Sacramento State Hornets at Montana State Bobcats
· BIG SKY MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
79 - 75
Sacramento State tops the Bobcats 79-75 in Big Sky 1st round
Strings hit a key 3-pointer with 1:54 left to give the Hornets a 72-66 lead. He also made two free throws at the 29-second mark for an eight-point lead. Nick Hornsby added two at the stripe with 3.8 seconds remaining for a two-possession lead.
Sacramento State (14-16) will face No. 2 seed Montana (19-10) in a quarterfinal matchup on Thursday.
Cody Demps added 15 points with nine rebounds and five assists for Sacramento State. Dreon Barlett scored 13 for the Hornets, who have won three straight.
Sacramento State lost twice to Montana State in the regular season but the Hornets were playing without an injured Demps.
Tyler Hall led Montana State (14-17) with 17 points and eight rebounds. Marcus Colbert and Sarp Gobeloglu scored 16 apiece. The Bobcats struggled from 3-point range going 6 of 28 (21 percent).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Nick Hornsby made Free Throw. | 79 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Sacramento St Timeout | 78 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Nick Hornsby made Free Throw. | 78 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on Nahjee Matlock. | 77 - 75 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 MTST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-52 | FG | 28-66 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 6-28 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 24-35 | FT | 13-20 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 14 | Assists | 10 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fouls | 24 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Reno, NV
Attendance: 1,723 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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| 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 |