The University of Minnesota Duluth men's basketball team earned a 95-78 victory over the University of Minnesota Crookston on the road Tuesday.

With the win and a 12-9 conference record, the Bulldogs are currently in charge of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) North Division by one victory, but the University of Jamestown (11-9) still has two games to play.

Leading the way for the Bulldogs was Caleb Siwek with 19 points, two steals, and two rebounds. He hit 80% (8-10) from the field and 60% (3-5) beyond the arc.

Entering the first half, Minnesota Crookston found room to gain a 10-6 advantage over UMD in the first four minutes. The Bulldogs climbed back on top by the ten-minute mark in a 16-5 scoring run off the effort of Caleb Siwek (5), Noah Paulson (4), Kole Hanson (3), Mattie Thompson (2), and Jackson Fowlkes (2).

UMD only managed to expand the lead by four on a 20-16 scoring run in the last ten minutes before halftime, led by a ten-point effort from Hanson and a seven-point effort from Siwek.

After halftime, the Bulldogs broke out ahead on a 20-6 run led by Thompson (8), Nick Katona (4), Siwek (3),  Hanson (3), and Paulson (2) for a 62-37 lead with 14 minutes left.

The Bulldogs continued to hold off the Golden, sealing a 95-78 victory after Minnesota Crookston was unable to overcome UMD's final 33 points.

Overall, the Bulldogs hit 59.6% (34-57) from the field, 52.4% (11-21) beyond the arc, and 59.3% (16-27) from the free throw line.

UMD heads back to Romano Gymnasium Saturday for its final regular-season matchup against Minnesota State University Moorhead. Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m.