Bobcats Break Through with Win Over UGF
12/18/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Brad Huse greeted the news that his Montana State Bobcats set a school record with their 15 three-pointers against Great Falls on Monday with a shrug, more concerned with how than how many.
"That's not necessarily what we hang our hats on," Huse said after MSU's 97-52 win over the Argos, surprised by news of his team's sharpshooting. "The good thing is we passed up a lot of average shots for great shots, which created those (three-point) opportunities."
Nick Dissly led a balanced offensive attack, scoring 23 points. Carson Durr and Mecklen Davis each netted 11, while Carlos Taylor and Travis Derochowski added 10. MSU's 97 points marked the most by the 'Cats since a 98-87 win at Idaho State last February 2, and the most in Worthington Arena February 15, 2001, when MSU beat Sacramento State 98-82.
After a difficult weekend and a brutal season-opening stretch of games that landed the Bobcats at 2-9, Huse was pleased with his team's mental state on Monday. "I thought we were disciplined and focused throughout, and played with a high level of energy," he said. "That's really how we've played, we just haven't seen results on the win side. Our guys were hungry to get a win, and we played like it was a two-point game all night."
Monday's game was a two-point contest for about six minutes, but with the 'Cats leading 13-11 Nick Dissly's layup at 14:01 keyed a 24-3 run that covered eight minutes and put the game away. Junior Mecklen Davis scored all 11 of his points in that run, and matched his career scoring high for the second time in three games.
Dissly's 23 points came on the day he earned Big Sky Co-Player of the Week honors for his 29 points against Utah Valley on Saturday, giving him 52 points in two games covering three days. Huse was more pleased with the scoring chances the senior from Bozeman passed up than the ones he converted.
"We have some very unselfish guys, and Nick is a good example of that," Huse said. "He passed up two or three more-than-decent shots in the first half, and later in the game those opportunities came back around to him in the form of great shots that he converted."
The team's balance pleased Huse. "It was nice to see multiple guys have success, and everybody contributed. This really was a team win."
Montana State returns to action Friday night with a game at South Dakota State that launches the team on a stretch of five straight road games, the last four of which open conference action.
"That's not necessarily what we hang our hats on," Huse said after MSU's 97-52 win over the Argos, surprised by news of his team's sharpshooting. "The good thing is we passed up a lot of average shots for great shots, which created those (three-point) opportunities."
Nick Dissly led a balanced offensive attack, scoring 23 points. Carson Durr and Mecklen Davis each netted 11, while Carlos Taylor and Travis Derochowski added 10. MSU's 97 points marked the most by the 'Cats since a 98-87 win at Idaho State last February 2, and the most in Worthington Arena February 15, 2001, when MSU beat Sacramento State 98-82.
After a difficult weekend and a brutal season-opening stretch of games that landed the Bobcats at 2-9, Huse was pleased with his team's mental state on Monday. "I thought we were disciplined and focused throughout, and played with a high level of energy," he said. "That's really how we've played, we just haven't seen results on the win side. Our guys were hungry to get a win, and we played like it was a two-point game all night."
Monday's game was a two-point contest for about six minutes, but with the 'Cats leading 13-11 Nick Dissly's layup at 14:01 keyed a 24-3 run that covered eight minutes and put the game away. Junior Mecklen Davis scored all 11 of his points in that run, and matched his career scoring high for the second time in three games.
Dissly's 23 points came on the day he earned Big Sky Co-Player of the Week honors for his 29 points against Utah Valley on Saturday, giving him 52 points in two games covering three days. Huse was more pleased with the scoring chances the senior from Bozeman passed up than the ones he converted.
"We have some very unselfish guys, and Nick is a good example of that," Huse said. "He passed up two or three more-than-decent shots in the first half, and later in the game those opportunities came back around to him in the form of great shots that he converted."
The team's balance pleased Huse. "It was nice to see multiple guys have success, and everybody contributed. This really was a team win."
Montana State returns to action Friday night with a game at South Dakota State that launches the team on a stretch of five straight road games, the last four of which open conference action.
Wednesday, June 10
Friday, March 27
Monday, March 23
Friday, March 13
