Montana Grizzlies at Idaho Vandals
· BIG SKY MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
77 - 81
Sanders, Idaho beat Montana 81-77 in Big Sky Tournament
Brayon Blake had 12 points while Pat Ingram and Nate Sherwood scored 10 apiece for Idaho (18-12), which will play top-seeded North Dakota in the semifinals Friday.
Walter Wright's jumper with 2:21 to play gave No. 4 seed Montana its first lead since 16-15. Sherwood and Wright traded free throws to make it 74-73, but Sanders hit a contested jumper and then a baseline runner as the shot clock expired to give the Vandals a three-point lead with 48 seconds remaining. Fabijan Krslovic made a pair of foul shots 15 seconds later to make it 77-76 but the Grizzlies missed their last three shots, and Idaho made 4 of 6 free throws, from there to seal it.
Wright scored 22 points and Ahmaad Rorie added 16 from Montana (16-16).
Idaho led by 13 in the first half and 50-41 early in the second, but back-to-back 3s by Jack Lopez and Rorie capped a 20-9 spurt that made it 61-all with 8:22 to go.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Idaho Deadball Team Rebound. | 77 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Walter Wright missed Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Trevon Allen made Free Throw. | 77 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Trevon Allen made Free Throw. | 77 - 80 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 IDHO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-58 | FG | 28-51 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 8-17 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 17-19 | FT | 17-22 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 31 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Reno, NV
Attendance: 1,762 | Capacity:
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 |