SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Interstat) — Morningside defeated visiting Grace 83-68 in men’s NAIA basketball Friday at Rosen-Verdoorn Sports Center. The Mustangs broke open the game with 49 points in the first quarter, then added 34. Grace scored 40 in the opening quarter and 28 the rest of the way. Alex Wilcoxson led Morningside with 31 points, four rebounds and two assists. Trey Bryte added 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists, Tyson Odvody had 12 points and three assists, and Fitzy Grant scored 12. Kaden Van Regenmorter chipped in 11 points, while Brayden Dinkla had seven assists. Ian Raasch paced Grace with 18 points and three rebounds. Cannen Houser added 15 points, seven rebounds and three blocks, and Luke Bricker grabbed eight rebounds. Grace shot 24 of 61 from the floor, 4 of 26 from three-point range and 16 of 26 from the free-throw line. Morningside shot 30 of 66 overall, 7 of 19 from deep and 16 of 20 at the line. Grace held a 34-23 rebounding advantage but committed 18 turnovers. Morningside improved to 2-0; Grace is 1-1.