MILWAUKEE – St. Norbert College was ousted 75-67 by Milwaukee School of Engineering in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference game at the Kern Center.
The Green Knights (18-6, 15-2 NACC) had a small lead in the second half until it was snatched by the Raiders, who held on to the lead for the final 10 minutes.
Threes fell early for the Green Knights, as Connor Pytleski, Cole Uhlenbrauck and Ryan Cox all connected to give St. Norbert a 13-9 lead after five minutes. An 10-3 run in the middle of the first half saw St. Norbert lead 28-19 before a MSOE run cut the lead down to two points as St. Norbert led 32-30 at halftime.
St. Norbert was able to keep a five-point lead for the first few minutes of the second half until the Raiders tied the game 44-44 with 12:15 to play. A 6-0 run gave MSOE the lead it had fought for most of the game. Two jumpers from Pytleski cut the lead down to 59-56 with just under five minutes to play, but it was the closest St. Norbert came to taking back the advantage.
St. Norbert shot 45.2 percent from the floor (28-for-62). Uhlenbrauck led with 15 points while Will Stuckey had 14 points and five assists. Mason Freiburger (pictured) had 14 while Pytleski had 12 points.
MSOE shot 57.4 percent from the floor (27-for-47). Mason Dopirak led the Raiders with 31 points and 10 boards.