Men's Basketball Falls Short at Corn Palace

Men's Basketball took to the road on Sunday to face Dakota Wesleyan in Mitchell, S.D. Doane jumped out early but a seven minute stretch in the first half would take down the Tigers as DWU won, 58-54.

Doane took a 9-3 lead with 15:36 left in the first half as Glavine McDonald and Brady Timm combined for the Tiger points. Dakota Wesleyan answered with a 21-4 run to erase the deficit and take a 24-13 lead. Doane trailed at the half, 38-29.

The Tigers held DWU to 20 points in the second half. Doane was fairly efficient on the offensive end, converting 46-percent of their shot attempts and committing only one turnover. However, possessions were limited as Dakota Wesleyan was able to run down the shot clock on several possessions as well as limit their turnovers to four in the half.

McDonald led Doane with 15 points and Brady Timm added 13 points. Timm led the Tigers with six rebounds, three assists, and two steals. McDonald also added two steals in the game. Doane shot 51-percent (24-of-47) for the game, hitting on 24-percent (5-of-21) from behind the arc.

Dakota Wesleyan received 14 points from Samuel Aslesen and 13 points from Ethan Determan. They shot 45-percent for the game despite being held to 28-percent in the second half.

Doane is back on the road on Wednesday, January 29, when they travel to Yankton, S.D., to take on Mount Marty at 7:45 PM.