Story of the Game:
The (RV) Lights beat Montana Tech 66-59 on Tuesday night in the first round of the Frontier Conference Tournament in Butte, Montana. Northern was down at half 34-29. The Lights went on a 15-0 run to take the lead with 6:49 left in the game. Northern kept a nice lead the rest of the way.
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Individual Stats:
The Lights were led by
David Harris, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds going 10-17 from the field.
Adam Huse added 14 points going 5-10.
Jesse Keltner had 10 points and eight rebounds.
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The Orediggers were led by Sindou Diallo, who had 22 points going 10-16 from the field. Taylor England had 13 points and nine rebounds.
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Stats of the Game:
The MSU-Northern Lights shot a field goal percentage of 40, 38 percent from the arc, and 68 percent from the free throw line.
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Montana Tech shot 40 percentage from the field, 33 percent from the 3-point line, and 61 percent from the free throw.
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The Lights so Far:
The Lights move to 20-11 in the overall season and 9-9 in conference.
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Up Next:
Northern will head to Lewiston, Idaho to play against No. 7 Lewis-Clark State College in the semi-finals on Friday at 7 p.m.
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