Montana State Bobcats at UC Riverside Highlanders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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67 - 72
67 - 72
UC-Riverside defeats Montana State 72-67
Johns was either dunking or putting in layups most of the night for UC-Riverside (1-2), shooting 13 of 16 from the field. Steven Thornton contributed 11 points, making 6 of 7 free throws.
Montana State (0-2) stayed even with the Highlanders at first and actually held a 23-15 lead with 6:42 remaining in the first half. Thornton hit a 3-pointer with 7 seconds remaining in the half to tie the score at 30. A Johns jumper, followed by a free throw, put the Highlanders in the lead early in the second. The Bobcats came back to tie three times but could never retake the lead.
Paul Egwuonwu, 13 points, and Flavien Davis, 12 points, were the top scorers for the Bobcats.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Sam Finley made Free Throw. | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | UC Riverside Deadball Team Rebound. | 67 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Sam Finley missed Free Throw. | 67 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Foul on Marcus Colbert. | 67 - 71 |
Statistics
 MTST |
 UCR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-59 | FG | 22-46 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 3-15 | 3PT | 3-11 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 8-10 | FT | 25-34 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 24 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: SRC Arena
Location: Riverside, CA
Attendance: 2,355 | Capacity:
Location: Riverside, CA
Attendance: 2,355 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |