Courtesy of GoCobbers.com, Release: December 13

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Complete Game Program in Printable PDF

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Game 8

UM-Morris (2-5)

at

Concordia College (3-4)

December 13, 2005

Memorial Auditorium

Moorhead, Minn.

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GAMEDAY BASICS

GAME TIME: 7:30 PM
LAST YEAR: Last year the two teams hooked up for a wild offensive showcase with Concordia edging past UM-Morris 115-108 in overtime.

The scoring spree included 97 points in the second half and a walloping 35 in the five-minute overtime period. The 223 combined points broke a school record for the Cobbers for most combined points in a single game. The Cobbers' team total of 115 points was the second-highest score by a Cobber men's team in the history of the program. The game was also chopped up by the officials as the two teams combined for 62 fouls, 81 free throws and 43 turnovers. In addition, four players, two from each team, fouled out of the contest. Concordia went 35-for-41 (77.8%) from the free throw line and broke a school record for most made free throws in a single game.

Concordia was led by Keith Eckhoff, who put up a career-high 38 points. Davis Holler answered Eckhoff’s 38 with 30 points of his own for the Cougars.
SERIES: Cobbers lead 5-0

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GAMEDAY TIP-OFF
(What you need to know about tonight's Concordia-UM-Morris match-up)
Merry Christmas To All
Tonight’s game is the final Cobber sporting event before the Christmas holiday. The Concordia Athletics Department staff would like to wish all the Cobber fans a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The start of the 2006 calendar year should be just as exciting as the finish of 2005 as the Cobber men’s team battles for its first MIAC title since 1982-83.

A Grand Player
Keith Eckhoff became the 10th player in Cobber men’s basketball history to surpass the 1,000-point barrier when he sank a free throw with 3:23 remaining in Concordia’s game with MSU-Moorhead on Sunday night. Eckhoff finished the game with 20 points and currently has 1,004 for his career. He has a chance to jump into eighth place on the all-time list tonight and should finish his career in the top three of all scorers in men’s basketball history. The Gameday staff can’t think of a more deserving athlete to receive all the accolades and attention than the hard-working Eckhoff.

The Top Ten
Here is a look at the top ten scorers in Cobber men’s basketball history:
Player Years Pts
1. Bob Laney 1964-68 1847
2. Dick Peterson 1966-70 1469
3. Bob Peterson 1966-70 1373
4. Dave Reiten 1970-73 1101
5. Jim Bjorklund 1971-74 1098
6. Soren Nelson 2001-05 1071
7. Elwood Bohn 1945-49 1059
8. Mark Askerooth 1973-76 1017
9. Daimen Crump 1996-97 1005
10. Keith Eckhoff 2002- 1004

Home For The Holidays
Concordia continues to be a force on their home court in Memorial Auditorium. The Cobbers are 2-0 to start this season and have gone 11-2 at the “Aud” in the past two seasons. They are 11-1 in the past two years in MIAC games at home.

Magic 70
Concordia is 3-0 this season when they have scored 70 or more points and are 0-4 when they fail to reach that “magical” number.

Scouting the Cougars
UM-Morris enters tonight’s contest on a one-game winning streak and having won two of their last three. One look at the Cougars’ scores and statistics and you can tell that offense is at the heart of the UM-Morris team. The Cougars are averaging 85.7 points per game and have scored over 90 points on three occasions this year. They are coming off a 113-94 win over North Central University on Saturday. In that game, UM-Morris scored 62 points in the second half and had five players score in double figures. They are led in scoring by Brendan McNally, who is averaging 18.7 points per game and has led the team in scoring in six of their seven games this season. He also leads the team in rebounding (7.6 r/game).

MIAC Match-Ups
Tonight’s game will mark the third time in the last six games that the Cougars have squared off against an MIAC opponent. UM-Morris is 0-2 in their previous two games against Cobber conference foes. They lost to Bethel 88-74 on Nov. 22 and then fell 91-66 to Gustavus on Dec. 9.

Attack of the 80’s
UM-Morris has not held a single opponent to under 80 points this season and are allowing 91.3 points per game.