HELENA, Mont. – The sixth-ranked Carroll College men's basketball team hosts Rocky Mountain College Friday in the Frontier Conference semifinals at 7 p.m. at the PE Center.
 
The Saints received a first-round bye and host the Battlin' Bears who defeated MSU-Northern on a last-second shot from Jared Samuelson. The Saints own a 2-1 record over the Bears this season, including a 90-63 win over RMC in the last meeting at the PE Center.
 
Carroll is 25-5 on the year, including a 13-5 mark in the Frontier Conference, good enough for a share of the title, a first-round bye in the conference tournament and home court advantage.
 
The Saints won eight of their last nine games, including a sweep of No. 18 Lewis-Clark State and No. 11 Montana Western at home last weekend.
 
Ryan Imhoff leads the Frontier Conference in points (19.87 PPG) and steals (2.6 SPG). He leads Carroll in rebounds (7.23 RPG), assists (3.87 APG) and blocks (1.07 BPG).
 
Match Burnham is second on the team with 13.3 PPG, and Matt Wyman averages 12.6 PPG.
 
Carroll excels on the defensive end, allowing a Frontier best 65.10 PPG, three points better than Lewis-Clark, the second-best team in the league. When just conference games are included, Carroll is six points better than second-place Montana Tech.
 
The Saints meet a Rocky team that finished 18-13 overall and 8-10 in league play but owns wins over Montana Western, Lewis-Clark State and the Saints. The Bears stumbled down the stretch, dropping three-straight before topping Northern on the putback buzzer-beater to win 73-72.
 
Samuelson leads Rocky in points and rebounds but is the only RMC player to average double figures.
 
The game is slated to tip-off at 7 p.m., and 94.9 ESPN Montana Radio will have the broadcast. You can also listen live on ESPNMontana.com. A live video stream will be available via the Carroll youtube page and live stats will be available via Dakstats.