BOISE, Idaho -- The No. 7-seeded Northern Arizona men’s basketball team ended its stay in the Big Sky Conference tournament on Sunday in the second round after the University of Montana rattled off a 12-0 run and closed out a 74-65 victory.
Senior guard Trent McLaughlin poured in 34 points for the Lumberjacks, but that was not enough to hang with the No. 2-seeded Grizzlies.
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