Photo by
Matt Ehnes of Jared's Detours
Story of the Game:
The MSU-Northern Lights lost in the first round of the Frontier Conference Tournament against Montana Western with a score of 63-45 in Great Falls, Montana. The Lights took the lead early in the game. Montana Western came back to take the lead a couple times. Watson hit a big three at the buzzer to take the lead going into halftime 32-29. The Bulldogs held the Lights to 13 points in the second half for them to take the game.
Individual Stats:
The Lights were led by
Dae'Kwon Watson who went 4-9 from the three with 16 points and six assists.
Xavier Bailey went 50 percent from the field with 10 points. Bailey and Thomas led the team in rebounds with six.
The Bulldogs were led by Abi Adedo who had 23 points going 10-18 from the field. Jalyn Stepney and Christian Pitcher added 14 points each.
Stats of the Game:
The MSU-Northern Lights shot a field goal percentage of 32, 23 percent from the arc, and 85 percent from the free throw line.
Montana Western shot 49 percentage from the field, 33 percent from the 3-point line, and 86 percent from the free throw.
The Lights so Far:
The Lights end the season 11-18 in the overall season and 3-12 in Conference.