Story of the Day
The 16th ranked Bulldogs had all five starters score in double figures and got another great game from Zacchues Darko-Kelly as they beat the MSU-Northern Lights 86-75 in Havre Saturday night. The Bulldogs shot 67 percent from the floor and 50 percent from downtown, and held the Lights to 45 percent shooting. The Bulldogs opened a quick lead, only to see the Lights battle back late in the first half. A trey by
Kooper Kidgell just before the first half buzzer gave the Bulldogs a slim 39-36 lead heading into the intermission. Three quick buckets to start the second half by
Zaccheus Darko-Kelly and
Marcus Payne quickly gave the Bulldogs a 10 point lead, a lead they would not relinquish.Â
Stars of the Game
Zaccheus Darko-Kelly scored a game high 23 points, and added seven rebounds and 2 assists.Â
Dom Robinson had 17 points, 11 assists, and 5 rebounds.
Marcus Payne scored 17 points on 8-9 shooting.Â
Brandon Jones added 14 points and 5 rebounds.Â
Kooper Kidgell scored 13 points and 4 assists
Stat of the Game
Dom Robinson dished out a career high 11 assists for his second career double-double. He leads the conference and the nation in assists with 116.Â
Coach Keller's Thoughts
" We shot the ball well tonight. Z (
Zaccheus Darko-Kelly) had another big game, and scored 49 points on the weekend. Dom (Robinson) scored 17 points and added 11 assists, and Marcus (Payne) went 8-9 from the floor. It's always tough to play Northern on their home court, it was a good win for us."Â
The Bulldogs So Far
The Bulldogs improved to 7-3 in the frontier and 17-4 overall. They are now sitting atop the Frontier standings with eight games remaining. The Lights fell to 5-5 in the conference and 15-8 overall.Â
Up Next
The Bulldogs Take on the Orediggers of Montana Tech on Feb. 1 in Butte, Mont. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
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