Montana Grizzlies at Sacramento State Hornets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
83 - 92
Hornsby, Graves lead Sacramento State past Montana, 92-83
Graves had 18 points and a career-high 13 assists, Eric Stuteville scored 18 more and Justin Strings added 14 points for Sacramento State.
The Hornets never trailed and used a 20-7 run to open a 16-point lead with 13 minutes left. Stuteville scored six points and Hornsby hit two 3s before his 3-point play capped the spurt and made it 64-48. Ahmaad Rorie hit two free throws to cap a 20-8 spurt that trimmed Montana's deficit to three with 3:23 remaining, but Stuteville converted a 3-point play and then hit a jumper to make it 80-72 about a minute later. Sacramento State (6-12, 3-4 Big Sky) made 10 of 11 free throws from there to seal it.
Sayeed Pridgett had a career-high 28 points on 12-of-17 shooting for Montana (10-11, 5-3). Rorie added 22, including four 3-pointers.
The Hornets shot 58 percent from the field, hit 9 of 17 from 3-point range and outscored the Grizzlies 19-8 from the free-throw line.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Eric Stuteville Defensive Rebound. | 83 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ahmaad Rorie missed Three Point Jumper. | 83 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Nick Hornsby made Free Throw. | 83 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Nick Hornsby made Free Throw. | 83 - 91 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-65 | FG | 32-55 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 58 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 9-17 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 8-9 | FT | 19-27 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 22 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
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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 Big West Conference Standings
| 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 |