Kearney, Neb. - The Nebraska-Kearney men's basketball team got 27 points from sophomore guard Max Froehlich, and went on a 24-5 run, to beat Colorado Christian, 77-68, Friday night in Lakewood, Colo.

The Lopers improve to 9-7 (4-4 RMAC) and snap an three-game losing streak to CCU (5-9, 4-4 RMAC). UNK leads the all-time series between the two, 28-5.

Photos from the game are available at http://www.mastersonphoto.com/unk/

Moment of the Game
CCU led for most of the 1st half but by never more then six points. Ahead 46-40 at the break, the Cougars saw UNK move ahead for good at the 10:12 mark on a three from sophomore wing Chris Deans.

The triple made it 58-56 and was part of the Lopers big surge; Christian held its biggest lead of the night, 54-46, with about 14 minutes to go but found itself down 11, 70-59, about nine minutes later.

UNK held a Christian to just 26.9 percent from the field in the 2nd half (7 of 26), including a 1 of 11 effort from the 3--point line.

The Lopers, mean while, made nearly half its 3-point attempts (10 of 23) on the night and also were in single digits in turnovers (9) for only the third time this winter.

Lopers of the Game
Froehlich (So., G, Pierce) - 27 points on 9 of 14 FG shooting (2 of 4 3's) & 7 of 9 FT shooting; 8 rebounds, 2 assists (point total 3 off career high)
Michael Vandahl (So., G, Steamboat Springs, CO) - 13 points on 4 of 5 3-point shooting (13 points ties season-high)
Deans (So., F, Hemingford) - 16 points on 4 of 10 3-point shooting, team-high 9 rebounds, 3 assists
Josiah Parker (Sr., C, Lincoln) - 11 points on 5 of 9 FG shooting, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks

Opponent Notes
Preseason RMAC Player of the Year Justin Neuhaus had 23 points on 13 of 16 FT shooting, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks
Jobi Wall had 20 points & 13 rebounds

Up Next
UNK is at Colorado Mines Saturday and Chadron State Tuesday night