Northern hoops sweeps in the Mining City

So many close games have slipped through the grasp of the Montana State University-Northern Skylight’s hands in the month of January, but not the ones against Montana Tech.

After suffering a heartbreaking overtime loss at the University of Providence Thursday night, the Skylights bounced back with an impressive, 59-51 win over the Montana Orediggers Saturday night in Butte.

It was a win the Skylights needed, and deserved.

“I’m really proud of this group,” Northern head coach Chris Mouat said. “We had a very tough game on Thursday and they really came out and played a solid game at both ends.”...