Sacramento State Hornets at Montana Grizzlies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
67 - 65
Strings leads Sacramento State past Montana 67-65
Marcus Graves made 1 of 2 free throws for Sacramento State (10-14, 7-6 Big Sky) with five seconds to play. Montana (13-14, 8-6) grabbed the rebound after the miss but Brandon Gfeller's 3-pointer was off the mark as time expired.
The Grizzlies led 34-27 at halftime, but Strings' jumper with 6:28 to play gave Sacramento a 51-50 lead. Neither team led by more than three the rest of the way.
Graves scored 15 points for the Hornets, and Nick Hornsby and Eric Stuteville each scored nine points before they both fouled out.
Michael Oguine led Montana with 12 points before fouling out and Walter Wright scored 10. Gfeller contributed nine points shooting 3 for 5 from floor with all his makes and attempts behind the 3-point arc.
Montana shot 9 for 17 from the foul line.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Montana Deadball Team Rebound. | 67 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Brandon Gfeller missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Sayeed Pridgett Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Marcus Graves missed Free Throw. | 67 - 65 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 MONT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-52 | FG | 25-56 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 0-7 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 0 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 15-28 | FT | 9-17 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 53 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 8 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fouls | 24 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Missoula, MT
Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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 |
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| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
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