The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball
needed a complete team effort if it wanted to upset
14th-ranked Carroll College last night at Northern Gym.
Coach Tim Walker could not have been more pleased.
Six Northern players scored in double figures, and the
Lights' defense was stifling in the second half of a 99-91
victory over the Saints in a Frontier Conference basketball
game last night.
Northern improved to 6-7 in Frontier play and 12-15
overall. Carroll dropped to 10-3 in the conference and
absorbed just its fifth loss in 27 games overall.
Northern came out clicking offensively in the first half,
successfully converting 33 of 62 shots (55.2 percent) from
the floor. But the Lights still trailed at halftime 46-45 as
Carroll made 18 of 32 shots (56.3 percent) from the field.
But when Northern turned its defensive pressure up a notch
in the second half, Carroll's shooting dropped off
dramatically and the Lights began pulling away.
For the game, Northern made 33 of 62 field-goal attempts
(53.2 percent). Carroll, after its blistering shooting in
the first half, finished 35-for-71 (49.3 percent).
Mel Stubblefield paced the Lights with a great all-around
effort. The 6-foot senior guard totaled 17 points, five
rebounds, three steals and three assists in 26 minutes.
Northern's Bruce Stacy made five 3-pointers en route to 16
points, Keith Carothers had 15 points, and David Sawyer
added 14 points and eight rebounds. Josh Hays and Da'Vion
Famber tossed in 12 and 11 points, respectively, for the
Lights.
Northern made 9 of 16 three-point attempts (56.3 percent)
and finished 24-for-31 from the foul line (77.4 percent).
Carroll's J.D. Solomon, who is third in the Frontier in
scoring at 20.8 points a game, finished with 24 to lead the
Saints.
Carroll's Shane Gamradt, who leads the Frontier in assists
with better than seven per game, finished with seven last
night. But Northern did a good job applying pressure to the
Saints' point guard, forcing him into an unfamiliar five
turnovers.
MSU-NORTHERN 99, CARROLL 91
CARROLL (91) Gamradt 2-5 1-2 6, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Downs
3-4 0-0 6, Lynch 4-12 2-2 11, Stiles 5-10 4-4 17, Tait 2-3
0-0 4, Beery 0-1 0-0 0, Solomon 10-16 3-4 24, Bond 7-13 4-7
18, Peterson 2-7 1-3 5. Totals 35-71 15-22 91.
MSU-NORTHERN (99) Famber 3-5 4-4 11, Larson 1-1 0-0 3,
Stacy 5-8 1-2 16, Stubblefield 6-9 4-6 17, Renee 2-3 0-0 4,
Moultrie 2-5 2-4 7, Sawyer 5-12 4-5 14, Carothers 5-9 5-6
15, Hays 4-10 4-4 12. Totals 33-62 24-31 99.
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