Score: UGF 84, Yellowstone Christian 59
Location: Great Falls, Mont. (The McLaughlin Center)
Records: UGF 1-0, YCC 1-5
 
Quick Recap: GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Junior guard Davone Oliver Jr. scored all his 17 points in the first half, and Argo basketball started its season off with a win. UGF had double-digit contributions from senior Sigman Farmer III and junior Sergio Berkley with 10 points each in the 84-59 victory over Yellowstone Christian.
 
Farmer III added seven rebounds and four steals, and senior transfer Andrej Slavik's three blocks helped seal the deal for the Argos. UGF shot 42.9 percent from the field and with 13 total steals, were able to get the 25-point win.
 
In the first nine minutes, the Argos set themselves up to get the win. Two free throws and a 3-pointer by Oliver Jr. put UGF up 25-9, and they kept moving forward from there. The Argo defense did not allow a single Centurion shot to fall until six minutes remaining before halftime. The rest of the game was a similar story, and the Argos went into the half with a 51-21 lead.
 
For the Argos:

• UGF had three players score in double figures, and the team shot 33 percent from behind the arc.
• Issac Howard provided a boost from 3-point range, going 2-3 from downtown.
• UGF scored 32 points off turnovers, with 27 points in the first half, compared to YCC's 8 points off of turnovers.
• The bench provided a boost for the Argos, providing 38 total points.
• The Argos scored 18 points in the paint in both halves, for a total of 36.
• Jarred Burr was another key player in the UGF win, posting 5 assists and 5 rebounds.

 
For the Centurions:

• YCC was coming off games against Frontier Conference schools Rocky Mountain College and Montana Tech. The Centurions lost by eight points to Rocky and took the Diggers to overtime.
• Stefan Tellis was the lone YCC player in double figures, with 13 points.
• The Centurions gave up 28 turnovers, compared to UGF's 14.

 
Quotes:

• "You always want to start the season out with a win, and [Yellowstone Christian] plays hard and they get after you. It just makes us better, and we can watch film and get something out of it instead of watching a 50-point win and getting nothing out of it." – Coach Anthony Owens on the win over a quality opponent

 
Notes:

• 60.7 percent of UGF's points were scored by players in their first year with the program.

 
What's Next: After securing their first win of the season, the Argos look to continue in their next game on Nov. 4 against Shepherd College. The game will be at 7 p.m. at the McLaughlin Center.