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COLBY – Spencer outscored Colby by two points in each half to outlast the Hornets 76-72 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division boys basketball game Monday night at Colby High School.
Jack Bezlyk had 31 points and 14 rebounds to lead the way for the Rockets, who improve to 5-5 overall and 4-4 in the Cloverbelt East.
Collin Nieman added 12 points, Austin Bacon had 11, and Nate Karau chipped in 10 for Spencer, which made 20 of 37 free throws as Colby committed 30 fouls.
Sawyer Stuttgen had 22 points for Colby, which remains winless at 0-11 overall and 0-7 in conference play.
Spencer plays at Granton on Friday.
Rockets 76, Hornets 72
Colby 38 34 – 72
Spencer 40 36 – 76
COLBY (72): Sawyer Stuttgen 9-14 4-9 22, Alex Schmitt 4-6 2-4 11, Lucas Bruesewitz 4-7 0-0 10, Matt Stewart 4-12 1-2 10, Tony Ortega 2-3 0-0 6, Matthew Roth 2-5 0-0 4, Sam Krause 2-2 0-1 4, Daniel Meza 1-1 0-0 3, Armando Campa 1-10 0-0 2, Nate Meyer 0-4 0-0 0. FG: 29-64. FT: 7-16. 3-pointers: 7-21 (Ortega 2-3, Bruesewitz 2-4, Schmitt 1-1, Meza 1-1, Stewart 1-3, Meyer 0-1, Roth 0-2, Campa 0-6). Rebounds: 41 (Schmitt 7, Bruesewitz 7). Turnovers: 24. Fouls: 30. Fouled out: Meyer. Record: 0-11, 0-7 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
SPENCER (76): Jack Bezlyk 10-21 10-18 31, Collin Nieman 4-12 3-5 12, Austin Bacon 3-6 5-9 11, Nate Karau 5-10 0-1 10, Brandon Much 4-10 0-1 8, Brett Kasch 1-3 2-2 4. FG: 27-62. FT: 20-37. 3-pointers: 2-9 (Bezlyk 1-3, Nieman 1-4, Kasch 0-1, Bacon 0-1). Rebounds: 45 (Bezlyk 14). Turnovers: 21. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: Nieman, Bacon. Record: 5-5, 4-4 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.