Tvon Jones (Philadelphia, PA) and Ray Daniels (Las Vegas, NV) combined for 58 points and 13 rebounds as the Pioneers rallied from a 14-point 1st half deficit for a 98-94 MonDak Conference victory and at Bismarck State. Jones came off the bench to score 29 points (10-12 FG, 4-5 3's, 5-6 FT) and grabbed 8 rebounds while Daniels added 29 points (11-26 FG, 2-7 3's, 5-5 FT) 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. 

The Pioneers trailed by at the half (47-42) and by double digits midway thru the 2nd half before rallying. MCC used a 43-30 rebounding advantage and 20-7 advantage on 2nd chance points to propel themselves to the conference win. Blessing Adesipe (Houston, TX) scored 15 points (6-14 FG, 1-2 3's, 2-4 FT) and grabbed 8 rebounds to help the Pioneers cause. The Pioneers also got excellent production off the bench from Kaleb Naylor (Zion, IL) with 9 points (4-8 FG, 1-2 FT) and 3 rebounds and Zack Baker (Frenchtown, MT) added 6 points as the Pioneers had a 44-29 advantage off the bench. 

Bismarck State was led by Seth Nelson and Alex Huber with 21 points each. Nelson (9-16 FG, 1-5 3's, 2-2 FT) also had 6 rebounds while Huber (8-13 FG, 5-6 FT) grabbed 5 boards. The Mystics had a huge lift in the first half off the bench from Carson Lamp as he netted 12 points on 4-4 from 3-point range at the half to finish the game with 14 points. 

The Pioneers shot 36-71 (52%) from the field, 9-21 (43%) on 3's, and 17-25 (69%) at the line. The Mystics (2-5 MonDak and overall),  were 38-72 (53%) from field, 8-25 (32%) from 3 (1-11 2nd half), and 10-12 from the free throw line. 

The Pioneers (2-5 MonDak, 3-6 overall) will host Central Wyoming on Friday at 7:00 PM in a non-conference matchup of old Region IX rivals. They will then host Jamestown JV on Sunday at 3:00 PM.