Box Score MILWAUKEE (WLCSports.com) - A 20-3 second-half run by host MSOE erased a six-point deficit and gave the hosts their largest lead of the game, as the Raiders snapped Wisconsin Lutheran College's six-game winning streak with a 78-69 win over the Warriors on Wednesday night inside Hotchkin Arena. Senior Andrew Bruggink (Brookfield, Wis.) led WLC with 22 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season.
- Final Score: MSOE 78, Wisconsin Lutheran 69
- Records: Wisconsin Lutheran (10-4, 7-2 NACC), MSOE (7-7, 4-5 NACC)
- Location: Hotchkin Arena, Milwaukee, Wis.
- The Warriors fell behind 6-0 just over two minutes into the game and first reached the scoring column at the 17:19 mark on a layup from junior Matty Farner (Muskego, Wis.).
- Trailing 8-2, WLC rattled off a 9-2 run to take its first lead of the game at 11-10 following a three from sophomore Drew Bernhagen (Markesan, Wis.).
- The Raiders took the lead back almost a minute later and built a seven-point lead, their largest of the half, at 27-20 with 7:18 remaining in the opening stanza.
- Wisconsin Lutheran chipped away and later turned a six-point deficit at 31-25 into a 39-33 halftime lead thanks to a 14-2 run over the final 5:05 of the first half. Bruggink paced the Green and White with 11 points over the run that closed the half and finished with 17 points in the period. The Warriors shot an even 50 percent (13-for-26) in the opening 20 minutes of play.
- WLC built its largest lead of the game of seven points twice within the first three minutes of the second half on made baskets from Farner and Bruggink.
- A 9-0 run from the Raiders gave them their first lead of the half with 14:19 left, but Wisconsin Lutheran answered right back with an 8-0 spurt of its own to take a 51-45 advantage at the 11:48 mark.
- MSOE had another answer with a big 20-3 run over a four-minute span to grab a game-high 11-point lead with 6:27 remaining.
- The Warriors closed within four following a 7-0 run with just under four minutes to play.
- MSOE then pulled ahead by nine with 2:16 left after netting five straight points and WLC could get no closer than six the rest of the way.
- Bruggink led the Warriors with 22 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. Sophomore Alex VanCrete (Green Lake, Wis.) added nine points, while Farner, junior Randy Johnson Jr. (Milwaukee, Wis.), and freshman Trevor Stiede (Pulaski, Wis.) chipped in with eight points each.
- WLC finished the game shooting 45.6 percent (26-for-57) from the floor and was held to 30.4 percent (7-for-23) from three-point range, its third-lowest output of the season.
- Wisconsin Lutheran was forced into 20 turnovers which MSOE converted into 22 points.
- The Green and White were narrowly out-muscled on the glass, 35-32.
- Matthew Kirmse led three Raiders in double figures by tying for a game high with 22 points. He also added eight rebounds. MSOE shot 49.2 percent (29-for-59) for the game, including 50 percent (16-for-32) in the second half.
- The Warriors look to start a new winning streak on Saturday when they begin a three-game homestand by hosting Marian (3-11, 2-7 NACC). Tip-off time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. inside the Recreation Complex. Links to live stats and video coverage will be available on WLCSports.com.
