This Week's Matchup
Frontier Conference Game #4
Montana Tech vs. MSU Northern
Jan. 13, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
The Armory, Havre, Mont.
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Frontier Conference Game #5
Montana Tech vs. Montana Western
Jan. 15, 2022, 4:00 p.m.
Kelvin Sampson Court Butte, Mont.
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FULL GAME NOTES
Scouting the Lights
The Lights are currently second in the Frontier Conference standings and tied with the Orediggers at 3-1 in conference. The Lights only loss came on the road at Carroll in a narrow 73-71 defeat. The Lights are 8-2 since the Carroll game.
Guard Mascio McCadney is second in the league averaging 19.6 points a game for the Lights. Forward David Harris is fourth averaging 17.8 points a game with 5.4 rebounds a contest. Forward Jess Keltner is averaging seven boards a game and ranks fifth in the league.
Scouting the Bulldogs
The Bulldogs are 1-3 in Frontier action picking up their only conference win in a forfeit against Providence. The Orediggers controlled the Frontier opener against the Bulldogs coming away with a 87-75 victory. Western is 3-4 during the months of December and January.
Forward Jalen Hodges leads the Bulldogs in scoring averaging 14.9 points a game. The Bulldogs are last in the league in rebounding averaging 33.5 per contest.
Leading Scoring
The Orediggers lead the league in scoring this season averaging 78.1 points per game.
Sindou Diallo leads the effort averaging 14.9 points a game.
Caleb Bellach is averaging 14.2 points and
Taylor England is averaging 11.8. The Orediggers are 8-2 when leading at halftime.
Super Seniors
Senior
Taylor England ranks sixth in the Frontier in rebounds per game (6.8) and third in defensive rebounds (5.6).
Sindou Diallo is sixth in scoring (14.9) and third in assists (3.3).
Derrius Collins is fifth in the league in three point percentage (45.9%) while averaging 7.3 points per game.
Ball Control
The Orediggers lead the league in fewest turnovers a game averaging just 8.8 per contest. Tech has had fewer turnovers than their opponents in 15 of their 17 games this season. Tech won both of their games when their opponent had fewer turnovers.
Keeping it Close
Of the Orediggers five losses, four have been by four points or less. Tech have seven victories of 10 points or more. Five of their wins were determined by eight points or less.
