BISMARCK, N.D. – The No. 23 Black Hills State University men’s basketball team secured their second win in as many days at the Dakota Challenge, taking down the hosts of UMary by a score of 85-74 on Saturday in the McDowell Activity Center.
Never trailing in the contest, the Yellow Jackets jumped out to an early 12-2 advantage and would shoot a red-hot 64.5 percent from the field in the opening frame.
They ended the match-up with a 52.3 percent shooting clip, the fourth game in which they shot 50.0 percent or better from the field, and connected on 11 triples, their most since back-to-back double digit 3-point performances during the season’s opening weekend.
Led by Jaeton Hackley and Jack Haggett with seven assists a piece, the Green & Gold assisted on 27 of 34 made baskets in the game.
