Story of the Game:
The MSU-Northern Lights fall in the semifinals in the Frontier Conference Tournament against University of Providence 72-70 at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, Montana. The Lights didn't get off to a great start, as they were down 15 points with 6:14 left in the game. Northern went on a 16-6 to cut into the lead going into halftime 33-28.
The Argo's extended the lead back to 15 points at the start of the second half. The Lights went on a 14-2 run to cut the lead to three. Keltner put one down to tie the game 70-70 with 2:23 left in the game. Northern turned the ball over with :12 left. Curtis had a nice pass down to Olsen who made the layup to take the lead with :11 on the clock. The Lights had a chance to tie the game, but couldn't get the shot to fall.
Individual Stats:
The Lights were led by
Zackry Martinez, who went 12-19 from the field with 31 points.
Jesse Keltner added 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
CJ Nelson led the team in assists with five.
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The Argo's were led by Marcus Stephens, who had 17 points going 6 -14 from the field. He led the team in rebounds with eight. Jake Olsen shot 80 percent from the field with 17 points.
Stats of the Game:
The MSU-Northern Lights shot a field goal percentage of 45, 31 percent from the arc, and 75 percent from the free throw line.
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Providence shot 53 percentage from the field, 35 percent from the 3-point line, and 62 percent from the free throw.
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The Lights so Far:
The Lights are 19-11 in the overall season and 7-8 in Conference.
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