BUTTE -- Asher Williams scored 23 points,
Justin Asi added 15, and the 14th-ranked Montana Tech's men's basketball team stayed perfect on the young season with a 98-53 win over Stanton Friday night inside Valley Bank Arena.
The Orediggers (5-0) shot better than 50 percent from the field in the win. Williams and Asi were two of four Montana Tech players in double figures;
Brayden Koch scored 12 points, and
Sugar Eaton chipped in 10.
Montana Tech could not have started faster. The Orediggers began the game on a 33-7 run punctuated by an Eaton dunk at the 7:37 mark before halftime.
Stanton (2-4) responded with a 20-4 run of its own to cut the lead to 10 before halftime before the Orediggers found their feet again. Tech led 41-29 at the break.
Williams got Montana Tech back on track in the second half, beginning the period with four straight points. An Asi three-point play pushed the Oredigger lead back over 20 with 14:02 to play, and Tech wrapped the game with an 18-0 run just inside the 10-minute mark.
Williams scored 14 of his game-high 23 in the second half, shooting 4-for-5 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw line after halftime.
Rafael Gómez led Stanton with 13 points on the night.
Montana Tech will wrap up non-conference play next weekend with a ranked matchup. The Orediggers will play No. 13 Eastern Oregon next Saturday, November 21 at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
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