Rocky Mountain ROCKY MO 10-5, 2-1

Montana State-Northern MONTANA 12-4, 1-2

Rocky Mountain ROCKY MO

10-5, 2-1

Final

Jan. 05, 2023

Montana State-Northern MONTANA

12-4, 1-2

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	OT 1	F
Rocky Mountain ROCKY MO	25	29	8	62
Montana State-Northern MONTANA	20	34	6	60

Summary
Box Score

Jim Potter

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/5/2023 10:03:00 PM | Brandon Stinson | Sports Information & Media Coordinator

Rocky Men’s Basketball Picks Up 62-60 Overtime Victory Over MSU-Northern

The Battlin' Bears defeat 12-win Lights to move to 2-1 in Frontier Conference play.

HAVRE, Mont.- The Battlin' Bears come home with a victory after defeating MSU-Northern 62-60 in Havre Thursday evening.

The first half saw the Battlin' Bears score their third lowest point total this season only scoring 25 points , yet still holding onto a five point lead. Both teams combined 2-20 from three point range in the first half.

The Battlin' Bears held their largest lead after an Elliott Brooks three pointer gave Rocky a 41-31 lead with 11:09 remaining in the second half. A 10-0 run later in the second half by the Lights brought the game tied with 3:22 remaining.

While an-and-one layup by Kael Robinson gave the Battlin' Bears a three point lead, the Lights were able to tie things up with a free throw with only 20.4 seconds left to send the game to overtime.

The overtime period belonged to Cade Tyson, as the Billings native scored six of the Battlin' Bears' eight overtime points which included a three pointer after an offensive rebound by Jesse Owens that tied the game at 60-60. A free throw each by Maxim Stephens and Tyson gave Rocky a 62-60 lead, then a Kael Robinson steal on the final possession secured the Battlin' Bears' second Frontier Conference victory.

Neither team had a great offensive showing, but the Battlin' Bears controlled the boards 46-30 throughout to push them to a Frontier Conference victory.

"It was a hard fought game with both teams playing hard defensively" Coach Bill Dreikosen said. "It was hard for either team to find a rhythm offensively. I was proud of our guys for hanging in there and finding a way to win a close game."

The Battlin' Bears were led by 12 points and 14 rebounds by Kace Kitchel, 11 points and four rebounds by Jesse Owens, and 10 points, three blocks, and two steals by Kael Robinson.

The Lights were led by 19 points and eight rebounds by Jesse Keltner, along with 13 points, eight rebounds, and five steals by CJ Nelson

The Battlin' Bears (10-5, 2-1 conf.) host No. 24 ranked Carroll College on Saturday, January 7th at 4:00pm.

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