Northland Men's Hoops got back in the win column on Saturday afternoon, surviving a late push by Martin Luther for the 78-75 victory.

Box Score

The Northland College Men's basketball team wrapped up their home conference weekend on Saturday afternoon with a matchup against Martin Luther College. The two teams played earlier in the season with Northland coming out on top with the easy 65-52 win in New Ulm. Saturday's contest was anything but easy, as the Knights fought back from several double digit deficits to get the game within a single possession. Every time the Knights got close however, the Jacks offense rallied to get back ahead. The Knights would eventually take their first lead of the second half with 6:37 to go. The LumberJacks would take the lead back at the 3:08 mark when Hunter Hannuksela hit a layup. After MLC tied it back up on the next possession, Langston Flower's jumper at 2:29 put the LumberJacks up for good. 

For the LumberJacks, Langston Flowers led with a game-high 24 points. Jordan Brennan finished the day with a double-double, accumulating 17 pionts and 11 boards. Northland's bench outscored their Knight counterparts 15-2.

Northland (5-16, 3-7 UMAC) will return to the road next weekend for a two game set, first at Northwestern on Friday for a 5:30 PM tipoff.

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.