HELENA, Mont. – The ninth-ranked Carroll College men's basketball travels to Billings to face the MSU Billings in a non-conference match up Wednesday at Alterowitz Gymnasium.

The game will count as a regular-season contest for the Saints but an exhibition for MSUB. It is the first game of any type for the Yellowjackets, while the Saints have a pair of wins under their belts and an exhibition loss to the University of Idaho.

The Yellowjackets finished last season with an 11-17 and fell to Carroll 76-63 in Helena in the lone meeting of the two teams.

MSUB returns 10 players including preseason GNAC All-Conference selections Marc Matthews and Preston Beverly. Matthews averaged 14.0 points per game in his junior year and Beverly was named the GNAC Freshman of the Year.

Carroll brings in an experienced squad that earned wins against tough competition in Canada over the weekend. Junior forward Ryan Imhoff averaged 20.3 and 8.3 rebounds in the three games last week.

Second-Team All-American Zach Taylor scored in double figures each game and returning Frontier Conference Frshman of the Year Match Burnham averaged 15 points per game.

The Saints were picked to win the Frontier while MSUB was picked to finish seventh in the GNAC.

"We're looking forward to another road challenge," head coach Carson Cunningham said. "MSU Billings returns 10 players and was quite competitive in the GNAC last year. So we know it'll be a tough contest. We're grateful for the opportunity to test ourselves against strong players at their gym."

The teams take the court at 7 p.m. Live stats and video will be available via the MSUB website.