Beavers Men face Black Hills State
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SPEARFISH S.D. – The Black Hills State University welcomed the Minot State University (MSU) men to play basketball to start the mainland games for the 2026-2027 season. The Beaver had played a near perfect start to the season in Hawaii with two wins and one loss by one point to end October and start November.
The first half was the Jay Boatwright show. The Black Hills State crew jumped out to a 4-1 lead over MSU until the gate swung the opposite direction. Boatwright climbed out to a n 18-6 lead with 13 points in the first half of play.
There was a three minute span with Black Hills State climbing back to a 23-23 tie with 2:53 to go. The lead changed hands twice with the Beaver taking a 29-28 lead into halftime.
The second half looked very different from the first half of play. The game was tight and very competitive from start to finish.
Black Hills State jumped out early to a 37-31 lead with the game up and down from that point on. The main difference in the game was a tight defense by Black Hills State to keep Boatwright off the score. Kiku Parker Jr. added to the effort in the second half.
The game was part way completed with submission due to print – the final information will be available after the weekend. With the second half partially done with seven minutes to play, Black Hills State led 55-43 over MSU.
Boatwright had scored 15 points. Drew Kempel posted eight points with Ryan Erikson adding five points. MSU big man Lovasoa Andriatsarafara added six rebounds for the Beaver in the game.