November 23, 2007
 
Huskies Bite Yellowjackets, 89-68

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OMAHA, Neb. – The Montana State Billings men’s basketball team was defeated 89-68 by the St. Cloud State Huskies Friday night in a neutral game at the University of Nebraska-Omaha Thanksgiving Tournament. The Yellowjackets remain winless at 0-4, while the Huskies improve to 3-0.

Four Yellowjackets scored in double figures and were led by Aaron Terry’s (Moreno Valley, Calif.) career-high 21 points. Terry was 8-of-20 from the floor and grabbed seven rebounds. Troy Ruff (Custer) netted 12 points and scored a team-high three 3-pointers for the Jackets. Cameron Khoury (Alta Loma, Calif.) had the lone double-double in the game with a career-high 10 points and 10 rebounds. Kirk Blaine (Gillette, Wyo.) added 10 points, also a career-high.

The Yellowjackets were 20-of-61 from the field for 33 percent and 7-of-23 from long range for 30 percent. MSUB struggled from the charity stripe connecting on just 21-of-34 attempts for 62 percent.

The Huskies’ David Dreas scored a game-high 25 points shooting 10-of-14 from the field and 3-of-6 from the perimeter. Dreas also grabbed a team-high nine boards. Jesse Fisher and Spencer Bartz netted 15 and 11 points respectively. Bartz had a game-high six steals.

As a team St. Cloud was 37-of-85 from the floor for 44 percent, 7-of-23 from long range for 30 percent and were a dismal 8-of-16 from the free throw line. The team out-rebounded the Yellowjackets 55-44.

The Yellowjackets face the host team University of Nebraska-Omaha Saturday with tip off scheduled for 8:00 p.m. CST.