Lights outlast DSU; fall to Minot in triple OT

It was a mixture of highs and lows for the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team. The Lights picked up a solid 91-86 victory over Dickinson State University on Friday night, but dropped a triple-overtime heartbreaker to Minot State University, 87-86, at the MSU-Northern gymnasium.

Friday night the Lights looked sharp against an untested Dickinson State Bluehawk team. Dickinson playing its first game of the season struggled early with Northern's stifling pressure defense.

"Early on we were able to dictate the pace of the game to where we want it," said Lights head coach Shawn...