Wednesday, December 19, 2012

BRISTOL, Conn. – Montana State University Billings' Sam Johnson had his slam dunk highlight featured on ESPN's Sports Center Tuesday.

Johnson's dunk from Monday's Rocky Mountain College victory was named No. 3 on the daily Sports Center Top 10. On a fastbreak, the junior threw the ball off of the backboard to himself and dunked it. Fans can help Johnson's highlight make ESPN's Sports Nation sending the Youtube link of the dunk HERE to Sports Nation's website.

Johnson was one of four Yellowjackets over 20 points in the win. The Chicago, Ill. native, scored 23, Kalob Hatcher had a game-high 25, and both Jarrell Crayton and Omar McDade recorded 22.

The Yellowjackets (6-5) remain in Billings and welcome Montana Western (9-4, 1-0 Frontier Conference) Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. It will be the 149th meeting between MSU Billings and the Bulldogs. The all-time series is split, 74-74. The matchup will feature live video and stats on MSUBSports.com.