Mayville State's men's basketball team completed a season sweep of VCSU on Wednesday, downing the Vikings 68-59 in Valley City.

After trailing 32-19 at halftime, the Vikings stormed out of the gates in the second half with a 20-6 run, taking a 39-38 lead. But Mayville State had the answer, ripping off the next 10 points to build a 48-39 lead they would not give up again.

Valley City State drops to 11-17 overall and 1-8 in conference play. The Comets won their fifth straight game and are now 17-9 overall and 5-4 in conference play. The Vikings are locked into the No. 6 seed for the conference tournament. The Comets are currently in fourth but are still alive for a Top 3 seed.

The Vikings started slow Wednesday night, falling into an 18-3 hole at one point in the first half. VCSU made just 29 percent of its shots in the first half (8-27) while the Comets shot 42 percent (11-26).

Valley City State finished the game at 31 percent overall (22-71), 33 percent on 3's (10-31) and 56 percent on free throws (5-9). Mayville State shot 45 percent from the field (24-53), 47 percent on 3's (9-19) and 79 percent on free throws (11-14).

Jayden Ferguson had 14 points for Valley City, including a stretch of eight straight that fueled VCSU's big run to start the second half. Mac Kroeplin scored 13 points and had four steals. Alex Quist and Briton Bussman each added six points.

The Comets were led by 14 points from A.B. Najee and 13 points off the bench by Michael Lindsay. Chuck Robinson posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Mayville State had a 50-34 edge on the glass, as the Vikings attempted 18 more shots than the Comets.

Valley City posted 13 assists, just seven turnovers, three blocks and 12 steals. The Comets finished with 13 assists, 18 turnovers, six blocks and four steals.

Up next: Valley City State finishes the regular season Saturday at Presentation College. The Comets close out the season at University of Jamestown.