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The Bulldogs' Layne Glaus drives around a MSU-Northern defender
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Wally Feldt
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Fri, Mar 5, 2010
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The University of Montana Western Bulldogs advanced to the men's
Frontier Conference playoff championship game with a heart-stopping
60-59 victory over the Montana State-Northern Lights from Dillon's
Straugh Gymnasium.
The game appeared to more of a yawner in the first six minutes as the Bulldogs jumped out to an 11-0 lead. Northern scored their first points on a Devin Jackson 3-point basket at the 13:56 mark of the first half. A Garrett Fink three-pointer started and ended a 15-3 Bulldog run and Montana Western led 26-6 with 6:40 left in the half.
The Montana State-Northern offense finally thawed out and the Light went on an 18-5 run to cut the Bulldog lead to seven, 31-24 at the break.
Northern opened the second half outscoring the Bulldogs 14-6 and took their first lead of the game 38-37 on a Justin Dennis 3-p0int field goal at the 14:24 mark. The teams exchanged baskets and the lead over the next three possessions.
The Bulldogs maintained a slim lead over the next 10 minutes until a Devin Jackson field goal gave the Lights a 57-56 lead with 2:45 left to play in the game. A Brandon Brown jumper gave the Bulldogs back the lead on their next possession.
After a Northern timeout, the Lights grabbed back the lead on a Clay Greenwood basket after a Bulldog turnover. On the Bulldogs' very next possession, Greenwood fouled Layne Glaus. Glaus went to the free throw line with 51 seconds remaining and made both free throws to give the Bulldogs the winning margin.
The Lights turned the ball over on their next possession on a Brandon Brown steal. Brown was called for an offensive foul that gave the ball back to the Lights with five seconds remaining. The Bulldogs Garrett Fink swatted the first shot away and the second fell short as the clock ran out.
Brandon Brown led the Bulldogs in scoring with 16 points followed by Fink with 14 points and JaRon Brown with 10 points. Fink also pulled down 10 rebounds and was perfect in three-point shooting going 4 for 4. The Bulldog bench outscored the Northern bench 20-7.
The Lights were led in scoring and rebounding by Walynn Burgess with 12 points and nine rebounds. Andrew Sellars followed with 11 points and Greenland and Dennis with 10 each.
The Bulldogs improve to 24-8 on the season while MSU-Northern ends their season with a 22-10 record.
Montana Western will play Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah for the conference playoff championship on Monday, March 9, 2010.
Box Score
The game appeared to more of a yawner in the first six minutes as the Bulldogs jumped out to an 11-0 lead. Northern scored their first points on a Devin Jackson 3-point basket at the 13:56 mark of the first half. A Garrett Fink three-pointer started and ended a 15-3 Bulldog run and Montana Western led 26-6 with 6:40 left in the half.
The Montana State-Northern offense finally thawed out and the Light went on an 18-5 run to cut the Bulldog lead to seven, 31-24 at the break.
Northern opened the second half outscoring the Bulldogs 14-6 and took their first lead of the game 38-37 on a Justin Dennis 3-p0int field goal at the 14:24 mark. The teams exchanged baskets and the lead over the next three possessions.
The Bulldogs maintained a slim lead over the next 10 minutes until a Devin Jackson field goal gave the Lights a 57-56 lead with 2:45 left to play in the game. A Brandon Brown jumper gave the Bulldogs back the lead on their next possession.
After a Northern timeout, the Lights grabbed back the lead on a Clay Greenwood basket after a Bulldog turnover. On the Bulldogs' very next possession, Greenwood fouled Layne Glaus. Glaus went to the free throw line with 51 seconds remaining and made both free throws to give the Bulldogs the winning margin.
The Lights turned the ball over on their next possession on a Brandon Brown steal. Brown was called for an offensive foul that gave the ball back to the Lights with five seconds remaining. The Bulldogs Garrett Fink swatted the first shot away and the second fell short as the clock ran out.
Brandon Brown led the Bulldogs in scoring with 16 points followed by Fink with 14 points and JaRon Brown with 10 points. Fink also pulled down 10 rebounds and was perfect in three-point shooting going 4 for 4. The Bulldog bench outscored the Northern bench 20-7.
The Lights were led in scoring and rebounding by Walynn Burgess with 12 points and nine rebounds. Andrew Sellars followed with 11 points and Greenland and Dennis with 10 each.
The Bulldogs improve to 24-8 on the season while MSU-Northern ends their season with a 22-10 record.
Montana Western will play Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah for the conference playoff championship on Monday, March 9, 2010.
Box Score
