The University of Minnesota Duluth men's basketball team fell to 6-3 overall after dropping an overtime thriller to Minnesota State University Moorhead Saturday in 91-92 fashion inside Nemzek Fieldhouse.

Leading the scoring effort for the Bulldogs was Caleb Siwek with 28 points in his sixth over-20-point outing of the season. He made 52.6% (10-19) of his field goals while also earning 75% (6-8) from the free throw line. Following just behind was Nick Katona and Kole Hanson with 17 points each.

Entering the first half, Jackson Folkes earned the first points of the game after sending a three-point shot in the first two minutes of action. Those first points put UMD in the lead for the duration of the half as Hanson, Noah Paulson, Katona, Siwek, Mattie Thompson, Fowlkes, Daniel Molhoek, and Andrew Rader combined for a 37-17 scoring run over the Dragons to force a 40-19 lead with five minutes to go before halftime. MSU Moorhead found a rhythm to score 17 points in the final minutes to cut the lead to 45-36 at the halftime break.

The second half saw the Bulldogs hold onto the lead for the first seven minutes after a consistent effort by the Dragons put them on top at 57-55 with 12:47 to go. The Bulldogs fell behind by six points until a determined effort from Siwek and Paulson tied the game up at 65-65 with seven minutes left. The lead would continue to change hands until the final thirty seconds, where a three-pointer from Siwek looked to seal the game, but a three-pointer from Isa El-Amin forced the game into overtime at 79-79.

With a five-minute overtime to play, the same energy repeated as both teams continued to exchange the lead four times before a layup from Paulson established a four-point lead at 90-86 with 13 seconds remaining. A single free throw from Siwek over the remainder proved not enough as a layup from Levi Birkholz and a three-pointer from El-Amin in the final seconds forced a Bulldog loss in overtime at 91-92.

Overall, the team attempted their most field goals (73) of the season while making the most three-pointers (9) and free throws (24). In that effort, they shot 39.7% (29-73) from the field, 32.1% (9-28) from beyond the arc, and 77.4% (24-31) from the free throw line. The two teams were even in total rebounds, but the Bulldogs grabbed more on offense than the Dragons (22 to 17). Leading the rebounding effort was Katona with nine total rebounds (seven offensive).

UMD continues to compete on the road against Northern State University on Thursday inside Wachs Arena. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.