Montana Grizzlies at Eastern Washington Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 59
65 - 59
Montana beats EWU as Wright scores 19, Oguine 17 with 4 3s
Ahmaad Rorie scored 12 for Montana (8-9, 3-1 Big Sky).
A jumper by Sir Washington gave EWU (10-6, 2-1) a 59-58 lead with a minute left. Wright made two free throws eight seconds later and after a missed 3-pointer on the other end, two foul shots by Rorie made it 62-59 with 23 seconds to go. The Eagles missed another 3 and Oguine hit two free throws to give Montana a five-point lead before Rorie made 1 of 2 to cap the scoring.
The game featured seven ties and 17 lead changes, including three and seven, respectively, in the final five minutes.
Bogdan Bliznyuk had 23 points and six assists for EWU, but missed all seven of his 3-point shots. Jacob Wiley added 10 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for his second-consecutive double-double.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Michael Oguine Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Felix Von Hofe missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Montana Deadball Team Rebound. | 65 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ahmaad Rorie missed Free Throw. | 65 - 59 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 EWU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-52 | FG | 23-57 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 16-24 | FT | 7-8 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fouls | 21 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Reese Court
Location: Cheney, WA
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Location: Cheney, WA
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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 |