{"id":156016,"date":"2018-10-20T18:59:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T23:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=156016"},"modified":"2018-10-20T19:05:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-21T00:05:29","slug":"viking-men-lose-basketball-season-opener-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=156016","title":{"rendered":"Viking men lose basketball season opener, Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Men\u2019s college basketball played in Valley City. Season opener for VCSU.<\/p>\n

Brandon University (Canada) 69, Valley City State University 68
\nVALLEY CITY \u2013 The Viking men’s basketball team opened the 2018-19 season with a tough loss Friday night, falling 69-68 to Brandon University (Manitoba).<\/p>\n

Brandon’s Steven Chieng scored the game-winning basket with 1:19 remaining, breaking a 67-67 tie with his bucket inside. VCSU’s Connor Entzi<\/a> was fouled with 48 seconds remaining and went 1-for-2 at the line to cut the deficit to 69-68. The Viking defense held on the other end to give VCSU a chance to win it, but Logan Nelson<\/a>‘s last-second 3-pointer from the corner was off the mark.<\/p>\n

Valley City State drops to 0-1. Brandon University improves to 2-1 with the victory.<\/p>\n

Brandon led by as many as 15 points late in the first half, taking a 36-21 advantage on Aaron Fernandes’ 3-pointer with 2:43 to go. The Vikings closed the half with a 10-2 run to cut the Brandon lead to 38-31 at the break.<\/p>\n

VCSU senior Christian Kvilvang<\/a> sparked the Vikings early in the second half with back-to-back 3’s. The Vikings hung tight and finally took their first lead of the second half on Connor Entzi<\/a>‘s three-point play inside which broke a 59-59 tie and put the Vikings up 62-59.<\/p>\n

VCSU led 66-62 after Chris Morgan<\/a>‘s basket with 2:43 to go, but Brandon had the answer. Josh Bell hit a 3-pointer and then Kevone Philip scored inside with 1:42 remaining to tie the game at 67-67. Chieng then made his eventual game-winning basket, capping a late 7-1 run that was the difference down the stretch.<\/p>\n

Kvilvang led the Vikings with 20 points, including a 4-for-8 performance from beyond the 3-point line. Morgan posted a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Entzi finished with 10 points and five boards.<\/p>\n

Valley City State struggled at the free throw line, going just 15-for-29 overall and 10-for-19 in the second half. The Vikings shot 41 percent from the field (24-59) and 24 percent on 3’s (5-21).<\/p>\n

Brandon University shot 34 percent overall (24-71), 26 percent on 3’s (8-31) and 57 percent at the line (13-23).<\/p>\n

VCSU finished with 49 rebounds, 16 turnovers and seven assists. Brandon University had 38 rebounds, 12 turnovers and 10 assists.<\/p>\n

Up next: <\/strong>Valley City State hosts Providence College (Canada) on Sunday as part of a men’s and women’s doubleheader. The women’s game begins at 2 p.m. with the men to follow at about 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

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