BUTTE, Mont.- The Orediggers lost steam in the second half and lost to MSU-Northern 63-56 on Thursday night at Kelvin Sampson Court.
Montana Tech (14-10, 6-7 Conf.) struggled to find the nylon in after taking a 32-19 lead into halftime. The Orediggers shot 50% in the first half but were just 9-for-28 from the floor in the second stanza. The Diggers also went 0-for-6 from downtown in the second half.
The Orediggers received a game-high 24 points from
Sindou Diallo while
Drew Huse chipped in 11 points.
Dylan Pannabecker and
Taylor England each scored 6 points and grabbed 8 rebounds while
Cody Baumstarck added 4 points and 8 rebounds.
Christian Jones scored 3 and
Troy Owens Jr. added 2.
MSU-Northern was led in scoring by Kavon Bey who scored 15 points.
The Orediggers return to action on Saturday night when they host University of Providence at 7:30 p.m.
