Story of the Day
On a night where emotions ran deep, The 10th ranked Bulldogs defeated the Montana Tech Ordiggers 71-67, to complete the season sweep of their arch-rivals. In front of a packed house, most of whom were donning red #DurhamStrong t-shirts, in the midst of senior night celebrations, the Bulldogs held a benefit for longtime coach and athletic director Mark Durham. The Bulldogs would not let one of their own down as they battled through a tough second half which saw a 10 point lead quickly evaporate. Zaccheus Darko-Kelly had a monster game with a 23 point and 13 board double-double, and hitting 9-11 from the charity stripe down the stretch. Kooper Kidgell's dagger of three with just under two minutes to go gave the Bulldogs the lead and the hard-fought win.

Stars of the Game
Zaccheus Darko-Kelly had a double-double with 23 points and 13 rebounds. He also added three assists and three steals. 
Kooper Kidgell scored 14 points, including a clutch three in the final minutes.
Brandon Jones and Warren Helligar scored 10 points apiece.

Stat of the Game
The Bulldogs went 11:04 seconds between made field goals in the final 13:03 seconds of the game.  But made 15 free throws during that 11-minute stretch. 

Coach Keller's Thoughts
"Z(Zaccheus Darko-Kelly) was huge in the second half with a double-double and going 9-11 from the free throw line. And Kooper Kidgell made some huge plays for us down the stretch including the go-ahead three."

The Bulldogs So Far
The Bulldogs improved to 11-4 in the Frontier and 21-5 overall. The Orediggers fell to 3-12 in the conference and 11-15 overall. 

Up Next
The Bulldogs will travel to Lewis-Clark State College on Friday, Feb. 16. Tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m.

#DurhamStrong
The Bulldogs and the Dillon community were able to raise around $5,000 for Mark Durham in his battle with cancer.