Thursday, February 9
Flagstaff, AZ
6:30 p.m. MT
Montana State University
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at
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Northern Arizona
Tyler Hall
NAU Wins Battle of Boards, Free Throws to Top Cats in Flagstaff
2/10/2017 8:07:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jordyn Martin scores 23 points to lead Lumberjacks
Jordyn Martin scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Northern Arizona to a 69-63 win over Montana State in Flagstaff on Thursday.
In winning their fourth straight home game, the Lumberjacks out-rebounded Montana State 46-to-34, and turned 11 offensive rebounds into 20 second-chance points. "They hurt us on the boards," said Bobcat coach Brian Fish. "Martin had 23 (points) and 14 (rebounds), we couldn't get him off (the boards). They were 15-1 in the first half on second-chance points. We gave ourselves a chance in the second half, we got stops and got ourselves into it."
After Montana State scored the first four points of the game, NAU answered with 10 straight. The Cats would never lead again. Holding a 19-15 lead with 8:48 to play before halftime, Northern Arizona scored eight straight points to seize control. Martin triggered the run with a pair of free throws, and added a layup. The Lumberjacks led 34-22 at the intermission, with 15 of those points coming on second-chance possessions.
"We just had too many turnovers," Fish said. "We had 11 turnovers in the first half, which took away the chance for us to get baskets and led us to get our heads down. We've just got to take care of the ball. We've had games where we didn't have 11 turnovers in the game, we had 11 turnovers in the first half (on Thursday)."
MSU opened the second half on an 8-2 run, eventually trimming the NAU lead to 47-42 on a Devonte Klines triple with 11:34 to play. NAU's 12-6 run pushed the lead back to double-digits. The Cats continued to battle, scoring eight straight over a minute-and-a-half to trim the lead to 66-63 on a Quinton Everett layup with nine seconds remaining. NAU made three free throws in the final seconds to seal the win.
Sam Neumann led the Bobcats with 14 poitns and nine rebounds, while Tyler Hall added 13 and Quinton Everett 11. Marcus DeBerry scored 14 for NAU, while Chris Bowling added a dozen. Montana State falls to 11-14 on the season, 6-6 in Big Sky play, while NAU is 7-18, 4-8. MSU plays at Southern Utah on Saturday afternoon at 2 pm.
In winning their fourth straight home game, the Lumberjacks out-rebounded Montana State 46-to-34, and turned 11 offensive rebounds into 20 second-chance points. "They hurt us on the boards," said Bobcat coach Brian Fish. "Martin had 23 (points) and 14 (rebounds), we couldn't get him off (the boards). They were 15-1 in the first half on second-chance points. We gave ourselves a chance in the second half, we got stops and got ourselves into it."
After Montana State scored the first four points of the game, NAU answered with 10 straight. The Cats would never lead again. Holding a 19-15 lead with 8:48 to play before halftime, Northern Arizona scored eight straight points to seize control. Martin triggered the run with a pair of free throws, and added a layup. The Lumberjacks led 34-22 at the intermission, with 15 of those points coming on second-chance possessions.
"We just had too many turnovers," Fish said. "We had 11 turnovers in the first half, which took away the chance for us to get baskets and led us to get our heads down. We've just got to take care of the ball. We've had games where we didn't have 11 turnovers in the game, we had 11 turnovers in the first half (on Thursday)."
MSU opened the second half on an 8-2 run, eventually trimming the NAU lead to 47-42 on a Devonte Klines triple with 11:34 to play. NAU's 12-6 run pushed the lead back to double-digits. The Cats continued to battle, scoring eight straight over a minute-and-a-half to trim the lead to 66-63 on a Quinton Everett layup with nine seconds remaining. NAU made three free throws in the final seconds to seal the win.
Sam Neumann led the Bobcats with 14 poitns and nine rebounds, while Tyler Hall added 13 and Quinton Everett 11. Marcus DeBerry scored 14 for NAU, while Chris Bowling added a dozen. Montana State falls to 11-14 on the season, 6-6 in Big Sky play, while NAU is 7-18, 4-8. MSU plays at Southern Utah on Saturday afternoon at 2 pm.
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