NCAAB

Utah State Aggies at Montana State Bobcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Utah State Aggies
1-0, 1-0 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
101 - 71
Montana State Bobcats
0-1, 0-1 Home

Merrill drops 37 PTs and Utah St. dumps Montana St. by 30

In the coaching debut of Utah State's Craig Smith, Merrill had the ninth-highest scoring total by a visiting player in the history of Worthington Arena. The Aggies missed just three of 26 free throw attempts in the contest.

Utah State overwhelmed the Bobcats on the glass by a 51-25 margin. The Aggies collared 16 offensive rebounds and converted them into 17 points.

The Aggies slowly built their lead and led 29-19 with 7:40 to play before halftime. Montana State trimmed the margin to six twice, but Utah State closed the half by scoring on three straight possessions to grab a 50-34 advantage. Dwayne Brown Jr. scored 15 points for Utah State.

Tyler Hall led the Bobcats with 15 points and Harald Frey scored 13.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 101 - 71
2nd 0:00 Justin Bean made Layup. 101 - 71
2nd 0:02 Justin Bean Offensive Rebound. 99 - 71
2nd 0:02 Abel Porter missed Jumper. 99 - 71
2nd 0:34 Zeke Quinlan made Free Throw. 99 - 71

Statistics

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34-69 FG 20-53
49 Field Goal % 38
10-24 3PT 10-27
42 Three Point % 37
23-26 FT 21-33
88 Free Throw % 64
51 Rebounds 25
16 Offensive Rebounds 5
35 Defensive Rebounds 20
16 Assists 12
5 Steals 4
3 Blocks 4
12 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 10
4 Fast Break Points 2
36 Points in Paint 14
29 Fouls 26
30 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Venue: Worthington Arena

Location: Bozeman, MT
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
Full Standings