Eastern Washington Eagles at Montana Grizzlies
· BIG SKY MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL
65 - 82
Montana rallies past E. Wash. to earn NCAA Tournament berth
The Grizzlies trailed 40-29 at halftime but outscored the Eagles 53-25 in the second half, adding the conference tournament championship to their regular-season title.
Aahmed Rorie had 15 points, Bobby Morehead scored 12 and Fabijan Krslovic had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Montana (26-7).
Jacob Davison had 16 points and Bogdan Bliznyuk and Mason Pleating scored 15 each to lead Eastern Washington (20-14), which struggled from the field in the second half, hitting only 5 of 15 shots, including 1 of 7 3-pointers.
The Eagles led for much of the first half and were ahead 50-43 after a 3-pointer by Peatling with 14:30 left. The Grizzlies scored the next 11 points as part of a 25-8 run that put them up 75-58 with 2:30 left. Oguine, the tournament MVP, scored 15 points in the stretch.
Montana hit 17 of its 27 shots (63.0 percent) in the second half, including 6 of 12 3-pointers as it put the game away.
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Eastern Washington: Faces an uncertain postseason future.
Montana: Awaits its NCAA Tournament seeding.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Jacob Davison made Layup. | 65 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Ahmaad Rorie made Jumper. | 63 - 82 |
| 2nd 1:02 | Bobby Moorehead Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 80 |
| 2nd 1:02 | Bogdan Bliznyuk missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 80 |
Statistics
 EWU |
 MONT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-60 | FG | 29-49 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 9-18 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 2-3 | FT | 15-20 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Reno, NV
Attendance: 1,378 | 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 |