCord Stansberry makes layup
8:411st HalfCooper Bowser makes 3-foot dunk (Charles Johnston assists)
9:181st HalfAlex Wilkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Asa Thomas assists)
9:371st HalfSamuel Dada makes 0-foot tip in layup
10:161st HalfJustin Johnson makes 20-foot jumper
10:291st HalfCooper Bowser makes layup (Alex Wilkins assists)
10:551st HalfTidjiane Dioumassi makes free throw 2 of 2
11:381st HalfTidjiane Dioumassi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tahlan Pettway assists)
12:521st HalfTahlan Pettway makes 25-foot three point jumper
13:401st HalfCooper Bowser makes 2-foot dunk (Alex Wilkins assists)
13:541st HalfJustin Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
14:141st HalfTom House makes layup
14:381st HalfJustin Johnson makes 8-foot jumper
15:051st HalfCole Bowser makes layup
15:441st HalfEddrin Bronson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Charles Johnston assists)
16:501st HalfAlex Wilkins makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ben Vander Wal assists)
17:101st HalfTahlan Pettway makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
17:291st HalfBen Vander Wal makes layup
Defense
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5:30 PM, February 28, 2026
Ramsey Center
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