UMD men’s basketball defeat Emporia State, head to Regional Final

Dillon Morello WDIO

UMD's Drew Blair playing against Northern State

The University of Minnesota Duluth men’s basketball team advanced to their first ever NCAA DII Regional Final, beating Emporia State 84-79 on Sunday.

Drew Blair lead the way for the team in the game scoring a team-high 29 points, along with four rebounds and two steals.

Jack Middleton was the next closest player for the Bulldogs with 13 total points in the game.

UMD has now won nine of their last ten games, they look to make it eleven in the Regional Final against No.5 Southern Nazarene on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.