Montana Grizzlies at Montana State Bobcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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67 - 52
67 - 52
Montana dominates 2nd half to beat Montana State 67-52
The Grizzlies (14-5, 7-0), who lost in Bozeman last year to snap a 13-game winning streak over Montana State, took control early in the second half as Ahmaad Rorie drilled a 3 and Akoh followed with two straight layups to start a 15-4 run.
The game was tied at 33-33 at the break, but Montana won the second half 34-19. The Bobcats did not make a second-half field goal until Zack Green connected at the 13:49 mark.
Akoh was 6 of 9 from the floor with nine rebounds. Rorie added 13 points for Montana, which has won nine of its last 10 games.
Harald Frey led Montana State (11-9, 4-3) with 13 points. Keljin Blevins added nine with 12 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Fabijan Krslovic Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Keljin Blevins missed Jumper. | 67 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Ahmaad Rorie made Layup. | 67 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Keljin Blevins made Free Throw. | 65 - 52 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 MTST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-58 | FG | 16-50 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 32 |
| 4-12 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 11-16 | FT | 17-26 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 23 | Fouls | 18 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Worthington Arena
Location: Bozeman, MT
Attendance: 6,772 | Capacity:
Location: Bozeman, MT
Attendance: 6,772 | 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 |