Montana State Bobcats at Fresno State Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
67 - 80
Taylor's 31 points leads Fresno St over Montana St 80-67
Ray Bowles Jr. scored 12 points and Terrell Carter II added 12 points with seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (4-2).
Montana State scored nine straight, capped by a 3-point play by Harald Frey, to pull within one late in the first half and after a Fresno State basket he had another 3-point play to tie it. Taylor quickly answered with a 3-point play with 1:01 to go and the Bulldogs led 37-35 at the half.
Bowles scored the first six points of the second half to spark a 17-3 run and the Bulldogs led by 16. At one point FSU scored nine straight, the first seven from the foul line. The largest lead was 19, 74-55, on Bowles' jumper with 5:03 left to play.
The Bulldogs (4-2) scored 23 points off of 14 Bobcats turnovers and outscored them 42-26 in the paint but made just 2 of 12 3-pointers.
Tyler Hall led Montana State (4-3) with 13 points, Keljin Blevins added 11 and Joe Mvuezolo Jr. had 10.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Deshon Taylor Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Zach Green missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Fresno State Turnover. | 67 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Nate Grimes Offensive Rebound. | 67 - 80 |
Statistics
 MTST |
 FRES |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-54 | FG | 23-54 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 2-12 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 16-26 | FT | 32-39 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Assists | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 30 | Fouls | 23 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Fresno, CA
Attendance: 5,097 | 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 |