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Morningside’s men’s basketball team scored the last seven points of the game to defeat Friends University 74-69 on Saturday in the Doane College Tiger Classic in Crete, Neb., to climb to 2-0 on the young season.
The Mustangs trailed 69-67 with 2:53 left in the game before they went on their pivotal 7-0 run. Morningside took the lead for good on an Adam Palmer layup with 1:45 left to go up 70-69. Palmer scored the first five points in the 7-0 run and finished with a team-high 17 points. Palmer also led the Mustangs with a career-high 22 points when they upset 12th-ranked Bellevue University on Friday.
Morningside had four players score in double figures against Friends. Palmer led the way with his 17 tallies, followed by Mitch Carstens and Jake Hamburger, each with 15, and Ryan Gass with 10.
Palmer grabbed a game-high seven rebounds to lead the Mustangs to a 36-29 advantage on the boards.
Morningside will entertain Peru State College in its home opener on Friday, Nov. 13.
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