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DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's basketball team was held to just one field goal in the final 8:36 as Concordia College-Moorhead rallied from a 19-point deficit to defeat the Saints 64-55 in the home opener on Saturday afternoon at Reif Gymnasium.

The Saints (0-2) were in control for most of the game, yet couldn't hold off the Cobbers (1-1) to grab their first win of the season.

CSS started the game with a 13-3 run led by #Derek Anderson# with nine points during that span. The Saints continued to shoot the ball very well in the first half by going 40-percent from the field.

In the second half the Saints controlled the game for the first 10 minutes. At one point, CSS had a 44-25 advantage with 14:14 remaining.

With a little under nine minutes to go in the game, the Cobbers started their comeback with a 7-0 run. The Saints would only make two shots from the field in the last nine minutes of the game. Concordia later had a 13-0 run and took over the lead, its first since the opening moments of the game, with 4:56 remaining in the game. The Cobbers never gave the lead back and went on to win 64-55.

CSS was led by Derek Anderson (Cook, Minn./Cook HS)'s career-high 25 points. #Brett Tester# had his first career double-double with 12 points and career-high 10 rebounds. Concordia-Moorhead was led by John Fraase's 16 points.

The bench played a significant role in deciding the outcome of the game. The Cobbers had 33 points of the bench when the Saints only had four points.

The Saints will be at home again on Tuesday night when they host North Central University at Reif Gymnasium. The action is scheduled to begin at approximately 7:30 p.m., following the women's game, and can be seen live, courtesy of the iFan Sports Network, at csssaints.com.