BEMIDJI, Minn. (BSU Gymnasium) -- Trailing by one with 42 seconds to go, senior guard Bryce Tesdahl (Crosby, Minn.) drilled a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give the Bemidji State University men's basketball team the lead and followed on the other end with a defensive board and an outlet pass to James Ellisor (Sr., F, Glendale, Ariz.) who put an exclamation on the victory slamming home two of his team-high 14 points. The Beavers would not look back claiming a 57-53 victory over Wayne State College to advance to the semifinal round of the 2012 NSIC Tournament. 

The Beavers (22-7) now move on to the semifinals in Rochester, Minn. March 3. BSU will battle Minnesota State University Moorhead at 2:30 p.m. at Taylor Arena.

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