Story of the Game:
The MSU-Northern Light beat Keyano University 62-55 in Havre, Montana. The Lights took the lead early in the game. The Lights pushed the lead to 10 with 3:19 left in the first half. Keyano fought back cutting into the lead going into halftime 29-24. The Lights kept the lead in the second half until Caribou hit two free throws to tie the game up with 6:10 on the clock. Northern hit a couple big shots and free throws to down the stretch takes the game.
Individual Stats:
The Lights were led by
Raefe McEnroe who had 14 points and six rebounds.
Leo Sewell and
Jack Reardon each added eight points.
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Keyano were led by Keella Gatwech had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Ben Simmons added 13 points and Nahshon Hurst added 12.
Stats of the Game:
The MSU-Northern Lights shot a field goal percentage of 40, 30 percent from the arc, and 56 percent from the free throw line.
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Keyano shot 40 percentage from the field, 28 percent from the 3-point line, and 55 percent from the free throw.
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The Lights so Far:
The Lights are 6-7 in the overall season.
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Up Next:
The Lights will open their Conference season on Saturday against Montana Western at 4pm.
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