Black Hills State men's basketball (1-1) knocked off Westminster (2-2), 75-70 Saturday night at the Young Center.
All five starters for the Yellow Jackets finished in double-digit scoring.
Trey Whitley led the way with 16 along with four steals.
Joel Scott paced the team with nine rebounds while scoring 13.
Adam Moussa sank 3-of-4 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points and a team-high five assists.
Tommy Donovan scored 11 along with five rebounds and Snjolfur Steffansson used a pair of 3-pointers to score 10.
The teams traded baskets in the early goings, locking score five times in the first six minutes. With just over 12 minutes to play in the first, a Westminster three gave the team its largest lead of the half, going ahead 22-16.
BHSU would pull even two more times, but the Griffins stayed on top to go into halftime leading 47-43.
Westminster used a 10-2 scoring run out of the break to reach a game-high 10-point lead (55-45). The Yellow Jackets followed with a 7-2 advantage of their own to pull within one, 60-59, with 8:19 left in the game.
BHSU kept fighting as a Scott free throw at 1:45 tied the game at 68-all before taking a 71-70 lead on their next possession with a 3-pointer by
Sava Dukic.
A clutch steal by Moussa followed by a big dunk from Scott in the final seconds extended the lead before a pair of Donovan free throws sealed the game at 75-70.
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets will return to action next Saturday, Dec. 19 on the road to take on UC Colorado Springs at 7:30 p.m.
-BHSUAthletics.com-
