The MCC Pioneer men finished a 6-game homestand with a 1-5 record. Sunday afternoon in Williston, ND the Pioneer grinded out a 81-76 road win to ease some frustration and build some confidence for the remaining 4 games of the regular season. The entire 2nd half saw neither team lead by more than 5 points. 

The Pioneers tied a season high with 24 assists, put 4 players in double figures and ended what was a frustrating stretch of close home games with a big road victory. Ray Daniels (Las Vegas, NV) scored 29 points (12-18 FG, 2-6 3's, 3-3 FG) off the bench while dishing out 5 assists and grabbing 4 rebounds in the victory. Blessing Adesipe (Houston, TX) added 18 points (7-18 FG, 0-3 3's, 4-5 FT) and a team high 6 rebounds. Tvon Jones (Philadelphia, PA) was also big off the bench with 12 points (4-9 FG, 2-3 3's, 2-2 FT) and Zack Baker (Frenchtown, MT) added 10 points (5-8 FG, 0-1 3's, 0-1 FT). Eli Habighorst (Las Vegas, NV) had 8 assists on the evening. 

Williston State got 16 points (7-7 FG, 2-2 3's) and 7 rebounds off the bench from Galdo Tutu (Ontario, Canada) and 16 points (6-14 FG, 0-1 3's, 4-5 FT) from Josh Favors (Atlanta, GA). Abi Adedo (London, England) pitched in 13 points (6-13 FG, 0-3 3's, 1-1 FT) while big man Fares Kacem (Tunis, Tunisia) dropped 14 points (7-8 FG) and 5 rebounds. 

Inside the Box Score

• The Pioneers shot 33-66 (50%) from the field but only 6-19 (30%) from 3-point line. The Tetons were 32-68 (47%) and 5-19 (26%) from 3-point line.
• MCC was 9-11 from FT line and WSC hit 7-10.
• MCC was outrebounded 42-31 and the Tetons had 14 offensive boards. MCC had only 7 offensive rebounds. 
• The Pioneers had 12 turnovers and the Tetons had 10. 

MCC moved to 4-13 in MonDak Conference play and 7-19 overall. Williston State fell to 6-11 in MonDak Conference play and 8-18 overall. The Pioneers travel to Dakota College at Bottineau on Wednesday night at 6:30 PM MST.