Basketball is a game of runs.
A night after stealing 21 straight points from the Verndale Pirates en route to a commanding 77-54 win — the team’s third consecutive — Detroit Lakes used several runs to build a 31-point lead over Staples-Motley Friday, before settling for a 78-66 Mid-State Conference win.
The Lakers clinched the conference title with the victory and pushed their mark there to 9-0 with one game to play.
Last season Detroit Lakes shared the honor with Pequot Lakes, which is 8-2 this year.
Staples-Motley falls to 3-6 within the Mid-State and 7-16 overall.
Joe Mollberg, the soon-to-be quarterback at the University of North Dakota, led three Lakers in double-figures with 21. Kirk McLeod and Rick Hutchinson contributed 14 and 15.
The Cardinals lost for the first time in 11 days despite a season-best 27 points from junior Kyle Jansson and another double-digit performance from sophomore Seth Auger (10).
Up next: Nevis (10-13) Thursday, Feb. 23. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:15.
DETROIT LAKES — 78
Joe Mollberg 21, Rick Hutchinson 15, Kirk McLeod 14, Derek Long 11, Brian Labat 8, Tyler Baukol 3, Aaron Marsh 2, Luke Morgan 2, Jackson Lyngaas 2
STAPLES-MOTLEY — 66
Kyle Jansson 27, Grant Longbella 11, Seth Auger 10, Brian Huber 8, Zach Borders 4, Jordan Wick 2, Shane Suess 2, Jalen Busker 2
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