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Yellowjackets Run Past Hawaii Pacific, 112-89 (Jan. 22, 2005)
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BILLINGS, MT – After surviving a second half scare from Hawaii Pacific on Thursday night, Montana State-Billings used its own second half surge to down the Sea Warriors 112-89 on Saturday afternoon at Alterowitz Gym.  The Yellowjackets improved to 10-6 overall and 2-4 in the PacWest.  Hawaii Pacific dropped to 7-10, 1-6.

The Sea Warriors led for much of the first half.  The Jackets’ Carlin Hughes (Fr., Perth, Australia) hit a 3-pointer on the team’s first possession to give MSU Billings a 3-2 lead.  The Yellowjackets didn’t lead again until there were six minutes left in the half.  Hawaii Pacific led by as many as seven and there were four ties during that span. 

Justin Hassell’s (Sr., Brooklyn, NY) 3-point play at 6:13 gave the Yellowjackets their second lead of the game at 30-29.  After Dante Sykes scored to regain the lead for HPU, Jonathan Wiley (So., Westlake Village, CA) hit a 3-pointer to give MSU Billings a 33-31 advantage on the next possession.  The Jackets never trailed again in the game.

After opening a 49-39 halftime lead, MSU Billings blew the game open in the first ten minutes of the second half.  Hassell’s jumper with 10:44 to play gave the Jackets their first 20 point lead at 78-58.  MSU Billings led by as many as 30 late in the game, scoring 63 second half points.

Hassell and Cameron Munoz (Jr., Chino, CA) shared the top scoring honors with 27 points.  Hassell was 11-of-14 from the field and 4-of-4 from the line.  He also dished out five assists and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds in 28 minutes off the bench.

Munoz was 5-of-12 from 3-point range and 6-of-7 from the free throw line.  His thirteenth point of the game made him the twentieth player in school history to score at least 1,000 career points. 

Freshman Lucas Walker (Launceston, Australia) added 19 points after pouring in 32 in Thursday’s win.  He was a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line.  Buddy Windy Boy (Jr., Lodge Grass, MT) finished with 15 points, hitting 3-of-9 from beyond the arc and 4-of-4 from the line.  He also had a game-high four steals and a blocked shot.

The Yellowjackets shot 90.3 percent from the line and 50 percent from the field for the game.  The Sea Warriors attempted one more free throw than MSU Billings, but connected on just 65.6 percent.

Wiley finished the game with eight points and a career-high eight assists before fouling out late in the game.  Hughes added seven points and three assists.  Cody Samuelson (So., Broadus, MT) chipped in five points and six rebounds in 19 minutes of action.  Freshman Drew Arnold (Tempe, AZ) added four points and three rebounds in only eight minutes.

Hawaii Pacific was paced by Audrius Peciukas who had a double-double of 24 points and 14 rebounds.  He was 7-of-14 from the field and 8-of-11 from the line.  Dante Sykes finished with 18 points off the bench, handing out four assists.  Aleksander Jakovcjevic added 14 points.

The Yellowjackets continue their home stand next Thursday and Saturday with PacWest Conference games against Western New Mexico.  Tip off Thursday is 7:00 p.m.  Saturday’s game will start at 2:00 p.m.

Click HERE for photos of the Yellowjackets vs. Hawaii Pacific

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