Montana Grizzlies at Eastern Washington Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 74
65 - 74
Bliznyuk, E Washington end Montana streak at 13, 74-65
Benas Griciunas added 14 points on 6-for-6 shooting and Jacob Davison 12 for the Eagles (13-13, 8-5 Big Sky Conference), who shot 56 percent for the game.
The Grizzlies (20-6, 13-1), who had the fourth-longest winning streak in the country, came up one win short of the school record for consecutive wins and the best start in league history. Ahmaad Rorie led with 18 points, Sayeed Pridgett had 15 and Fabijan Krslovic 12.
Eastern Washington never trailed after Griciunas scored six points in an 8-0 run made it 21-15 midway through the first half. It was 35-32 at the half but the lead didn't reach double figures until Bliznyuk made two free throws with 1:35 to play.
Montana went 1 of 10 behind the arc in the second half, 6 of 22 for the game.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Jack Perry made Free Throw. | 65 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Eastern Washington Deadball Team Rebound. | 65 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Jack Perry missed Free Throw. | 65 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Bobby Moorehead Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 73 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 EWU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-51 | FG | 27-48 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 15-19 | FT | 13-18 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Reese Court
Location: Cheney, WA
Attendance: 2,354 | Capacity:
Location: Cheney, WA
Attendance: 2,354 | 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 |