Mayville, N.D. - The Mayville State Comets Men's Basketball team hosted the Dakota State Trojans for the first round of the NSAA postseason tournament.
The Comets finished third in the North Star regular season conference standings with an overall record of 18-10 and a conference record of 9-6. The Trojans rounded out their season at 4-11 in conference play and 11-16 overall, earning them the sixth seed in the tournament.
In an intense back and forth battle, the Comets would be knotted with the Trojans at half, but Dakota State would pull away in the final 10 minutes of the game, ending Mayville State's 2024-25 run after a final score of 86-75.
On the night, Mayville State shot 45.8% going 27-59 from the field. They drained 10 of 24 shots behind the arc and went 11-14 at the line. Their largest lead of the night was 10, which was in the first 5 minutes of the first half. The big difference would be the points in the paint as the Comets gave up 42.
London Williams led the way for the Comets as the senior had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block and 1 steal in his final game for Mayville State.
Another senior, J.J. White, Jr., followed close behind with 15 points, he went 5-14 from behind the arc.
The Comets end their season at 18-11 overall and will graduate 6 seniors this spring.
Among those seniors are
Artis Chapman, J.J. White, Jr.
London Williams,
Stevan Garza,
Leomar Castillo and
Tim Oldham.
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https://msucomets.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule