BILLINGS, Mont., January 6, 2022- Rocky Mountain College's men were ahead 43 to 29 going into half, but ultimately fell 69 to 78. Rocky's men fall to 7-8, 0-3.
Rocky was led on offense by
Maxim Stephens, who had 19 points and six rebounds.
Nick Hart scored another 10 points and pulled down seven boards. Rocky shot 41.5 percent from the field, 20 percent from deep, and 75 percent from the line.
Monatana State University- Northern was led by Jesse Keltner, with a game high 20 points and seven rebounds. Mascio McCadney added 16 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks. CJ Nelson added 15 points and two assists. The Lights shot 48.6 percent from the floor, 13 percent from the arc, and 77.8 percent from the line.
Rocky had nine points off turnovers to MSU-Northern's 12 points. The Battlin' Bears had 22 points in the paint, and the Lights had 50 points.
The Battlin' Bears travel to Helena, Montana to play No. 2 Carroll College at 4 p.m. on Saturday.