Men's Basketball falls in NAC semis
| Published: 02/25/2010 |
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Aurora, Ill. -- Despite the 11th double-double of the year from senior center Jeremy Off, the MSOE Men's Basketball team lost to Aurora University in the semifinals of the Northern Athletics Conference tournament Thursday night. Off scored 21 points and pulled down 14 rebounds in the 87-80 loss to the Spartans.
Junior guard Bennett Deacon and junior forward Austin Meier each logged 13 points for MSOE while senior forward Luke Larson had 12 in his final game as a Raider. Meier also grabbed nine rebounds. The Raiders outrebounded Aurora 37-34.
MSOE took the lead late in the first half but trailed by four at halftime and could not any closer than five in the second half. The Raiders finishes the season with a 17-10 overall record.
