Montana Grizzlies at UC Irvine Anteaters
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
51 - 60
51 - 60
Leonard, defense lead UC Irvine to 60-51 win over Montana
Jamar Akoh's tipin of Michael Oguine's missed 3-point shot gave the Grizzlies a three-point lead with four minutes to go before Eyassu Worku answered with a 3-point play that sparked a 15-3 closing run by UCI (9-2). Oguine hit the first of two free throws to put Montana up by one but the Anteaters grabbed two offensive rebounds before Tommy Rutherford's short jumper gave them the lead for good at 50-49 with 3:01 left.
Montana (5-3) went 1 for 7 from the field, and made just 1 of 4 free throws, with two turnovers from there.
Oguine led the Grizzlies with 16 points and Sayeed Pridgett scored 13.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 51 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:01 | UC Irvine Deadball Team Rebound. | 51 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ben Carter missed Three Point Jumper. | 51 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Sayeed Pridgett Steal. | 51 - 60 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 UCI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-50 | FG | 20-49 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 6-12 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 9-13 | FT | 14-22 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 8 | Assists | 9 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 24 | Fouls | 15 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Bren Events Center
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 1,237 | Capacity:
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 1,237 | 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 |