The Basics
Score: Montana Western 81  –  Rocky Mountain College 74
Record: UMW (11-13, 4-9), RMC (6-17, 1-13)
Location: Fortin Center - Billings, Mont. 

The Bulldogs shot 60 percent from the floor in the second half to rally from an 12 point deficit to beat the Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears 81-74 Thursday night. The Bulldogs took their first lead of the night with nine minutes left in the second half, the teams then traded baskets for the next couple of minutes before a Derrek Durocher 3-pointer with 4:47 left in the game put Montana Western ahead for good. 

Top Performers 

• Cedric Boone scored 21 points, four assists, four steals and two rebounds. 
• Max Clark scored 17 points, five rebounds and three assists. 
• Derrek Durocher scored a season-high 15 points, five rebounds and three steals. 
• Connor Burkhart scored 12 points and seven rebounds. 
• Grant Wallace scored a 24 point 11 rebound double-double for Rocky Mountain.
• Clayton Ladine scored 14 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Bears. 

Inside the Box Score

• The Bulldogs forced 19 Rocky turnovers.
• The Battlin' Bears shot 54.5 percent from the floor in the loss, Montana Western shot 46 percent. 
• Burkhart scored six of his 12 points in the final four minutes.

Up Next
The Bulldogs will return home to host No. 17 Carroll College on Feb. 15. Tip-off from the Straugh Gymnasium is set for 7:30 p.m