Pepperdine Waves at Montana Grizzlies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 71
70 - 71
Montana hangs on to beat Pepperdine 71-70
Brandon Gfeller hit five 3s and scored 17 points for Montana (5-8), which was outshot by the Waves by nearly 10 percent (52-43.4). But the Grizzlies drilled seven more 3-pointers (13-6) and forced 19 Pepperdine turnovers.
Montana led 37-29 at the half but two Nate Gehring free throws gave Pepperdine a 62-60 lead with 5:08 to go. The Grizzlies fought back, regaining a 70-65 edge after a Rorie 3 and a Bobby Morehead 3-point play.
Rorie added a final free throw with three seconds left, giving Montana a 71-67 lead, and preventing Elijah Lee's 3-pointer at the buzzer for Pepperdine from sending the game to overtime.
Lamond Murray Jr. led the Waves (4-8) with 14 points. Chris Reyes added 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Elijah Lee made Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Ahmaad Rorie made Free Throw. | 67 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Montana Deadball Team Rebound. | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Ahmaad Rorie missed Free Throw. | 67 - 70 |
Statistics
 PEPP |
 MONT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-50 | FG | 23-53 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 6-13 | 3PT | 13-24 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 54 |
| 12-16 | FT | 12-17 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 9 | Assists | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Dahlberg Arena
Location: Missoula, MT
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Location: Missoula, MT
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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 |
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 |