ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Black Hills State University men's basketball team fell to Northern State, 68-46, on Monday evening. The game was the first loss of the season for the Yellow Jackets.

Dez Stoudamire led the way for the Yellow Jackets (3-1) with eight points. Fraser Malcolm was right behind with seven points and 10 rebounds. It was Malcolm's third game with double-figure boards.

The Wolves (4-1) jumped out to a 10-0 lead, forcing BHSU to take a timeout. The Yellow Jackets fought back to pull within three points at 19-16, with seven minutes remaining in the half. However, NSU went on a 24-4 run to end the half, and took a 43-20 lead into the break.

The Yellow Jackets were unable to chip away in the second half, as the Wolves slowly extended its lead. BHSU, who had made 29 three-pointers in the three previous games combined, could only knock down three shots from beyond the arc.

BHSU shot 32.1 percent from the field (17-for-53), while NSU was 40.7 percent from the floor (22-for-54). The Yellow Jackets were 3-for-18 (16.7 percent) from beyond the arc, while the Wolves were 12-for-31 (38.7 percent) on three-pointers. The Green and Gold held a narrow 39-37 edge in rebounding.

Four players, Pollard, King, Peterka, and Doyle, had 11 points for the Wolves.

The Green and Gold next travel to Ogden, Utah, to take on Division I Weber State in an exhibition game. The game, on Saturday, November 25 is scheduled to tipoff at 7 p.m.
  Black Hills State is located in the Northern Black Hills of South Dakota, sponsoring 13 NCAA sports with membership in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the NCAA emerging sport of women's triathlon and NIRA rodeo. For all information regarding Yellow Jacket Athletics, please visit BHSUAthletics.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @BHSUAthletics.