Story of the Game:
The Lights won in a Frontier Conference matchup against No. 23 University of Providence in overtime on Tuesday night in Great Falls, Mont. The Lights went into half time up 44-33. University of Providence came back to win the second half 30-41 to send the game into overtime. The Argo lead by one with 18 second left on the clock. Northern worked the ball down to the last second, when
Devin Bray hit Bakalarski in the corner for the game winning shot.
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Individual Stats:
Northern had four athletes in double figures. The Lights were led by
Mascio McCadney with 23 points going 10-16 from the field and added five assists.
Kavon Bey had 17 points going 8-11 from the field.
Justin Dunsmore added 13 points and six rebounds.
Caulin Bakalarski had 11 points.
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The Argos had two athletes in double figures on the night. Brandon Cotton and Jalen Shepard led the team with 28 points each. Cotton went 10-19 from the field and Shepard shot 12-23 form the field.
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Stats of the Game:
The MSU-Northern Lights shot 59 percent from the field, 40 percent from behind the arc, and 40 percent from the free throw line.
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University of Providence shot 45 percentage from the field, 42 percent from the 3-point line, and 87 from the free throw.
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The Lights so Far:
The Lights move to 10-7 in the overall season and 2-3 in conference play. The Argos drop to 12-4 overall and 3-2 in conference play.Â
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Up Next:
The Lights will host Montana Tach in a Frontier Conference match up on Saturday Jan. 12 at 8 p.m.
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