Story of the Night
The 8th ranked Bulldogs would go toe to toe with the unranked Northern Lights. This was a dog fight from the first whistle, going back and forth the whole first half, but the Bulldogs would find themselves down 43-33 going into the locker room. Brandon Jones led the Bulldogs with 10 points in the first half. The Lights were led by the duo of Devin Bray and Caulin Bakalarski, both with 12 points. The Bulldogs finally regained the lead after being down by as many as 12 points with just 3:30 left in the second half. The game would come down to the final seconds as Dom Robinson found a seem and drove the lane to lay in the winning bucket with just four seconds remaining. The Bulldogs pulled out the 75-73 win as the Lights desperation half court three would miss the mark.Â
Stars of the Game
The Bulldogs were led by Brandon Jones who had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Dom Robinson added 16 points tonight, and joined the 1000-point club in the process. He also had 3 assists and a steal.
Kooper Kidgell added 13 points and 4 rebounds.Â
Coach Keller's Thoughts
"This was a good win for us, we were struggling with our confidence a little bit, but were able to get it back. Dom (Robinson) stepped up in the last couple of minutes, and that's what great players do."
Stat of the Game
The Bulldogs had 5 plays scoring in Double-Digits.
The Bulldogs So Far
With this home win the Bulldogs improve to 19-5 on the season, and 9-4 in conference play.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will host the University of Providence Argos on Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. The game is the annual Pink Zone game.Â