Montana State Bobcats at Portland Pilots
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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72 - 69
72 - 69
Montana State outlasts Portland 72-69
Colbert had seven assists and six rebounds, while Terrell Brown added 11 points for the visiting Bobcats (3-5).
Portland (6-3) had a three-game win streak snapped. They were led by Kevin Bailey, who poured in 26 for the Pilots. Ryan Nicholas added 15 points and gathered 15 rebounds.
The Pilots held an 11-point first half lead at 26-15 after Thomas van der Mars' emphatic dunk with 5:50 left. But Montana State scored the next eight points and trailed by just two at intermission.
The Bobcats tied the game at 58 on a pair of free throws by Brown, then took the lead on Michael Dison's jumper with 7:20 left. The lead never eclipsed five points the rest of the way but Montana State held on for the win.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Portland Timeout | 72 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Bobby Sharp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alec Wintering. | 72 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Terrell Brown made Free Throw. | 72 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Terrell Brown made Free Throw. | 71 - 66 |
Statistics
 MTST |
 PORT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-53 | FG | 26-57 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 4-11 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 20-31 | FT | 10-12 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Chiles Center
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 1,043 | Capacity:
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 1,043 | 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 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |