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DULUTH, Minn. – Bethany Lutheran closed the game on a 17-0 run to hand the St. Scholastica men's basketball team a 67-55 defeat on Friday night at Reif Gymnasium.

The Vikings jumped out to a six-point advantage early in tonight's contest. CSS then trailed by seven with seven minutes to go in the half, but went on an 11-3 run to take a 25-24 lead with 3:44 on the clock. The Vikings regained the lead and took a 28-26 lead into the locker room.

The Saints shot 32-percent from the field in the first 20 minutes, while the Vikings shot 41-percent. The Vikings outrebounded the Saints in the first half 25-16.

St. Scholastica would go on an 8-0 run near the start of the second half to take a 38-31 lead. A pair of #Brett Tester# free throws extended the lead to 12 with 10:30 to play.

However, shortly later Bethany would go on a 9-0 run to cut the margin to one with seven minutes to go. #Jonah Dahlman# responded by scoring four straight points to make it 55-50 with 4:42 left. Unfortunately, the Saints went scoreless the rest of the way as BLC scored the final 17 points of the game to win going away 67-55.

The Vikings shot 52-percent in the second half to finish at 46-percent for the game. CSS finished at 32-percent for the game. Bethany Lutheran out-rebounded the Saints 45-31 for the game.

Brett Tester (Andover, Minn./Andover HS) had a team-high 16 points and eight rebounds to lead the Saints. #Danny Schmitz# added 15 points, while Jonah Dahlman (Braham, Minn./Braham HS) had 11. Alex Weldon had 22 points off the bench to lead the Vikings.

The Saints will be in action at Reif Gymnasium once again tomorrow when they face-off against Martin Luther College. The tip-off is scheduled for approximately 5 p.m., following the women's game. All of the action can be seen live, courtesy of the iFan Sports Network, at csssaints.com.