Yellowjackets Steal Win from Chadron State (Dec. 6, 2003)
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BILLINGS, MT – A Cameron Munoz play was
instrumental in the Yellowjackets’ 85-81 win over Chadron State on
Saturday, but it wasn’t a 3-pointer. The sophomore guard from
Chino, California poked the ball away from Eagles guard Brandon
Doke with 28 seconds remaining and the Jackets trailing 82-81.
The carom from Munoz’s steal landed in Trae
Fortier’s (Jr., Los Angeles, CA) hands at half court and Fortier
immediately fed Munoz under the basket for an uncontested layup
and the lead. The Eagles’ Jeremy Wissing missed two 3-point
attempts over the final 21 seconds and Chadron was forced to send
the Yellowjackets to the free throw line.
Jerett Skrifvars (Sr., Brea, CA) made a pair
of foul shots with 19 seconds remaining to put the Jackets ahead
84-81. After Wissing’s second miss with seven seconds on the
clock, Munoz grabbed the rebound and was fouled with just two
seconds remaining. He made the first and missed the second. With
the Eagles out of timeouts, the clock expired on Chadron’s rebound
of Munoz’s miss.
Although the Yellowjackets led by as many as
nine points in the second half, there were five ties and five lead
changes in the final 20 minutes. The first tie of the second half
came just a half minute into the period when Munoz’s jumper erased
Chadron’s 39-37 halftime advantage.
Dave Carse (Sr., Billings, MT) and Buddy
Windy Boy (So., Lodge Grass, MT) combined for 18 first half points
to keep the Yellowjackets close. Carse scored ten of his 16
points in the opening stanza while Windy Boy netted eight of his
ten points in the opening half. Windy Boy was 3-of-3 from the
field and 2-of-2 from 3-point range.
Five Yellowjackets finished in double
figures, led by Munoz’s 18. Munoz had three 3-pointers, four
rebounds and two steals. He led the team
and the PacWest Conference with 96 3-pointers last season. Skrifvars scored 15 of his 17 points in
the second half and was 13-of-15 from the free throw line in the
game. Fortier added 11 points and eight
boards.
Nine of the ten Yellowjackets who saw action
in the game scored. Alex Galloway (Jr., Berkeley, CA) had seven
points in 12 minutes of play while Bill Day (Sr., Boise, ID) Derek
Taylor (Fr., Lewistown, MT) and Justin Hynes (Fr., Upland, CA)
each scored two points.
Chadron State was led by
22 points from Jeremy Wissing who was 4-of-8 from 3-point range.
Elijah Collins added 19 points and seven rebounds before fouling
out.
MSU Billings will take to the road for their
West Region openers next week, playing at No. 1-ranked Humboldt
State on December 13 and at Western Oregon on December 16.
Note: Senior guard Justin Hassell (Brooklyn,
NY) will miss the remainder of the season due to season-ending
surgery. He will be eligible for a medical redshirt should he
want to play another season, although he is on schedule to
graduate in May.
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