DILLON, Mont. – The Montana Western Men's Basketball team fell to the No. 12 ranked Montana Tech Orediggers this evening by a score of 75-64. The Bulldogs are now 8-11 on the season and 3-3 in Frontier Conference play.
How It Happened
The Orediggers took a 10-5 lead over the Bulldogs right off the get go, but the Bulldogs answered as
Brenton Woods drained back-to-back threes to give UMW the lead at 12-11.
With 11:33 on the clock,
Jaden Graham hit a three-pointer to boost the Bulldogs to their largest lead of the half at five. The two teams followed with strong defensive stands, holding each team scoreless for a four-minute stretch.
The Orediggers broke the no-score stretch after a layup that brought the score to 23-22 with 8:09 left in the half. Three lead changes and a pair of three-pointers from Graham and Kouba put the Bulldogs up 35-32 at the half.
The Orediggers kicked it into gear early in the second half by going on a 7-0 scoring run to take back the lead over UMW.
Ky Kouba hit a three-pointer with 14:08 on the clock, cutting the Tech lead down to 46-44.
Montana Tech continued to run the score up as the Bulldogs went ice cold, hitting just one bucket across a seven-minute stretch.
Jok Jok made eight straight points for the Bulldogs, breaking the UMW scoring lull.
Ky Kouba and
Michael Haverfield banged back-to-back three-pointers to cut into the Oredigger lead and bring the Bulldogs back within striking distance at 72-64. Despite the late push, the Bulldogs were unable to get back into it with just over a minute remaining and fell to the Orediggers 75-64.
Notables
- The Bulldogs led the Orediggers at the half 35-32 after putting up a 53.3 percent shooting percentage from the arc.
- The Orediggers outshot the Bulldogs across the game, shooting 50.9 percent from the field compared to the Bulldog's 34.8 percent.
- Montana Western outscored the Orediggers on second chance points 10-6 and got 27 points from their reserves.
- Ky Kouba led the Bulldogs with 18 points, six rebounds, three assists, and two steals. He hit four three-pointers in the matchup.
- Jok Jok (13 points, five rebounds) and Brenton Woods (12 points, six assists) followed shortly behind in scoring.
- Michael Haverfield hit two of five three pointers in tonight's game. He currently leads the Frontier Conference in three-point percentage and sits third in the NAIA.
Up Next
The Bulldogs host their third straight home game with Carroll College on January 19 at 7PM MST in the Straugh Gymnasium.
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