HELENA, Mont. – The Carroll Men's Basketball team snagged their fourth straight win on Saturday, defeating Montana Western 66-54 at the PE Center.
 
Carroll got off to a slow start very early in the game, going down 6-2 in the first few minutes. An 8-0 run sparked the Saints as they cruised to a 39-27 half time lead behind 20 first-half points from Jovan Sljivancanin.
 
Western attempted to chip away at the Carroll lead over the course of the second half, but the Saints stood their ground en route to a 66-54 win.
 
Jovan Sljivancanin finished off with a game-high 29 points to go with nine rebounds. Shamrock Campbell added 15 of his own.
 
Leading the way for Montana Western was Jalen Hodges, who finished with a team-high 20 points.
 
With the victory on Saturday, the Saints are now an impressive 24-3 on the season and 10-2 in Frontier Conference play. No. 20 Montana Tech still sits one game ahead of Carroll in the standings with a conference record of 11-1.
 
The Saints and Orediggers will meet on Thursday night at the PE Center in what will likely be the biggest game of the year for both teams.