Montana State Bobcats at Colorado State Rams
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
77 - 81
77 - 81
Colorado State free throws hold off Montana State, 81-77
Tyler Hall hit a 3 and Keljin Blevins converted a layup to get Montana State within two in the first half, and after Ladan Ricketts hit a 3 the Bobcats took a 49-44 lead five minutes into the second half.
Colorado State retook the lead with 1:23 left when Masinton-Bonner hit a 3 to make it 74-71 and the Rams hit seven of eight from the line in the final minute to make it hold up.
Nico Carvacho had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Rams, who were 21 of 28 from the free throw line.
Hall finished with 30 points for Montana State (1-3), with Harald Frey adding another 17 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Sam Neumann Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Anthony Masinton-Bonner missed Free Throw. | 77 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Anthony Masinton-Bonner made Free Throw. | 77 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Harald Frey. | 77 - 80 |
Statistics
 MTST |
 CSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-58 | FG | 27-62 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 14-35 | 3PT | 6-30 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 9-13 | FT | 21-28 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 14 | Assists | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 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 |
| 26 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Moby Arena
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Attendance: 2,243 | Capacity:
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Attendance: 2,243 | 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 |