Montana State Bobcats at Sacramento State Hornets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 84
59 - 84
Sacramento stomps Montana State 84-59
Cody Demps had 17 points and four rebounds for the Hornets (14-15, 10-10 Big Sky). Dylan Garrity and Eric Stuteville had 12 points apiece and Nick Hornsby added 10.
Terrell Brown led the Bobcats (14-17, 9-11) with 15 points and five rebounds.
Sacramento State went 18-8 to start the first half and led 38-21 at the break. The Hornets continued to dominate in the second half and McKinney hit a pair of 3-pointers and two layups in the stretch to seal the win.
The win qualifies Sacramento State for the Big Sky tournament for the first time since 2006. The Hornets will get the No. 7 seed and play No. 2 seed North Dakota in the quarterfinals on Thursday in Ogden, Utah.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Michael Dison made Layup. | 59 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Joey Quigley made Dunk. Assisted by Kendell Groom. | 57 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Kendell Groom Steal. | 57 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Terrell Brown Turnover. | 57 - 82 |
Statistics
 MTST |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-50 | FG | 35-71 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 4-14 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 15-19 | FT | 6-10 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 23 |
| 2 | Steals | 11 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: The Nest
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 1,001 | Capacity:
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 1,001 | 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 |