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Yellowjackets End Road Trip with Loss at Hilo (January 8, 2003)

HILO, HI – A slow start was once again the demise of the MSU Billings men’s basketball team as the Yellowjackets dropped their fifth-straight game, 86-77, Wednesday night at Hawaii-Hilo.  The game ended a 15-day, five-game road swing for the Jackets.

After building a brief 12-10 lead early in the game, the Yellowjackets offense stalled and they never led again.  UH-Hilo went into the halftime break with a 48-38 lead due in large part to the Vulcans’ 59% field goal percentage.  The Yellowjackets hit on 41% of their field goals in the first half, but only 6-of-16 three-pointers.

The story remained much the same for the first 10 minutes of the second half before Cameron Munoz caught fire from 3-point range.  The freshman, who scored 39 just two nights earlier, hit several key 3-pointers to draw the Jackets to within two points late in the game.

The Vulcans answered with some big shots of their own over the final five minutes to pull away for the nine-point victory and control of first place in the PacWest standings.  Skip Esene led UHH with 15 points and six assists.

Munoz finished the game with six 3-pointers and 18 points.  He currently leads the PacWest in 3-point shooting with 3.36 three-point field goals per game.  Senior Dan Thompson scored the Yellowjackets’ first ten points of the game en route to a game-high 25.  Justin Hassell added a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Kyle Stirmlinger had 11 points before fouling out.

The road-weary Yellowjackets will look to get back in the PacWest race with three big conference games next week.  They host the West Regions 2nd-ranked team, Hawaii Pacific, on January 14 and 16.  No. 6 BYU-Hawaii will visit Alterowtiz on January 18.  MSU Billings will also be honoring the school’s all-time winningest coach, Mike Harkins, on the 18th.

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