SPENCER – Gilman overcame 30 points from Spencer’s Austin Bacon to beat the Rockets 71-60 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division boys basketball game Tuesday night at Spencer High School.
Bacon made 14 of 26 shots from the field and a pair of free throws to total his 30 points, half of Spencer’s output. Nate Karau added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Rockets (1-4, 1-3 Cloverbelt East).
Aaron Nagel had 23 points to lead four Gilman players in double figures. The Pirates are now 3-2 overall and 3-1 in conference play.
Spencer hosts Greenwood on Friday.
Pirates 71, Rockets 60
GILMAN (71): Blake Wisocky 11, Aaron Nagel 23, Trevor Schmidt 15, Torgor Crick 11, Jordan Goebal 2, Ethan Grunseth 3, Joe Olson 6. Record: 3-2, 3-1 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
SPENCER (60): Kyler Bainer 1-5 0-0 3, Jacob Schultz 1-1 0-0 2, Brett Kasch 3-10 1-2 7, Austin Bacon 14-26 2-3 30, Nate Karau 6-11 0-2 12, Tyson McDonald 0-0 0-0 0, Trinity Larson 2-6 0-0 4, Kaleb Brandt 1-1 0-0 2. FG: 28-60. FT: 3-7. 3-pointers: 1-11 (Bainer 1-4, Bacon 0-3, Kasch 0-4). Rebounds: 26 (Karau 9). Turnovers: 17. Record: 1-4, 1-3 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.