Montana Grizzlies at Eastern Washington Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
71 - 78
Peatling, Hunt lead Eastern Washington past Montana 78-71
Peatling made 6 of 8 shots and added three steals for the Eagles (4-12, 2/3 Big Sky Conference), while Hunt's effort for EWU on the boards left the Grizzlies (10-6, 3-2) with only a 32-31 rebound advantage. Tyler Kidd finished with 13 points and five assists, Jack Perry scored 12 on 4-of-4 shooting from 3-point range and Jacob Davison and Kim Aiken Jr. added 11 points apiece.
Michael Oguine had 18 points and seven rebounds for Montana, while Ahmaad Rorie scored 17. Sayeed Pridgett contributed 16 points and nine boards. Both teams shot 48 percent from the floor, but the Eagles buried 9 of 17 from beyond the arc, while Montana hit just 4 of 19 (21 percent).
Eastern Washington led 32-29 at halftime and Aiken's 3-pointer with 10:32 left in the game pushed the Eagles' lead to 58-48. The Grizzlies twice pulled within three points from there but could get no closer.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Jacob Davison Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Ahmaad Rorie missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Kim Aiken Jr. made Free Throw. | 71 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Eastern Washington Deadball Team Rebound. | 71 - 77 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 EWU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-56 | FG | 24-50 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 4-19 | 3PT | 9-17 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 13-19 | FT | 21-27 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 23 | Fouls | 19 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Cheney, WA
Attendance: 1,578 | 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 |