Huskie Shoot Out Full Wrap-Up
FINAL STANDINGS
1)
2) MSU-Northern (1-1)
3)
4)
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Andrew Spagrud - (MVP)
Sam Lamontagne
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Rob Lovelace -
Davin Blixt -
Rich Allin
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Jordan Matthews - Montana
State-Northern
MSU-Northern vs
In Saturday's early game,
MSU-Northern (1-1) had a double-digit lead
for the majority of the game. But
the score to 66-62 on Trevor Boose's jumper with 44.2 seconds
remaining. After Northern hit two free
throws, Boose drilled a three to
make the score 68-65 with 28.3 seconds
to play. Antonio Jordan then hit
only one of two free throws, and a Rich Allin put back cut the lead to
69-67 with 12.4
seconds to play.
Cody Gillespie would hit one more free
throw, giving the Lancers a chance to
tie, but Boose's three was off
the mark.
Jordan Matthews led MSU-Northern
with a game-high 21 points, and was
10-12 from the
line.
double-figures, scoring ten points in the victory.
Boose scored 17 points for
Rich Allin
had 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for the Lancers.
The Lights went to the line 33
times, but converted only 22 shots. The
Lancers were 13-15 from the line.
The Lancers barely outshot the Lights
from the field, 42.9% to 41.2%.
The
Huskie Shoot Out championship Saturday
night with a 82-73 victory over
Montana Tech before over 1,100 fans
at the Physical Activity Complex.
The title is the first for the
Huskies in the event's six-year history.
In the early game, Montana
State-Northern defeated the University of
SK vs
their fifth victory in a row, taking a
16-3 lead with
on Kyle Grant's layup
off a feed from Levi Vann. After a timeout,
Montana Tech (0-2) responded with an
8-0 run to close the gap. But the
Huskies would keep the pressure on
the Orediggers, and took a 47-29
lead into the locker room at the break
after holding Tech to just 33.3%
shooting from the field. The Huskies shot
55.2% from the floor in the
opening half.
The Huskies would extend their lead
to as much as 21 points with
remaining, but Tech kept clawing it's way
back into the game. A Davin
Blixt three-pointer with
of the Dogs. But with
Bauer was ejected after receiving
his second technical foul of the
game. Bauer was protesting what he felt
should have been goaltending on
the Huskies. The Huskies were unable to
convert on the free throws, and
Tech seemed to get an emotional
lift.
Tech cut the lead to 68-60 with
the Orediggers
would get, as they tried to extend the game in the last
minute by fouling the Dogs. Junior guard
Rob Lovelace was able to score
ten points in the final
free throw line, to help seal the
victory.
Lovelace finished the game with 18
points, and was 10-10 from the
charity strip. Andrew Spagrud led the
Huskies with game-highs of 19
points and a 10 rebounds. All five Huskie starters reached
double-digits in scoring. Kyle Grant, Matt
Greenberg and Sam Lamontagne
had 15, 11 and 10 points respectively.
Junior Davin
Blixt led the Oredigers
with 17 points, and was 5-14 from
beyond the arc. Casey Briggs added ten off
the bench, while Kenny
Herbst contributed 12 points.
The Huskies shot 48.2% from the
field for the game, despite being only
2-17 from
downtown.
Montana Tech, a NAIA Division I school, finished
the night at 40.0% from the floor, and
7-23 (30.4%) from three-point
territory. The Huskies went to the line 36
times, converting 26, while
Tech was 10-11.
The tournament title is the Huskies'
first since they took the title at
the 1992 Golden Bear Invitational in
action next week at the 2004 GBI, playing
Simon Fraser on Thursday
night, host
Full boxscores
and tournament team and individual leaders available at: www.huskiehoops.com/news/2005/102304shootout.html