Frontier Conference Game #17
Montana Tech vs. Rocky
Feb. 5, 2020 5 p.m.
Fortin Center, Billings, Mont.
Frontier Conference Game #18
Montana Tech vs. Rocky
Feb. 6, 2020 2 p.m.
Fortin Center, Billings, Mont.
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Scouting the Battlin' Bears
The Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears are 1-12 overall and 1-11 in Frontier Conference play with their lone win of the season coming on January 5 against Montana Western. The Battlin' Bears are led in scoring by Darius Henderson (14.7 PPG), Maxim Stephans (14.2 PPG), and Nick Hart (10.5 PPG). Rocky is averaging 67.3 points per game shooting 43.5 percent from the floor and 64.2 percent from the foul line. Rocky lost both games to Montana Tech in Butte 84-63 and 87-69.
Still on a Streak
Montana Tech is riding a six game winning streak against the Battlin' Bears dating back to February 27 of 2019. In those six games, the Diggers have won by an average of 16.3 points and have held Rocky to 62.5 points per game.
Best on Defense
Montana Tech is leading the Frontier Conference defensively holding its opponents to just 43.1 percent shooting. Montana Tech has held its opponents to under 40 percent shooting in five of their 16 conference games.
Diallo's Approach 1K
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Sindou Diallo is fast approaching the 1,000-career point mark. Diallo has scored 894 points in 47 games for the Diggers and would become the 11
th player in program history to hit that mark. Diallo is averaging 18.9 points per game and has exceeded the 30-point threshold three times this season.
Taylor England is the only current player and the most recent Oredigger to hit the 1,000-career point mark on February 8, 2020 against L-C State.
Most Offensive Boards
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Cody Baumstarck leads the Frontier Conference with 60 offensive rebounds and is averaging 3.3 offensive boards per game. Baumstarck is second in third in the league averaging 8.0 rebounds per game.
