Box Score BILLINGS, Mont. - The Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team fell to Montana State Billings on Sunday, Jan. 30. MSUB got their revenge on the Nanooks a day after Alaska defeated the Yellow Jackets for their first GNAC win. With the loss, Alaska drops to 2-12, 1-6 GNAC.

In the first, the Nanooks outshot MSUB 43.8% to 31.3% but the Jackets held a one-point lead after the first. Ellen Silva started the scoring, scoring on a layup nearly two minutes into the game. They went on to start the game on an 11-8 run, leading by three with 4:50 remaining in the quarter as Pearle Green hit her second bucket of the quarter. The Jackets responded with their own 6-2 run, taking a 14-11 lead entering the final two minutes of the opening-quarter. To end the quarter, the Nanooks ended on a 7-5 run, pulling within one on Silva's second make of the quarter. Entering the second, the Nanooks deficit grew to 10 heading into halftime.

MSUB went on an 18-6 run, sparking a lead of 37-24 before Green connected on another three-pointer for her 10th point of the night. Alaska pulled within 10 and entered the locker room down 41-31. The third period saw Montana State Billings jump out to their biggest lead of 19 with 24 seconds remaining before Savannah Huerta brought it back to 16 on a three-pointer with 12 seconds left. 

Entering the fourth, the Nanooks began an offensive onslaught going on an 18-8 run over 3:44, pulling within five at 74-69 with 31 seconds remaining. Alaska had a chance to pull within one-possession but Reimers missed a shot with 23 seconds left off of an offensive rebound. Following the miss, MSUB pushed ahead to 77-69 before the final was 77-71. 

Pearle Green and Destiny Reimers continued their freshmen dominance as Green led the way with 21 points and Reimers posted 18. Green added three assists and two rebounds while shooting 50% from deep. Reimers filled up the stat sheet grabbing eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block through 24 minutes played. Caitlin Pusich scored 11 points, going 5-6 from the FT line. She added four rebounds, tow assists, one steal and block. 

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