Hunter Plamann hit 9 of 10 from 3-point range and finished with a career-high 31 points as Minnesota Duluth routed host Concordia-St. Paul 93-63 in an NSIC game Saturday.
Plamann was 11-for-14 overall from the field to lead the Bulldogs to a 55.4 percent shooting night (36-for-65), including 66.7 percent in a first half that ended with UMD leading 55-25.
Overall, UMD (10-6 overall, 7-5 NSIC) hit a season-high 16 3-pointers.
UMD junior Brandon Myer added 25 points on 9-for-10 shooting.
Bryndan Matthews posted 16 points to lead the Golden Bears (8-10, 3-9).
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• Wisconsin-Superior scored six of the final points to break a tie game and beat Minnesota-Morris 72-67 in a UMAC contest at Mertz Mortorelli Gym.
Scott Montroy led the Yellowjackets (5-13, 3-6 UMAC) with 22 points and Mac Reykdal added 17, including a basket to break a 66-66 tie and two free throws to clinch it.
Jeffrey Halverson led three Cougars (6-11, 4-5) in double figures with 16 points.
• Bethany Lutheran overcame a 12-point second-half deficit to defeat St. Scholastica 80-74 in UMAC action at Reif Gym.
Jared Milinkovich scored 21 points and Cire Mayfield chipped in 17 for the conference-leading Vikings (13-5, 8-1).
Collin Anderson poured in 30 and Brandon Newman added 19 for the Saints (8-9, 5-4), who led 54-42 early in the second half before Bethany Lutheran went on a 17-4 run to take the lead. The Saints recaptured the lead before Milinkovich hit a pair of free throws with 5:23 left to put the Vikings up for good.