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UCM Mules guard Garrett Luinstra (3) during an MIAA men’s college basketball game against the Rogers State University (RSU) Hillcats at the UCM Multipurpose Building in Warrensburg, Missouri on January 15, 2023.
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72
Central Mo. CentMo 11-12,6-10 Mid-America Intercollegiate
78
Winner Neb.-Kearney UNK 5-18,3-14 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Central Mo. CentMo
11-12,6-10 Mid-America Intercollegiate
72
Final
78
Neb.-Kearney UNK
5-18,3-14 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Central Mo. CentMo 34 38 72
Neb.-Kearney UNK 32 46 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Mules Basketball Falls 78-72 to Lopers in Kearney

KEARNEY, Neb. – The Central Missouri Mules (11-12, 7-10) fell to the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers (5-18, 3-14) by a final score of 78-72 on Thursday, Feb. 9, inside the Health & Sports Center in Kearney.
 
After trailing 34-32 at halftime, the Lopers responded in the second half shooting 68 percent from the field led by Sean Evans' team-high 23 points.
 
Central Missouri was led by redshirt junior Garrett Luinstra's career-high 30 points, making a career-high 11 baskets on 16 attempts while adding four rebounds and two steals. Guard Trey Sides also ended the contest in double figures with 10 points, two assists and two steals respectively.
 
Redshirt sophomore Mikel Henderson had nine points and five assists while forwards Ben Fritz (team-high nine rebounds) and Gaven Pinkley (five rebounds and a career-high four assists) added seven points each.
 
The Mules return to the court on Saturday, Feb. 11, as they take on the Fort Hays State Tigers at 4:00 p.m. from the Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays, Kan.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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