BILLINGS, Mont. - Antoine Proctor and Jaxon Myaer each scored 16 points to lead Montana State Billings to a 83-73 win over Northwest Nazarene Saturday at Alterowitz Gymnasium.

The Yellowjackets (14-9, 9-6) also got 13 points from Robert Mayes, 11 from Chase Richards and 10 from David Arnold as they solidified their fifth-place position in the conference race.

Richards scored all 11 of his points and Mayes had 10 of his 13 in the second half.

The game was tied 23-23 with 4:56 remaining in the opening period, but Arnold hit a trey to start a 9-0 run which eventually resulted in a 39-31 halftime lead.

Northwest Nazarene (11-11, 5-9) cut that to one (47-46) on two free throws by JB Pillard with 13:34 left, but another three by Arnold gave MSUB some breathing room.

Later the 'Jackets opened up a 71-64 lead on a three-point play by Proctor with 4:32 remaining and didn't let Nazarene get any closer than five the rest of the way.

Anthony Golden led NNU with 22 points, while Jonathan Hawkins finished with 13. Pillard, Andy Maxwell and Jordan Nicholes all had eight points.

Much of MSUB's lead came at the foul line where it made 25 of 34 compared to nine of 12 by the visitors.

Both teams were effective from long distance as MSUB made 10 of 24 including four of six by Myaer and NNU converted on eight of 23 as Golden cashed in on four of seven from the arc.