HOUSTON, Texas- It was a duel between Montana Tech's Orediggers and the school's most accomplished former coach, Kelvin Sampson's Houston Cougars on Saturday at the Fertitta Center.
The No. 15 Cougars took the matchup in a 78-51 exhibition final.
Montana Tech hung close to the Cougars throughout the contest with Houston taking a 45-30 lead into the half.
The Orediggers finished the game shooting 31.6 percent from the floor and knocked down eight threes in the loss while the Cougars shot 49.2 percent.
The Diggers were led by
Sindou Diallo who registered 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting.
Caleb Bellach scored 13 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the floor and a 3-for-6 effort from three.
Keeley Bake added 10 points while
Derrius Collins chipped in six and
Bridger Larson and
Drew Huse each scored two.
Marcus Sasser led all scorers with 21 points with five made threes. Fabian White Jr. and Josh Carlton scored 17 points and 16 points respectively.
The Orediggers get back in business when they host the College of Idaho on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Montana Tech Fall Classic.
