The Northwest College Trappers held on at the end of a tight contest to send the Pioneers to their 3rd straight home loss with a 98-89 win at the MCC Centra. The Trappers had 6 players score in double figures in a balanced attack and had a 11-3 advantage from the 3-point line in an otherwise even game and got seemingly every bit rebound and loose ball down the stretch every time the Pioneers got close to hold on to the victory. 

Zange Langehr came off the bench to knock down 5 3-pointers and score 17 points (6-9 FG, 5-7 3's) and grab 6 rebounds. David Ayala(5-10 FG, 3-7 31-3 's, 2-4 FT's), Gabriel Gutierrez (7-12 FG, 1-3 3's), and Bryson Stephens (5-20 FG, 2-8 3's, 3-3 FT) all scored 15 points in the victory. Alan Swenson added 10 points (2-2 FG, 6-8 FT) and grabbed a team high 10 rebounds. Stephens added 8 assists. The Trappers held a 46-40 advantage on the boards. 

The Pioneers were led by Ray Daniels (Las Vegas, NV) with 22 points (10-20 FG, 0-1 3's, 2-2 FT) and 8 rebounds. Blessing Adesipe (Houston, TX) added 21 points (7-11 FG, 1-3 3's, 6-7 FT) to go along with 16 rebounds in the loss. Zack Baker (Frenchtown, MT) scored 10 points (5-7 FG, 0-1 3's) off the bench as did Ethan Bell (Chinook, MT) on (3-3 FG, 2-2 3's, 2-4 FT). Eli Habighorst (Las Vegas, NV) had a team high 8 assists. 

The Pioneers (2-4 overall, 1-4 MonDak) head to league leading North Dakota State College of Science on Saturday (3:00 PM MST) and Bismarck State on Sunday (2:00 PM MST).