MISSOULA — Jaxen Hashley nearly posted a triple double as Glacier found some life in the second half, pulling away to beat Big Sky in a Western AA contest.
Hashley had 19 points, 18 rebounds and eight assists for the Wolfpack (16-1 overall, 9-0 Western AA), who scored 44 points in the second half.
“We didn’t play real well (in the first half),” Glacier coach Mark Harkins said. “They extend their pressure out, we found an answer to that and had some guys step up and hit some big shots that got us flowing.”
Tadan Gilman added 14 points for the Wolfpack, making four 3-pointers in the game.
Nick Wakai and Jordan Casselman each had 14 points to lead Big Sky (2-14, 1-8).
Glacier 10 8 22 22 — 62
Big Sky 10 15 11 10 — 46
GLACIER — Jack Desmul 2 0-0 4, Tadan Gilman 5 0-1 14, Collin Kazmier 2 2-4 7, Caden Harkins 1 3-5 5, Kody Jarvis 1 0-0 3, Torin Bowden 1 0-0 2, Jeremiah Martin 0 1-2 1, Pat O’Connell 2 0-0 4, Brec Rademacher 1 0-0 3, Jaxen Hashley 8 3-6 19.
BIG SKY — Josh Malone 0 2-2 2, Carl Butz 1 0-0 2, Nick Yovetich 3 3-8 9, Nick Wakai 4 2-2 14, Alex Simmons 1 3-3 5, Jordan Casselman 5 0-0 14.
3-point goals—Glacier 7-14 (Gilman 4-6, Kazmier 1-2, Jarvis 1-2, Rademacher 1-2, Harkins 0-1, Hashley 0-1), Big Sky 8-22 (Wakai 4-11, Casselman 4-6, Simmons 0-2, Dan Morin 0-1, Garret Johns 0-1). Rebounds—Glacier 29 (Hashley 18), Big Sky 18 (Yovetich 6). Total fouls—Glacier 17, Big Sky 15. Fouled out—none.