This Week's Matchups
 
Frontier Conference Game #13
Montana State Northern (14-10, 6-6)
Friday, February 8, 2019 8:00 p.m. MST
The Armory Gymnasium, Havre, Mont.

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Frontier Conference Game #14
No. 25 University of Providence (16-7, 7-5)
Saturday, February 9, 2019 7:30 p.m. MST
McLaughlin Center, Great Falls, Mont.

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FULL GAME NOTES

Scouting Lights
MSU-Northern sits at 6-6 in league play and 14-10 overall after splitting last weekend with a loss to Rocky (79-65) and a win over No. 2 Carroll College (82-71). The Lights are led in scoring by Mascio McCadney (13.7 PPG), Adam Huse (12.4 PPG), and Justin Dunsmore (11.1 PPG). Northern leads the Frontier averaging 16.0 assists per game in conference play.
 
Last Time
Montana Tech has dropped both matchups with the Lights this season falling 72-60 in Havre on January 12 and 69-58 at home on January 26. The Diggers rallied back from a large halftime deficit thanks to Troy Owens Jr. (23pts) and Taylor England (22pts) combining for 55 points on the night.
 
Scouting the No. 25 Argos
University of Providence might just be the hottest team in the Frontier Conference right now after picking up home wins over No. 2 Carroll College (78-77) and No. 22 Rocky Mountain College (86-74). The Argos have won four of their last five games with their lone loss coming in Butte at the hands of the Diggers on January 25.
 
Last Time
The Orediggers are 2-0 against Providence this season defeating the Argos 77-74 in Butte on January 10 and 69-68 on January 25. Troy Owens Jr. led Montana Tech with 18 points while the Diggers limited the Argos to just 37 percent shooting for the contest.
 
Ward Comes on Strong
Montana Tech point guard Nate Ward found his rhythm against Montana Western going 4-for-5 from three while scoring 19 points in the Digger win. Ward, a sophomore from University Place, Wash., averaged 16.5 points per game last week shooting 53 percent from the floor and 7-for-8 at the foul line.
 
Super Sophomore
Sophomore Taylor England leads the Diggers in scoring (15.4 PPG), rebounding (7.0 RPG), and blocked shots (1.3 BPG). England has scored in double figures in all but two conference games and is shooting 58.9 percent from the floor.
 
Defensive Effort
Montana Tech ranks sixth in the nation in scoring defense per game holding opponents to just 67.0 points per game.