Sophomore forward
Marquis Vance paced the Braves with his first double-double of the season scoring 14 points and collecting 10 rebounds but it wasn't enough to withstand North Dakota State. The Braves dropped their fifth straight to the Bison 61-50.
The Braves were down 18 at the half, 36-18 but freshman point guard
Juwan Henderson scored eight consecutive points to put the Braves within 13, 39-26.
Later on Vance converted on a three-point play to cut the Bison lead to seven, 44-37 with 13:17 to go.
The Bison held on their comfortable lead and the Braves just couldn't close the gap.
Freshman
Reginald Johnson chipped in 10 points and six rebounds for the Braves.
Vance was named to the West Star Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational All-Tournament team after averaging 13.0 points and 7.5 rebounds throughout the tournament.
The Braves are off for the Christmas holidays before returning home on December 30th to face Concordia.
