The Basics

Score: Montana Western 83 – MSU-Northern 71
Record: UMW (6-1, 4-1), MSUN (1-6, 0-3)
Location: Straugh Gymnasium - Dillon, Mont. 

Shainy Mack scored a career-high 23 points as the Bulldogs cruised to a big 83-69 win over the MSU-Northern Skylights Saturday night in the Straugh Gymnasium. The game was close early on with the teams trading leads with the Bulldogs emerging with a seven point advantage heading into the break. The Bulldogs offense excelled in the second half, shooting 57 percent from the floor to build a 20 point lead. Not to be outdone, the Bulldog defense put the clamps of the Skylights, holding them to just 29 percent shooting int he final 20 minutes. 


Top Performers

• Shainy Mack scored a career-high 23 points on 9-12 shooting. She added three rebounds, two assists and a steal.
• Brynley Fitzgerald scored 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals. 
• Mesa King scored 10 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals.  
• Peyton Kher scored 20 points, two rebounds and two assists for MSU-Northern.
• Tiara Gilham scored 17 points, seven rebounds and two assists for the Skylights. 

 
Inside the Box Score

• MSU-Northern had 19 offensive rebounds and had 22 second chance points. 
• The Bulldogs got production from their bench scoring 23 points. Natali Denning and Jayden Winslow each had nine points. 

Up Next
The Bulldogs will face MSU-Northern again tomorrow Jan. 10 Tip-off from the Straugh Gymnasium is set for 2 p.m.

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