Montana beats E Washington for 2nd straight Big Sky title
Sayeed Pridgett scored 18 points and Montana overcame a 12-point deficit to beat Eastern Washington 68-62 on Saturday night for its second straight Big Sky Tournament title and NCAA bid.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Eastern Washington Eagles
62
Montana Grizzlies
68
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EWU | 31 | 31 | 62 |
| MONT | 26 | 42 | 68 |
Idaho Central Arena · 3,737 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | @ Oregon Ducks | L 71-98 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Stanford Cardinal | L 65-74 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:14 62-68
Foul on Kim Aiken Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 62-68
Sayeed Pridgett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 62-67
Sayeed Pridgett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 62-66
Foul on Jesse Hunt.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 62-66
Jesse Hunt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 61-66
Foul on Bobby Moorehead.
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LayUpShot 0:30 61-66
Jesse Hunt made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:37 59-66
Sayeed Pridgett made Layup. Assisted by Michael Oguine.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 59-64
Jesse Hunt made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 58-64
Jesse Hunt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 57-64
Foul on Donaven Dorsey.
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JumpShot 1:59 57-64
Michael Oguine made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:29 57-62
Jesse Hunt made Layup. Assisted by Jack Perry.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:01 55-62
Bobby Moorehead made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ahmaad Rorie.
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JumpShot 5:57 55-59
Jesse Hunt made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 6:25 53-59
Mason Peatling made Layup.
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JumpShot 6:58 51-59
Ahmaad Rorie made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:12 51-57
Foul on Donaven Dorsey.
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PersonalFoul 7:27 51-57
Foul on Jesse Hunt.
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PersonalFoul 7:52 51-57
Foul on Ahmaad Rorie.
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Technical Foul 7:52 51-57
Technical Foul on Ahmaad Rorie.
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PersonalFoul 7:52 51-57
Foul on Mason Peatling.
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Technical Foul 7:52 51-57
Technical Foul on Mason Peatling.
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LayUpShot 7:53 51-57
Michael Oguine made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:21 51-55
Donaven Dorsey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Oguine.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:50 51-52
Ty Gibson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kim Aiken Jr..
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JumpShot 9:20 48-52
Sayeed Pridgett made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 9:56 48-50
Foul on Timmy Falls.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:16 48-50
Donaven Dorsey made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 10:47 48-47
Jesse Hunt made Layup. Assisted by Jack Perry.
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JumpShot 11:02 46-47
Ahmaad Rorie made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 11:30 46-45
Sayeed Pridgett made Layup.
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JumpShot 11:43 46-43
Tyler Kidd made Jumper.
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JumpShot 12:11 44-43
Sayeed Pridgett made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 12:35 44-41
Mason Peatling made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Kidd.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:22 42-41
Ahmaad Rorie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sayeed Pridgett.
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LayUpShot 13:34 42-38
Mason Peatling made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Kidd.
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JumpShot 13:54 40-38
Ahmaad Rorie made Jumper.
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JumpShot 14:20 40-36
Jesse Hunt made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 14:26 38-36
Foul on Bobby Moorehead.
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PersonalFoul 14:32 38-36
Foul on Bobby Moorehead.
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PersonalFoul 14:34 38-36
Foul on Ahmaad Rorie.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:00 38-36
Bobby Moorehead made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kendal Manuel.
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PersonalFoul 15:13 38-33
Foul on Jesse Hunt.
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LayUpShot 15:46 38-33
Kendal Manuel made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 16:11 38-31
Foul on Mason Peatling.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:26 38-31
Michael Oguine made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:26 38-30
Foul on Kim Aiken Jr..
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LayUpShot 16:40 38-30
Mason Peatling made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Kidd.
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LayUpShot 16:56 36-30
Ahmaad Rorie made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 17:09 36-28
Foul on Timmy Falls.
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LayUpShot 18:31 36-28
Kim Aiken Jr. made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 19:03 34-28
Foul on Mason Peatling.
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LayUpShot 19:19 34-28
Sayeed Pridgett made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:46 34-26
Tyler Kidd made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 31-26
Mason Peatling made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 30-26
Mason Peatling made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 29-26
Foul on Mack Anderson.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:38 29-26
Tyler Kidd made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:38 28-26
Foul on Ahmaad Rorie.
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End Game 0:00 62-68
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 62-68
Ahmaad Rorie Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 62-68
Jack Perry missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:04 62-68
Eastern Washington Timeout
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Steal 0:04 62-68
Ty Gibson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:04 62-68
Ahmaad Rorie Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:10 62-68
Montana Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 62-68
Tyler Kidd missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:14 62-68
Jesse Hunt Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 62-68
Timmy Falls missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 62-68
Foul on Kim Aiken Jr..
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Defensive Rebound 0:20 62-68
Timmy Falls Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:20 62-68
Kim Aiken Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 62-68
Sayeed Pridgett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 62-67
Sayeed Pridgett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 62-66
Foul on Jesse Hunt.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 62-66
Jesse Hunt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 61-66
Foul on Bobby Moorehead.
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LayUpShot 0:30 61-66
Jesse Hunt made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:37 59-66
Sayeed Pridgett made Layup. Assisted by Michael Oguine.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 59-64
Jesse Hunt made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:46 58-64
Eastern Washington Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 58-64
Jesse Hunt missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 58-64
Jesse Hunt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 57-64
Foul on Donaven Dorsey.
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Offensive Rebound 0:51 57-64
Kim Aiken Jr. Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:51 57-64
Cody Benzel missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:05 57-64
Jesse Hunt Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:05 57-64
Sayeed Pridgett missed Layup.
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Steal 1:30 57-64
Bobby Moorehead Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:30 57-64
Tyler Kidd Turnover.
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JumpShot 1:59 57-64
Michael Oguine made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:29 57-62
Jesse Hunt made Layup. Assisted by Jack Perry.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:01 55-62
Bobby Moorehead made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ahmaad Rorie.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:20 55-59
Official TV Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:20 55-59
Tyler Kidd Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 3:27 55-59
Tyler Kidd Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:27 55-59
Donaven Dorsey Block.
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JumpShot 3:27 55-59
Tyler Kidd missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:56 55-59
Kim Aiken Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
EWU
MONT
24-57
FG
27-53
42
Field Goal %
51
5-20
3PT
9-20
25
Three Point %
45
9-13
FT
5-9
69
Free Throw %
56
34
Rebounds
30
10
Offensive Rebounds
4
24
Defensive Rebounds
26
10
Assists
10
7
Steals
5
4
Blocks
5
15
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
14
1
Technical Fouls
1
1
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
15
Fouls
17
12
Largest Lead
8
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