Lumberjacks drop second straight double-OT thriller

By foxsports
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Tyler Hall scored five of his 16 points in overtime to help Montana State rally to a 74-72 win over Northern Arizona on Saturday, ending a three-game skid.

Hall tied it at 60 with a 3-pointer to force the overtime, then put the Bobcats up 67-64 with a jumper with 1:17 left in OT.

Hall's 3 with 48 seconds to go gave Montana State a 72-68 lead, and his free throw put the Bobcats up 73-69. NAU's Felix Rivera-Vega hit a 3 to pull within 73-72 with 10 seconds left.

"This team continues to battle hard and our record does not reflect that," Lumberjacks coach Jack Murphy said. "We have to find ways to win, because we're coming too close to not earn the victories. Our focus now is on Southern Utah, our opponent next week. We have to continue to give it our best."

MSU's Sarp Gobeloglu made a one of two free throws to make it 74-72 before NAU's Torry Johnson missed a 3 at the buzzer.

Marcus Colbert scored 23 points and Zach Green had 10 with 12 rebounds for the Bobcats (6-8, 1-1 Big Sky Conference).

Kris Yanku scored 19, Rivera-Vega added 15 and Marcus DeBerry and Mike Green each had 13 for NAU (2-11, 0-2). Yanku became the 28th player to join NAU's 1,000-point club. He needing 11 points to earn the achievement and added nine rebounds, four steals and three assists.