Battle carries Montana St. past North Dakota St. 68-49

BOZEMAN, Mont. -- RaeQuan Battle came off the bench to score 16 points to carry Montana State to a 68-49 win over North Dakota State on Tuesday night.

Tyler Patterson had 14 points for Montana State (6-4). Amin Adamu added 14 points and six rebounds. Jubrile Belo had 12 points.

Jarius Cook had 17 points for the Bison (5-4). Tyree Eady added eight rebounds.

Rocky Kreuser, the Bison's leading scorer entering the matchup at 15 points per game, shot only 17 percent in the game (1 of 6).

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