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Montana Grizzlies at Southern Utah Thunderbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Montana Grizzlies
9-5, 3-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 49
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
6-7, 5-2 Home

Rorie leads big first half in Montana's 79-49 victory

Jamar Akoh added 12 points and Michael Oguine 11 for the Grizzlies (9-5, 2-0 Big Sky), who shot just shy of 50 percent in winning for the fourth time in their last five games. The Grizzlies had a 20-2 advantage in points off turnovers, making only six miscues to Southern Utah's 15.

Dwayne Morgan scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Southern Utah. The Thunderbirds (6-7, 0-2) came in averaging over 80 points per game but made only 15 of 57 shots for 26 percent in losing their third straight.

Akoh scored the first six points and Rorie the final nine during a 21-2 run in the first half that left the Grizzlies ahead 30-10.

The Grizzlies have won the last 11 games against the Thunderbirds.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 79 - 49
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 79 - 49
2nd 0:22 Joel Swallow made Layup. Assisted by Dre Marin. 79 - 49
2nd 0:40 Jacob Calloway Defensive Rebound. 79 - 47
2nd 0:40 Trever Spoja missed Three Point Jumper. 79 - 47

Statistics

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31-63 FG 15-57
49 Field Goal % 26
4-16 3PT 4-15
25 Three Point % 27
13-14 FT 15-21
93 Free Throw % 71
38 Rebounds 42
6 Offensive Rebounds 15
32 Defensive Rebounds 27
13 Assists 7
8 Steals 2
1 Blocks 3
6 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 0
6 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Off Turnovers 2
8 Fast Break Points 0
38 Points in Paint 18
23 Fouls 14
34 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: America First Events Center

Location: Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 1,263 | 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
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