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Yellowjackets Pull away from No. 6 BYU-Hawaii for Ten-Point Win (January 18, 2003)

BILLINGS, MT – Dan Thompson’s game-high 27 points led MSU Billings to an 89-76 PacWest Conference win over first-place BYU-Hawaii Saturday night.  The Yellowjackets won their second PacWest game of the year to improve to 8-6 overall, 2-4 in the PacWest.  BYU-Hawaii, ranked No. 6 in the West Region, loses for just the second time this season to fall to 9-2, 3-1.

Thompson scored 14 points in the first half to offset the Seasiders’ 53% field goal percentage in the opening 20 minutes.  Reigning PacWest Player of the Year Alexus Foyle netted 18 first-half points to pace BYU-Hawaii.  Foyle was 9-of-14 in the first half as MSU Billings forged a 37-36 advantage at the break.

MSU Billings opened a seven-point lead in the first 3:30 of the second half as the Seasiders came out cold from the floor.  A Dan Thompson bucket sandwiched between two Willy Davison 3-pointers pushed the Jackets’ lead to 10 at the 15:05 mark.  MSU Billings stretched its lead to as many as 14 before the Seasiders could rebound.

After back-to-back baskets by Thompson and Kyle Stirmlinger put MSUB ahead 57-43 with 13:44 left, BYU-Hawaii was able to cut the lead to eight.  Lynn Spencer’s 3-pointer with 12:34 remaining made the score 12:34.  The lead see-sawed until the Seasiders went on a 5-0 run between 9:00 and 7:10.  Scott Salisbury made the front end of two free throws to cut the Jackets’ lead to three at 65-62.

That was as close as BYU-Hawaii would get for the rest of the game as MSU Billings pushed the lead back to 11 on a Thompson 3-pointer with 4:19 remaining.  Fast-break baskets by Joe Cook and Stirmlinger around the two minute mark put the game out of reach as BYU-Hawaii was forced to foul.  Stirmlinger finished with a double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.  Davison added 14 points and eight assists.  Bill Day had 10 points to go with 9 rebounds.

BYU-Hawaii was led by Foyle’s 23 points, only five of which came in the second half.  Salisbury finished with 19 points and seven rebounds.  Freshman point guard Shawn Opunui had six points and eight assists. 

MSU Billings will be idle next week while BYU-Hawaii hosts Hawaii Pacific on Friday.

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