BILLINGS, Mont. - Montana Western led wire-to-wire against the Dickinson State men’s basketball team on Thursday, picking up an 83-61 victory in the Rocky Mountain College Tournament.
The Blue Hawks (9-5) will face RMC at 7:30 p.m. today to complete the tournament.
In his first action this season, DSU’s Reggin Fields Jr. led his team with 19 points off the bench. He also grabbed six rebounds and had three assists.
Ryan Clark scored 18 points for the Blue Hawks but was the only other DSU player in double-figures.
The Bulldogs (12-1) had three players in double-figures, led by Kooper Kidgell’s 20. Dom Robinson scored 19, and Shyke Smalls supplied 16.
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Dickinson State shot 43.9 percent for the game but was just 3 of 19 from behind the 3-point line.
Montana Western 83, Dickinson State 61
DSU: Reggie Fields Jr. 19, Ryan Clark 18, Gilberto Shojgreen Jr. 6, Terrell Butler 5, Marcus White 4, RJ Magar 3, Jerry Shevlin 3, Jake Buck 2, Dontae Clark 1.
MW: Kooper Kidgell 20, Dom Robinson 19, Shyke Smalls 16, Marcus Payne 8, Zaccheus Darko-Kelly 7, Riley King 5, Cameron Evans 5, Troy Scott 3,
Halftime: MW 38, DSU 24. Total fouls: DSU 25, MW 21. Technical fouls: DSU, Coach Justin Wetzel. Fouled out: DSU, White. 3-point goals: DSU 3-19 (Buck 0-2, D. Clark 0-1, Butler 1-3, White 0-2, R. Clark 1-1, Shevlin 0-2, Carter Gallo 0-1, Konner Goettsche 0-2, Fields Jr. 0-2, Magar 1-3), MW 5-19 (King 1-2, Smalls 1-5, Robinson 3-7, Kidgell 0-1, Darko-Kelly 0-2, Derek Durocher 0-1, Chase Haack 0-1). Rebounds: DSU 32 (D. Clark 7), MW 38 (King 6). Assists: DSU 13 (D. Clark 6), MW 13 (Haack 4). Steals: DSU 7 (Butler 3), MW 8 (Kidgell 3). Blocks: DSU 5 (Shojgreen Jr. 3), MW 2 (Smalls 1, Payne 1). Turnovers: DSU 18, MW 13.
