Montana Western 80 Lethbridge 72 in Dillon, Montana. 6'3" Julian Spear-Chief Morris went 5-7 from downtown and had a team high 19 to keep the 'Horns close against a squad that reach the Final Eight of the NAIA tournament last season. Coach Dave Adams went only 7 deep and got strong performances out of 6'9" junior college transfer Abner Kamps (12 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocked shots) and 6'7" Derek Waldner (18 points).
LETHBRIDGE (72)
Abner Kamps 6-14 0-0 12, Derek Waldner 7-9 3-3 18, Randy Davis 2-9 6-6 11, Danhue Lawrence 1-10 2-2 5, Julian Spear Chief-Morris 6-12 2-2 19, Zack Humphrey 1-7 0-0 3, Niko Kovac 1-5 2-2 4. Totals 24-66 15-15 72.
MONTANA WESTERN (80)
Tyler Hurley 4-8 5-7 15, Kyle Erickson 3-7 1-2 9, Kyle Perry 5-12 1-2 12, Brandon Brown 11-18 1-3 25, Cody Thueringer 6-11 1-2 16, Jared Smithson 1-2 0-0 3, Levi Simon 0-0 0-0 0, Gabe Rucker 0-1 0-0 0, Mark Lussier 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 30-62 9-16 80.
Halftime — Western 43-36. 3-point goals — Leth 9-23 (Morris 5-7, Walder 1-1, Davis 1-4, Lawrence 1-4, Humphry 1-6), Western 11-24 (Thueringer 3-7, Hurley 2-2, Erickson 2-4, Brown 2-4, Perry 1-1, Smithson 1-2, Rucker 0-1, Lussier 0-3). Rebounds — Leth 47 (Kamps 7, Morris 7), Western 39 (Erickson 8, Thueringer 7). Assists — Leth 17 (Humphrey 5), Western 20 (Brown 7). Blocks — Leth 5 (Kamps 4), Western 5 (Perry 3, Erickson 2). Steals — Let 7 (Davis 2, Lawrene, 2, Morris 2), Western 8 (Brown 3, Thueringer 3). Turnovers — Leth 19, Western 15. Fouls — Leth 19, Western 16. Fouled out — none.
Montana Western is coming off a big year for their program after capturing the Frontier Conferecne championship last season and reaching 2010 NAIA Division I National Tournament Final Eight. The Horns split with Montana Western last season and the teams play again tonight at 7 PM MT.
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