SKC Men surge to 3-0 at AIHEC, Lady Bison barely beaten by Turtle Mountain

SKC Men continue to roll in AIHEC pool play
PABLO - The Bison continue to blowout teams so far this week at the AIHEC Tournament after handling Turtle Mountain earlier this afternoon, 69-39. The game was stopped with 2:27 to go because of the tournament mercy rule as Marvin Hudson hit a three-pointer for SKC.

It was SKC's third straight blowout victory as they will have a top spot when bracket play starts tomorrow.

Turtle Mountain scored first on two free throws to begin the game, but the Bison went on a 19-0 run to really put the game on ice before it began. SKC led 34-15 at halftime.

In the second half with 18:27 to go in the game and the score 41-19, the Bison went on another big run, a 16-2 advantage and cruised to a 69-39 victory.

Three Bison players scored in double digits. Emory LaMere led the way with 14 points while Marvin Hudson had 13 and Jason Enright added 12.

The Bison will begin bracket play tomorrow, most likely as a top seed.

SKC Women fall to Turtle Mountain
PABLO - The Lady Bison came back from a 27-19 halftime deficit but couldn't finish the comeback against Turtle Mountain on Friday falling 52-50. SKC tied the game 49-49 with 40.6 seconds to go, thanks to two clutch free throws from Loni Belcourt. Then things got interesting.

Alison Grey Bull hit a free throw to put the Lady Bison up 50-49. With 17.5 seconds left, SKC was called for a foul and Turtle Mountain hit both their free throws to take a 51-50 lead. The Lady Bison couldn't convert on the other end, and was forced to foul. Turtle Mountain hit one free throw to make it 52-50 with 1.2 seconds left and the Lady Bison couldn't come up with the miracle shot.

Grey Bull led the team with 13 points and Charlo Brown added 10.

SKC will open bracket play tomorrow.

Here are photos from the games...

Bison win second game of AIHEC tournament

PABLO - The SKC Men hit 10 three-pointers in their 92-61 victory over Fort Peck Community College on Thursday. It was their second victory in the pool play part of the AIHEC Tournament.

Ralston Moore scored 18 points, and the Bison are sitting nicely in their pool going into tomorrow. The Bison had a 15-9 lead with 15:30 to go in the first half before exploding offensively and pushing the score to 48-30 with 1:30 to go before halftime. A quick 7-2 run pushed it to 53-32 heading into the locker room.

In the second half, SKC traded baskets with Fort Peck and had a 72-48 lead with 12:15 to go in the game, and they would push it to 80-54 with 9:42 to go. Moore would hit a three to enforce the mercy rule and the refs called the game at 92-61 with 4:39 still on the clock.

For the Bison, Josh Finn had 15 points, while Marvin Hudson had 13 and Emory LaMere had 11.

SKC will play Turtle Mountain tomorrow at 2 p.m.

Here are some photos from the game...

AIHEC Update: Lady Bison win second game of pool play

PABLO - The Lady Bison continued to shine in pool play in the opening day of the AIHEC Tournament. Charla Brown hit five-three pointers again Fort Peck Community College to lead SKC to a 67-36 victory on Thursday.

Brown finished the game with 17 points to lead the team.

The Lady Bison were in a battle, leading 14-8 with 13:30 to go in the first half, before going on a 14-2 run to give themselves a comfortable lead. Going into halftime, the Lady Bison led 35-20.

In the second half, SKC went on a 20-7 run and led 54-29 with under ten minutes to go. They would hold on to that lead and the game ended with 3:44 to go, due to the mercy rule.

The Lady Bison will play tomorrow at 12:40 p.m. against Turtle Mountain.

Here are some photos from the game...

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