Story of the Day
The 17th ranked Bulldogs struggled early to Dickinson State trailing by as many as 11. Before rallying in the second half to came away with a hard fought 92-88 win in the Green and Gold Classic. Zaccheus Darko-Kelly sparked a struggling offense with career highs in points (25) and rebounds (10) for his first career double-double. Brandon Jones was lights out from downtown connecting on five from beyond the arc. And Warren Helligar came off the bench and played 17 minutes, playing shut down defense and scored 11 points, including clutch free throws down the stretch as the Bulldogs kept the Bluehawks from any thought of a comeback themselves. 

Stars of the Games
Zaccheus Darko-Kelly scored career high 25 points, pulled down 10 rebounds, had 6 assists, and 2 steals. 
Brandon Jones scored 17 points, including 5-6 from behind the arc, and grabbed 5 rebounds and a block. 
Dom Robinson scored 13 points and had 5 assists and 3 steals. 
Warren Helligar scored 11 points off the bench. 

Stat of the Game
The Bulldogs shot 56 percent from the floor and 55 percent from downtown. 

Coach Keller's Thoughts
"We had a total team effort today, Z (Darko-Kelly) was at another level, He played his best game as a Bulldog. Warren (Helligar) came in and played great defense and scored 11 points, and BJ (Brandon Jones) hit five from three."

The Bulldogs So Far
The Bulldogs improved to 11-2. 

Up Next
The Bulldogs will open up Frontier Conference play on Jan. 4 against No.4 Carroll College in Helena. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.