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86
Winner Montana Western UMW
75
Montana State-Northern MSUN
Winner
Montana Western UMW
86
Final
75
Montana State-Northern MSUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Montana Western UMW 39 47 86
Montana State-Northern MSUN 36 39 75

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Montana Western Sports Information

Bulldogs Shoot Past the Lights

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. 

Stars of the Game
Zaccheus Darko-Kelly scored a game high 23 points, and added seven rebounds and 2 assists. 
Dom Robinson had 17 points, 11 assists, and 5 rebounds.
Marcus Payne scored 17 points on 8-9 shooting. 
Brandon Jones added 14 points and 5 rebounds. 
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. 

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." 

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. 

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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