PLYMOUTH, Wis. – Milwaukee School of Engineering shot a scorching 70.4% in the second half and 61.4% for the game, a pace the Lakeland University men's basketball team was unable to keep up with in a 93-71 loss Wednesday night at the Moose & Dona Woltzen Gymnasium.

The Muskies led for a good portion of the first half but also were done in by their own cold shooting in dropping to 3-10 overall and 2-4 in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference at the midpoint of their schedule. MSOE improved to 8-5 overall and is now 4-2 in conference.

The Raiders made 19 of 27 field goals in the second half in outscoring Lakeland 51-33 after halftime. MSOE scored inside, outside and at the free throw line over the final 20 minutes, with 28 points in the paint, 4 of 7 three-point shooting in the half as well as hitting 9 of 10 free throws.

The Muskies struggled from the field throughout but especially in the second half, shooting 33.3% (12 of 36) for the half and 36.1% (26 of 72) for the game. Despite the cool shooting, Lakeland hung around and still was down just 73-65 with 6 minutes, 30 seconds left after Gage Cornell (Jr.-Manitowoc, Wis.) hit a three-pointer.

MSOE finally put the game away soon after with a 12-2 run, part of a stretch where the Raiders scored on 11 straight possessions. Mason Dopirak finished the run making three of four free throws, the last giving the guests an 89-69 margin with 2:42 left.

The Muskies got off to a good start and the teams went back and forth a number of times in the first half until MSOE began to take control late in the half.

Lakeland opened the game hitting its first three three-pointers, with a triple by Asanjai Hunter (Jr.-Racine, Wis.) putting the Muskies ahead 11-4 early. The Raiders came back to take a 14-13 lead on Isaac Witt's layup with 12:16 left in the half, and the teams would trade the lead five times and tie on six other occasions in the opening 20 minutes. MSOE used a 14-3 run late in the half to go ahead by seven, but Peyton Mrotek (Jr.-Luxemburg, Wis.) hit a three-pointer at the halftime buzzer to draw Lakeland within 42-38 at the break.

Jaxson Dillon (Jr.-Menasha, Wis.) scored 21 points to lead the Muskies, hitting 8 of 14 from the field including 4 of 8 from three-point range. Hunter also scored 16 points and Mrotek, Emmitt Konieczny (Fr.-Marshfield, Wis.) and Cliff McCray (Sr.-Madison, Wis.) all added nine points each. McCray also pulled down a team-high nine rebounds.

Lakeland stayed in the game in part by hitting 12 of 33 three-point attempts (36.4%). The Muskies also committed just six turnovers.

Donovan Carter led MSOE with 21 points, making 10 of 13 field goals. Dopirak also scored 20 and in all five players scored in double figures for the Raiders, who made 35 of 57 field goals for the game as well as 17 of 19 free throw (89.5%). MSOE also outrebounded Lakeland 42-29 and posted a 52-22 advantage in points in the paint.

The Muskies are home again Saturday when they host Concordia University Chicago at 1 p.m. at the Woltzen Gym.