Montana Grizzlies at North Dakota Fighting Hawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 61
65 - 61
Montana closes on a 10-0 run to beat North Dakota 65-61
Jack Lopez nailed a 3-pointer from the corner to pull Montana to 61-58 and then Brandon Gfeller had a steal and fast-break layup to make it 61-60. After another North Dakota turnover, Breunig hit a shot in the lane for a 62-61 lead.
Breunig made a hook shot for a three-point advantage and the Grizzlies forced a missed shot on the other end, but they turned it over under the basket. Quinton Hooker missed a reverse layup and Breunig sealed it with one free throw.
Breunig had 27 points and 12 rebounds for Montana (11-6, 6-0 Big Sky).
North Dakota(8-9, 3-3) was paced by Hooker with 20 points.
Conner Avants made two 3-pointers during North Dakota's 17-4 spurt for a 49-42 lead. He made two free throws during the run for its first lead since 23-22.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Montana Deadball Team Rebound. | 65 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Geno Crandall missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Drick Bernstine Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Martin Breunig missed Free Throw. | 65 - 61 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 UND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-56 | FG | 23-50 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 3-12 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 10-16 | FT | 12-16 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
Location: Grand Forks, ND
Attendance: 2,387 | Capacity:
Location: Grand Forks, ND
Attendance: 2,387 | 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 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |