HAVRE, Mont. — The Bulldog Men's Basketball team lost tonight's conference matchup with the MSU-Northern Lights 70-58. The Bulldogs are now 8-14 on the season and 3-6 in Frontier Conference play.

How It Happened
The Bulldogs got off to a roaring start behind a three-minute 11-0 run. Ky Kouba hit a three with 16:18 on the clock, pushing the Bulldog lead to 14-5.

The Lights answered, going on a 20-1 scoring run across much of the first half and taking a lead of 10 with 6:54 remaining in the first half.

Jamal Stephenson led the Bulldogs by adding eight points, four from the charity stripe, to the score before going into the half trailing 39-29.

Another pair of free throws from Stephenson helped cut the Lights lead back down to six just two minutes into the second half.

MSU-Northern would stretch their lead out to as much as 17 points down the stretch before the Bulldogs fell 70-58.

Notables

• The Bulldogs shot a season low of 31.3 percent from the field and just 21.7 percent from the three-point line. The Lights outshot the Bulldogs going 42.6 from the field and 39.1 percent from the arc.
• The Lights utilized the Bulldogs' 12 turnovers and converted them into 16 points. The Bulldogs were only able to pick up 6 points from Lights turnovers.
• UMW held a slight advantage from the boards, picking up 31 rebounds.
• Jamal Stephenson led the Bulldogs with 19 points, three assists, and a steal.
• Ky Kouba was also in double-digits with 12 points and seven rebounds.
• Tanner Haverfield added nine points and seven boards.

Up Next
The Bulldogs continue their road stand and hope to get back in the win column with a matchup at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont. this Saturday. Tip-off is at 4pm MST.

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