FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Evan O’Kelly Director of Communications O: (406) 657-2130 E: evan.okelly@msubillings.edu Monday, January 11, 2016 ‘Jacket men continue road trip this week with GNAC games in Alaska
MSUB’s men’s basketball team faces Alaska Anchorage on Tuesday and Alaska Fairbanks on Thursday as GNAC play rolls on. BILLINGS, Mont. – After a pair of Great Northwest Athletic Conference road games last week, the Montana State University Billings men’s basketball team continues on to Alaska where it will face two more conference opponents this week. The Yellowjackets (6-7, 3-3 GNAC) will challenge the University of Alaska Anchorage (13-4, 6-0 GNAC) on Tuesday evening with a 9 p.m. Mountain time tipoff at the Alaska Airlines Center. On Thursday, MSUB will head north to challenge the Nanooks of the University of Alaska (11-3, 5-1 GNAC), in another 9 p.m. Mountain time tipoff at the Patty Center. Both games will feature live video and statistics available through MSUB’s Stretch Internet portal here. Coming off a pair of losses last week, the ‘Jackets will challenge two of the top three teams in the conference. Being undefeated in league play, the Seawolves sit in first place and hold an 8-2 record at home. The Nanooks are currently tied with Western Oregon for second place, with their only conference loss coming last Thursday on a last-second 3pointer in overtime against Western Washington.