SPEARFISH, S.D. – Black Hills State men’s basketball (1-1) knocked off Westminster (2-2), 75-70 Saturday night at the Young Center.
All five starters for the Yellow Jackets finished in double-digit scoring. Trey Whitley led the way with 16 along with four steals.
Joel Scott paced the team with nine rebounds while scoring 13. Adam Moussa sank 3-of-4 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points and a team-high five assists.
Tommy Donovan scored 11 along with five rebounds and Snjolfur Steffansson used a pair of 3-pointers to score 10.
Meanwhile,
The Black Hills State University women’s basketball team made 17 3-pointers helping them defeat the Westminster Griffins 71-68 Saturday afternoon. The win makes them 2-0 on the weekend and 3-1 in the RMAC.
The Yellow Jackets were able to secure an early lead after scoring 22 points to the Griffins’ 18 in the first quarter; however, a slow second quarter for the Jackets saw the Griffins take a lead that they would hold onto for much of the remaining game. However, defense was the name of the game again in the fourth quarter as the Yellow Jackets allowed Westminster to score only 12 points compared to their own 22.
