BILLINGS, Mont., February 17, 2022- The Battlin' Bears went into halftime up by two, a back and forth second half sent the contest to overtime. In overtime, the Battlin' Bears ultimately fell 87 to 82. The Battlin' Bears are now 11-16, 4-11 on the year.
 
Rocky finishes the regular season with a share of the Frontier Conference Regular Season Championship, and the tie breakers. Rocky will enter the Frontier Conference women's postseason basketball tournament as the No. 1 seed.
 
Rocky was led on offense by Abdul Bah, who had 35 points, four rebounds, one assist, and four steals. Jesse Owens added 14 points, four rebounds, and five assists. Nick Hart had a double double with 13 points and 13 boards. The Battlin' Bears shot 43.6 percent from the field, 22.2 percent from the arc, and 72.7 percent from the line.
 
Montana Western (18-12, 7-8) was led by Jalen Hodges with a game high 40 points, seven rebounds, and one block. Max Clark added 15 points and four rebounds. Tanner Haverfield and Ky Kouba added 10 points each. The Bulldogs shot 55 percent from the field, 30.4 percent from deep, and 73.7 percent from the charity stripe.
 
Rocky had 14 points off turnovers to the Bulldogs' 16 points. There were 9 ties or lead changes in the contest.
 
The Battlin' Bears travel to MSU-Northern for the Frontier Conference men's