Men's Basketball | 02/04/20 | 8:54 PM
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HELENA, Mont. -- The No. 9-ranked Carroll College Fighting Saints men's basketball team returns to the PE Center on Wednesday to take on a dangerous Montana Tech team.
The Saints (16-6, 7-3 Frontier Conference) enter the midweek matchup with a two-game winning streak. The Saints defeated Rocky Mountain College 76-61 and Montana Western 83-75 last week
The last time the Saints and Orediggers (14-7, 6-4) met in the PE Center, senior
Dane Warp canned three clutch free throws to force overtime and the Saints went on to an 82-78 victory to open up the conference season.
The Saints will lean on their top scorers, Warp (19.5 points per game)
Jovan Sljivancanin (18.5 ppg),
Dennis Flowers III (10.1 ppg) and
Shamrock Campbell (9.9).
The Saints hold the No. 3 assist/turnover ratio in the NAIA (1.5).
Sljivancanin is No. 3 in the NAIA in total rebounds per game at 11.
The Orediggers recently picked up a road win over No. 8-ranked Providence before falling on the road at Montana State-Northern.
Orediggers junior guard Sindou Diallo is No. 2 in the Frontier Conference in scoring at 19.8 points per game.
Alongside Diallo's scoring, the Orediggers possess the best turnover margin in the NAIA at 6.7.
The Saints will look to defend their No. 2 position in the Frontier, while also trying to gain ground on No. 1 Lewis-Clark State College, CC's opposition on Friday.
Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
For those who cannot be in attendance, live streams of most games can be found via Carroll Athletics or the Saints' opposition. Fans can also hear the game on Rewind 94.9, called by Carroll College Saints play-by-play talent Daniel Salle and Hall of Fame coach Gary Turcott. The game can also be tracked via DakStats. See the links below.
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