Trailing 60-47 with 12:20 left in the game, Hamline (10-15, 8-12 in the MIAC) went on a 14-2 run to cut the lead to one. Senior Brandon Aukes and junior Ryan Montgomery each scored five points during the run.
Aukes, playing in his final game, paced Hamline with 17 points and five rebounds. He was 4 of 10 shooting.
The Cobbers (13-12, 11-9) upped the lead back to four before Hamline scored eight straight capped by senior Paul Muenchow's 18-footer from the baseline to take a 71-67 lead with 4:50 left.
Junior Jon Viemeister kept the Pipers in front with a pair of big three-pointers down the stretch - both giving Hamline a five-point cushion. His 24-footer with 1:47 left in the game gave the Pipers a 79-74 advantage.
Viemeister scored a career-high 16 points. Muenchow added 12 points and five rebounds. Sophomore Adam Hakanson also scored 12 points.
Concordia built a 43-36 halftime edge after shooting 65 percent in the first 20 minutes (13-20). Cobber Soren Nelson scored all 16 of his points in the first half. The Cobbers were also helped by a Hamline intentional foul and two Piper technicals.
Keith Eckhoff led all scorers with 26 points on 7 of 14 shooting, but was called for his fourth foul midway through the second half. Nelson fouled out with more than seven minutes to play.
The Pipers played the second half without starters Sam Wiener and Kyle Foster, who were both called for technicals in the first half.
Both teams shot over 50 percent for the game with the Cobbers shooting 60 percent (25-42). Hamline shot at a 54 percent clip (29-54) and forced the Cobbers into 22 turnovers.