Montana Grizzlies at Georgia State Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 71
68 - 71
Georgia State holds off Montana's late rally, wins 71-68
Montana (5-4) rallied to tie it at 68 with 70 seconds left on Jamar Akoh's tip-in, but the Grizzlies missed their final three shots, including Ahmaad Rorie's 3-point attempt as time expired.
Devin Mitchell made two free throws and Malik Benlevi made 1 of 2 and Georgia State (6-3) held on. The free throws served as the Panthers' only points in the last two minutes.
Georgia State led 43-26 at halftime before Montana went on a 12-3 run and made it 46-38 on Michael Oguine's tip-in basket with 14:09 left.
Williams was 4-for-6 shooting from the field and 6 of 7 at the free-throw line, and Thomas was 5 of 10 from the floor and had eight rebounds. Benlevi finished with 14 points.
Rorie led Montana with 22 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Montana Deadball Team Rebound. | 68 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ahmaad Rorie missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Montana Timeout | 68 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Malik Benlevi made Free Throw. | 68 - 71 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 GAST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-58 | FG | 23-55 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 5-22 | 3PT | 5-20 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 21-26 | FT | 20-26 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 9 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Georgia State Sports Arena
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 1,224 | Capacity:
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 1,224 | 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 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |