Box Score
CHADRON, Neb. – The Montana State Billings men's basketball team was unable to overcome 19 turnovers as they dropped their second consecutive contest at Chadron State College, 87-74, Saturday evening at Armstrong Gymnasium.
“I'm disappointed with the way we played tonight,” said head George Pfeifer. “We've been able to play well for 28 minutes in a game, but haven't been able to put together a full 40 minutes. The problems we're seeing can be fixed, but we have to do it quick as we start conference play next week.”
The Yellowjackets fell to 1-3 on the season with the loss, their second-straight after dropping a contest to cross-town rival Rocky Mountain College earlier in the week. The Eagles captured their first win of the season and moved to 1-2 on the year.
MSUB had four players in double-figures, led by Raason Young's 17 points. The senior shot 7-of-12 from the field and was 2-for-3 from the free throw line. Emery Henning chipped in 15 points and six boards, while Robert Mayes had a team-high 10 rebounds and eight points.
DeAndre Chambers accounted for 14 points, four boards, and was tied with Jaxon Myaer for a team-high four assists. Tyler Barnes was the fourth player in double-digits, scoring 11 points and grabbing a pair of rebounds, both on the offensive end.
The Yellowjackets had built a seven point lead during the first half when Leon Sutton hit a three-pointer with 11:35 to go in the half. The Eagles mounted a comeback and built a five point advantage going into the half off a trey by Ron Hudson, giving Chadron the 39-34 edge.
The Eagles came out of the break with a hot hand and built their lead to as many as 14. They managed to keep the Jackets at bay with timely buckets down the stretch. Jordan Lisco hit two 3-pointers in the final five minutes and Ray Mitchell, who scored 12 points, added another trey during that stretch to help CSC keep its lead.
Chadron State was led by a game-high 21 points from Kevin McClelland who also grabbed a team-high seven boards and added four assists and four steals. Hudson finished the game with 15 points, while Jan Burris added 10 for the Eagles.
For the game, MSUB shot 50.8 percent (30-59) from the field and connected on 6-of-8 three-pointers. The Jackets were 8-of-12 from the line and pulled down 32 rebounds, but committed the 19 turnovers, leading to 17 points for the Eagles.
Chadron State shot 48.4 percent from the field, including 45.0 percent from beyond the arc. The Eagles converted on 18-of-28 attempts (64.3%) from the charity stripe. CSC grabbed 38 rebounds and turned the ball over just 10 times during the game.
The Jackets were outscored in the paint, 36-30, and were outscored off the bench, 39-17.
MSUB now heads into conference play as they open up the Great Northwest Athletic Conference schedule with games at Western Washington on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. and at Simon Fraser on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m.
