Montana Grizzlies at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
· LEGENDS CLASSIC - SUBREGIONAL GAME
73 - 80
Heidegger scores 27; UC Santa Barbara beats Montana 80-73
Heidegger was 7 of 14 from the field and 13-of-16 shooting from the free-throw line. Leland King II added 20 points for UC Santa Barbara (3-2). Jalen Canty had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Ahmaad Rorie scored 20 points to lead Montana (3-2).
The Gauchos started on a 25-9 run and led 38-27 at halftime. Montana answered in the second half with a 21-8 run and led 48-46 with 13 minutes to play. Rorie scored five points during the stretch.
Canty scored eight points and Heidegger added seven during a 15-0 surge, and the Gauchos regained the lead, 59-48. The Grizzlies cut the deficit to four points, 72-68, with three minutes to play but didn't get closer.
The four-team tournament started Monday night. Montana beat Oral Roberts and UCSB defeated Pepperdine in the openers.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Sayeed Pridgett made Free Throw. | 73 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Sayeed Pridgett made Free Throw. | 72 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Maxwell Kupchak. | 71 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Montana Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 80 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 UCSB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-63 | FG | 23-41 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 13-21 | FT | 28-35 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 28 | Fouls | 24 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Malibu, CA
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 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |