Box Score OREM, Utah-- The Montana Tech Orediggers held close with Division-I Utah Valley University before falling 84-56 in the exhibition contest. 

The Orediggers were led in scoring by Jake Miles who tallied 19 points on 6-of-13 shooting including five threes. John Chapman scored 10 points and Carson Dummer added nine. 

Montana Tech shot 36.2 percent from the floor in the game and had 12 assists on 21 made baskets. The Diggers forced UVU into 17 turnovers . 

Montana Tech (6-5) returns to action on December 27 when they host Concordia University of Edmonton at 6 P.M.