Lights split at Arizona tourney

The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team is heading to Christmas break after going 1-1 at the Cactus Classic earlier this week in Chandler, Arizona.

Last Tuesday saw Northern fall to No. 9 The Masters 76-66. The Lights battled in the first half. The Masters went on a 13-2 run to push the lead to double figures. They extended their lead to 19, as the Lights cut into the lead going into halftime 39-29. The Lights battled in the second half shooting 50 percent from the field and 54 percent from the three, but it wasn't enough to take the game.

The Lights were led by Xavier Bail...