So close in Brick Breeden

When the season's over for the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team, their record won't show a loss to the Montana State Bobcats. But, neither the Lights nor the Bobcats are going to forget what happened Wednesday night inside the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.

In an exhibition game for both the Lights (1-0) and Cats, Northern went toe-to-toe with MSU in a 78-73 loss in Bozeman. Yes, that's right, the Lights hung with the Bobcats, who are picked to finish fourth in the NCAA Division I Big Sky Conference this season — the same Bobcats who have one of the premier guards in al...