The Miles Community College basketball season came to a close on Tuesday night with a 85-80 overtime loss at home to Williston State. The Pioneers had multiple chances to put the game away in both halves as they built a 15 point 1st half lead only to see the Tetons rally and take a 1-point halftime lead at 34-33. The 2nd half saw the Pioneers build a double digit lead before Williston rallied to tie the game at 72 going to overtime. Favour Chukwukelu missed a shot in the paint at the buzzer that would have won the game in regulation. The Tetons outscored the Pioneers 13-8 in overtiem to advance to the Region XIII semifinal on Thursday against Dawson.
The Pioneers were led in scoring by sophomore forward Remy Lemovou with 24 points (11-16 FG, 2-2 FT) and 12 rebounds. Sophomore guard Dylan Hushaw added 16 points (5-16 FG, 2-10 3's, 4-4 FT) and 10 rebounds while Chukwukelu added 14 points (5-12 FG, 1-5 3's, 3-3 FT) and 8 rebounds. Jakim Ricketts also reached double digits with 11 points (3-9 FG, 1-5 3's, 4-6 FT) in his final game as a Pioneer. Freshman guard Eli Habighorst had 7 assists and 5 rebounds. The Pioneers season ended with a 13-10 record.
Guard Jalen Dearring came off the bench to score 18 points (5-8 FG, 4-5 3's, 4-5 FT) and Alonzo Linton added 18 (9-22 FG, 0-6 3's) for the 12-10 Tetons. Beni Fungula scored 16 points (7-21 FG, 0-4 3's, 2-3 FT) and grabbed 12 rebounds while Nathanial Powell corralled 13 rebounds as the Tetons held a slight edge on the boards 49-48. Caleb Johnson added 12 points (5-6 FG, 2-6 FT, 0-1 3's).
Williston shot 39% from the field (33-84 FG, 6-27 3's) and 13-23 from the FT line compared to the Pioneers 43% (29-66 FG, 5-23 3's) and 17-20 from the line.