ABERDEEN, S.D. (Wachs Arena) -- Bemidji State University men's basketball saw turnovers lead to an 83-60 loss Friday night to the hands of Northern State University at Wachs Arena. The Beavers gave away 17 turnovers compared to eight for the Wovles as BSU falls to 7-15 overall and 4-14 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference while NSU improves to 16-11 and 10-9 in the NSIC.

The forward duo of John Sutherland and Dalton Albrecht led the Beavers in scoring with 32 combined points, including a team-high 18 points from Sutherland on 9-of-12 shooting from the field. Albrecht led BSU with nine rebounds and shot 5-of-5 from the floor.

The Beavers put in the first basket of the game and held an 8-7 lead less than five minutes into play. The Wolves followed with a 12-4 run over a 2:29 span, going 5-of-5 from the field with two 3-pointers. Following back-and-forth scores, NSU got hot again with a 16-0 run behind 6-of-10 shooting and three 3-pointers to take a 37-16 lead.

After trailing at halftime, 53-27, Bemidji State improved its shooting to 48.3 percent from the floor but sank just 25.0 percent from beyond the arc (2-8). The Beavers scored the first three buckets of the second half to pull within 20 points, 53-33, before the Wolves took a game-high lead of 31 points late in the game.

Bemidji State finishes its weekend Saturday with a 5:30 p.m. tip-off at Minnesota State University Moorhead at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead, Minn.

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Nestled in Northern Minnesota's wooded region and located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's and women's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).

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