Junior Langston Flowers scored a team-high 18 points to help Northland secure their second conference win of the season, snapping a five game losing streak. 

Box Score

The Northland College Men's Basketball team began a weekend road trip on Friday night with a conference matchup at the University of Minnesota-Morris. The LumberJacks had four starters score in double figures enroute to the 75-71 road victory. Langston Flowers scored a team-high 18 points, while Jordan Brennan, Drew Lindberg and Adam Billingsly all contributed double digits as well. The Jacks out-rebounded the Cougars by 11 to erase an eight point halftime deficit and win by four.

Brennan got the LumberJacks on the board first with a three-pointer as they started the contest on a 7-0 run. The Cougars clawed their way back to make the game 14-12. Brennan then hit threes on back-to-back possessions to open the lead up to 20-12. Morris then used a 16-6 run of their own to take their first lead of the night. A Ryan Rawlings jumper knotted the game at 28. The shot wasn't enough to halt the Cougar momentum as they finished the half on an 8-0 run to take a 36-28 halftime lead. 

Lindberg opened the scoring in the second half and, following a steal by Billingsly, Brennan hit a fast-break layup to cut the deficit in half. A missed Cougar three lead to a Flowers three-pointer in transition and a one point game. Billingsly's three with 15:54 to go put Northland back in front. The two teams traded leads multiple times over the next eight minutes before the Cougars grew their lead back to five. George Butvilas' back-to-back threes at the 6:25 mark put the Jacks back in front by one, a lead they would never give up. Morris used a four point run in the game's final two minutes to cut the Northland lead to one with :38 to go. Following a timeout with :19 left Flowers hit a three-pointer to seal the victory for the LumberJacks.

Northland (4-11, 2-2 UMAC) will be back on the court tomorrow to conclude the weekend road-trip at Crown College. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 PM.

Northland College is an NCAA Division III institution located in Ashland, WI. The LumberJacks and LumberJills sponsor 14 varsity sports and compete in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference, Midwest Lacrosse Conference and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.