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Events and Results

Events and Results

McCoy vs WWU '25
Bailee Walls
81
Winner Rocky Mountain (MT) RMC 3-0, 0-0
75
Northwest (WA) NU 1-1, 0-0
Winner
Rocky Mountain (MT) RMC
3-0, 0-0
81
Final
75
Northwest (WA) NU
1-1, 0-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rocky Mountain (MT) RMC 32 49 81
Northwest (WA) NU 26 49 75

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Brandon Stinson | Sports Information & Media Coordinator

Rocky Men’s Basketball Holds Off Late Run to Defeat Northwest University 81-75

CALDWELL, Idaho.- Omari Nesbit scored nine of his game-high 21 points in the final two minutes of the game, leading the Rocky men past Northwest University 81-75. 

The Battlin' Bears shot just under 50% from the field and over 84% from the free-throw line in the victory, going 2-0 at the Taco Bell Shootout in Caldwell. 

How It Happened
The Battlin' Bears opened the game firing on offense, hitting five of their first six shots to combine for an early 11-3 run through the first five minutes of the game. After the Eagles bounced back to take a four-point lead, Kyle Jones heated up with a 7-0 run by himself to take Rocky's lead back entering the final five minutes of the first half, eventually holding to a six-point halftime lead. 

After the Battlin' Bears scored on their first two possessions of the second half, Northwest University would erase Rocky's lead with an 11-2 run. With the game tied 40-40 with just over 15 minutes to play, the Battlin' Bear offense would heat up again, with seven different Battlin' Bears scoring to contribute to a 20-9 run that extended Rocky's lead to double-figures, the largest of the game with less than 10 minutes to play. 

With five minutes to play, Northwest would begin a comeback effort, making four straight shots from the field to compile an 11-4 run, eventually cutting their deficit to two points with two minutes remaining. 

After sinking the go-ahead basket against No. 1-ranked College of Idaho the night before, Omari Nesbit came ready to go for crunch time for the Battlin' Bears. The senior scored nine straight points for the Battlin' Bears in the final two minutes, holding off a late comeback effort from the Eagles and helped preserve Rocky's 3-0 start to the season. 

Notable Statistics
Omari Nesbit totaled a game-high 21 points on seven-of-12 shooting from the field, adding three rebounds and three steals. Kyle Jones added 15 points, including a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line, while Carter McCoy finished with an efficient 12 points and six rebounds.

Rocky finished the day shooting 49.1% from the field, including over 53% from the field in the second half. The Battlin' Bears attempted 21 free throws, sinking 18 of them, and outrebounded the Eagles 37- 31. 

Logan Stempniak led Northwest University with 15 points and two steals. 

Up Next
Rocky Men's Basketball (3-0) turns their attention to the Frontier Conference schedule, as they host Carroll College in the Fortin Education Center on Friday, November 14th at 7:00 pm (MT). 
 
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