Yellowjackets & Alumni Light Up Scoreboard (Jan. 15, 2005)

BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team filled its off weekend with a 116-99 win in its annual alumni game.  The Yellowjackets (8-4) return to Pacific West Conference action on January 18 when they host league leader BYU-Hawaii.  Tip off is set for 8:00 p.m. following the Lady Jackets’ game against Western New Mexico.

The two teams combined to make 37 3-pointers.  Buddy Windy Boy (Jr., Lodge Grass, MT) led all players with 31 points and nine threes.  The Yellowjackets made 23 3-pointers as a team.  Carlin Hughes (Fr., Perth, Western Australia) made five and finished with 24 points.  Jay Jamieson (Fr., Big Sandy, MT) knocked down four triples and netted 18 points.

Five Yellowjackets finished in double figures for scoring.  Lucas Walker (Fr., Launceston, Australia) scored 25 points, hitting three 3-pointers.  Senior Justin Hassell (Brooklyn, NY) added 17 points.

The MSU Billings alumni team was led by 30 points from Mark Hamilton.  The 1998 graduate dropped in eight three pointers.  He is the second-leading 3-point shooter in school history with 286 career threes.

Hamilton paced four alumni in double figures.  Nate Strong finished with 16 points.  Kyle Stirmlinger added 15 points before fouling out.  Joe Trottier chipped in 14 points, adding a pair of 3-pointers.

MSUB – 56-60 – 116
Alumni – 46-53 – 99

MSU Billings
Justin Hassell – 6, 3-5, 17; Carlin Hughes – 9, 1-2, 24; Kerington Youmans – 0, 0-0, 0; Lucas Walker – 9, 4-6, 25; Buddy Windy Boy – 11, 0-0, 31; Drew Arnold – 0, 1-2, 1; Jay Jamieson – 7, 0-0, 18.

Alumni
Eddie Cochran – 1, 0-0, 2; Mark Hamilton – 10, 2-2, 30; Nate Strong – 7, 1-2, 16; Brent Montague – 0, 0-0, 0; Trent Hickes – 1, 0-0, 3; Joe Trottier – 6, 0-0, 14; Willy Davison – 3, 0-0, 6; Brian Cook – 4, 4-4, 13; Kyle Stirmlinger – 5, 4-6, 15.

MSUB 3-pointers – Hassell (2), Hughes (5), Walker (3), Windy Boy (9), Jamieson (4).

Alumni 3-pointers – Hamilton (8), Strong (1), Hickes (1), Trottier (2), Cook (1), Stirmlinger (1).

Fouled out: Hughes, Stirmlinger

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