Story of the Game:
The MSU-Northern Lights lost Rochester University 69-73 in Rochester, Michigan. The Lights were down at the start of the game. McCadney made a layup to take the lead with 7:41 left on the clock in the first half. Northern extended the lead to nine at one point, but Walker Jr. hit a three-point shot to cut Northern's lead to three going into half time (36-33).
From then on, it was a battle until the end. The Lights were down two with :20 left on the clock and Walker going to the free throw line. He missed and the Lights were off the other way. Harris took a jump shot, and there was an offensive rebound. McCadney shot a three-point shot and couldn't knock it down. The Lights were forced to foul, as the Warriors made their free throws to end the game.
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Individual Stats:
The Lights were led by
David Harris, who had 28 points going 12-18 from the field. Macio McCadney added 21 points going 8-17 from the field.
CJ Nelson led the team in rebounds with six.
Jesse Keltner added eight points.
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The Warriors were led by Andrew Kline with 18 points going 8-10 from the field. Virgil Walker Jr. had 17 points going 7-12 from the field. Noah Holley led the team in rebounds with six.
Stats of the Game:
The MSU-Northern Lights shot a field goal percentage of 52, 24 percent from the arc, and 83 percent from the free throw line.
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Rochester University shot 52 percentage from the field, 22 percent from the 3-point line, and 55 percent from the free throw.
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The Skylights so Far:
The Lights are 1-1 in the overall season.
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Up Next:
The Lights play Siena Heights University on November 6 at 5:30 p.m. Â MT (7:30 p.m. ET). The next day they will play against Siena Heights University at 3 p.m. MT (5 p.m. ET).
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