Blue Devil men beat Minnesota West to close season

Published 6:12 pm Monday, February 27, 2012

The Riverland men’s basketball team ended its season with an 83-78 win at Minnesota West Saturday.

The Blue Devils (12-14 overall, 4-8 MCAC South) finished one game out of the fourth playoff spot from the MCAC South as they came back from a 15-point deficit in the second half Saturday.

“We played hard and got after it until the end,” RCC head coach Scott Koenigs said. “It’s a very great way to end the season.”

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Jordan Osberg had 21 points, seven rebounds, six steals and three assists for RCC and Zach Bunch had 13 points and five steals.

RCC 27 56 — 83

MW 30 48 — 78

RCC scoring: Jordan Osberg, 21; Denzel Smith, 16; Cody Meyer, 14; Marcus Ratliff, 10; Taylor Morgan, 4; Keith Thames, 3; free throws: 79 percent (23-for-29); three-pointers: 33 percent (6-for-18)