Montana Grizzlies at South Dakota Coyotes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 72
67 - 72
South Dakota fends off Montana 72-67 behind Mooney, Flack
Mooney's free throw put the Coyotes up 62-54 with 6 minutes left before Montana went on 13-6 run and closed to 68-67 on a pair of Walter Wright free throws with 2:13 remaining.
Trey Burch-Manning and Mooney both added a free throw for South Dakota (6-2) to push the lead to three with 33 seconds to go. Brandon Gfeller missed a 3-point attempt and Mooney added two free throws for the final margin. Mooney finished 8 for 10 from the free throw line.
South Dakota led 36-28 at halftime. Montana committed 26 personal fouls.
Jared Samuelson led Montana with 12 points, making all five shots from the field and a pair of free throws. Montana (1-6) finished a nearly two-week road trip after playing in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Oxford, Mississippi.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Trey Burch-Manning Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Walter Wright missed Jumper. | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Matt Mooney made Free Throw. | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Matt Mooney made Free Throw. | 67 - 71 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 SDAK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-53 | FG | 18-48 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 10-12 | FT | 27-38 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 12 |
| 26 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: DakotaDome
Location: Vermillion, SD
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Location: Vermillion, SD
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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 |