WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. -- Junior guard Sharif Black led the Bemidji State men’s basketball team with 18 points Saturday, but the Beavers ultimately fell to Central Missouri 80-65.
The Beavers (0-2) gave up the first 11 points of the game, but Jai’Vionne Green finally put them on the board with a three-pointer four minutes into the game. Green would finish with 15 points.
A 12-2 run late in the half brought BSU within a point at 27-26, but the Mules (2-0) scored the next six points and went into the intermission with a 33-26 lead.
Bemidji State couldn’t respond in the second half, and Mules guard Spencer Reaves’ 12 second-half points was more than enough to secure the 80-65 win for Central Missouri.
Along with Black and Reaves, freshman Peyton Dibble also hit double-digits for points with 10.
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The Beavers return to the court Thursday for a 6 p.m. nonconference matchup at Concordia-St. Paul.
Central Missouri 80, Bemidji State 65
Central Missouri (2-0) -- Reaves 7-10 5-6 24; Wolf 6-10 0-0 14; Lowrance 5-10 2-2 14; Locke 3-5 2-3 8; Smith 2-7 1-4 7; Lawrence 2-4 0-0 4; O’Neil 2-2 0-0 4; Wilkinson 1-2 1-2 3; Gabriel 0-0 2-2 2.
Bemidji State (0-2) -- Black 6-13 3-4 18; Green 6-9 0-0 15; Dibble 3-8 1-2 10; White 3-7 1-1 7; Harvey 2-5 0-0 4; Best 2-7 0-0; Pekarek 1-4 0-0 3; Wendt 1-1 0-0 2.
Halftime: CMU 33-26.
