Box Score In a low scoring affair, the Lights rode momentum swings to a victory over Frontier Conference foe, Lewis-Clack State on Friday night. The Lights found themselves down early but battled back to lead by seven (32-25) on a short range jumper by Junior PF
Justin Dunsmore with 17:26 remaining in the game. The lead swayed back and forth four times after that. The Lights led 55-51 after
Ryan Reeves's strong drive to the hoop at the 1:29 mark. The Warriors managed to score four unanswered in the final minute to send the game to OT. In OT the Lights stepped up took the lead early on a corner three by
Adam Huse (58-55). MSUN matched their largest lead of the night at seven in OT (66-59) as two
Justin Dunsmore sank free throws with :43 remaining in the game to put the game out of reach for the Warriors. Seven Lights logged 20 minutes or more in this well rounded team win. Four Lights reached double digit scoring, led by
Justin Dunsmore with 17, followed by
Gabe Porter with 16,
Ryan Reeves with 15, and
Charles Porter with 13.
Stat of the Game: Lights forward and the nations leading shot blocker
Ryan Reeves finished the night with 7 rejections.
The Lights Now: With the victory, the Lights find themselves at 5-4 in conference play.
Up Next for the Lights: Conference leader Montana Western (6-3), Saturday, January, 27th at the Armory Gymnasium in Havre.