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Pioneers Rally In 2nd Half to Defeat Lake Region for 3rd Straight Win

Pioneers Rally In 2nd Half to Defeat Lake Region for 3rd Straight Win
Posted: Feb 19, 2023

Pioneers 75... Lake Region State 66

Payton Kokot (6'3 Freshman) tallied 23 points (7-13 FG, 6-7 3's, 3-3 FT) to lead the Pioneers to a comeback 75-66 win over Lake Region State College on Sunday afternoon in Miles City, MT.  Lake Region State led 38-26 at halftime and the lead grew to 14 points with 16:30 to play before the Pioneers mounted their comeback. MCC shot 14-30 (47%) in the 2nd half including a 5-10 effort from the 3-point line and 16-20 from the free throw line to win it's 3rd consecutive game. 

Blessing Adesipe (6'6 Sophomore) recorded a double-double with 18 points (6-22 FG, 1-9 3's, 5-9 FT) and 13 rebounds. Denzel Kabasele (6'3 Sophomore) hit for 14 points (3-11 FG, 1-5 3's, 7-8 FT) and David Gorianskii (7'0 Freshman) came off the bench for 10 points (4-4 FG, 2-4 FT). Chazz Haws (6'1 Freshman) led the Pioneers with 7 assists. 

The Royals got 19 points (6-8 FG, 1-2 3's, 6-7 FT) from Ammad Mohand (6'5 Freshman) and 15 from 6-8 freshman Blessed Barhayiga (7-12 FG, 1-1 FT) to go along with 10 rebounds. Ja'vion Byers (6'2 Sophomore) added 12 points (5-16 FG, 0-4 3's, 2-2 FT). 

Inside the Box Score

  • The Pioneers shot 25-59 (42%) from the field and 8-21 (38%) from the 3-point line. They were 17-25 at the free throw line. 
  • The Royals shot 25-58 (43%) from the field but were only 1-10 from 3-point range and 15-16 at the free throw line. 
  • LRSC outrebounded the Pioneers 38-35. The Pioneers had 9 offensive boards and the Royals had 8.
  • There were 6 ties and 2 lead changes in the game. 
  • MCC had 9 turnovers to 17 for LRSC. 

Lake Region dipped to 2-17 in MonDak Conference play and 3-25 overall. The Pioneers are now 6-13 in MonDak play and 7-21 overall. MCC will close out it's home portion of the 2022-23 season tonight at 7:30 PM when they host Bismarck State. MCC will honor sophomores Ben Datro, Denzel Kabasele, Blessing Adesipe, and David Gorianskii.