Montana State Bobcats at Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
72 - 74
Allen, Moore lift CS Bakersfield over Montana State, 74-72
Neither team led by more than three points in the second half. Bakersfield led 53-50 with 11:57 to go and the next three-point lead was 69-66 in favor of Bakersfield at the 2:58 mark. Montana State scored the next five points on a 3-pointer from Ladan Ricketts and a layup by Finn Fleute before the Roadrunners tied it at 71 on a layup by Moore with 1:23 remaining.
The rest of the scoring came from the free-throw line with Moore striking last, making both for a 74-72 lead with 12 seconds to go. Montana State's Harald Frey missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Frey scored 26 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 9 of 10 from the line to go with five assists and four rebounds. Mychael Paulo scored 13 points for the Bobcats (6-5).
Justin Edler-Davis scored 14 points and Shawn Stith and Justin McCall scored 11 each for Bakersfield (5-8). Moore finished with nine points, four rebounds and three assists.
Cal State Bakersfield plays at Cal Poly on Saturday. Montana State plays at home against Sacramento State in a Big Sky opener on Dec. 28.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | CSU Bakersfield Deadball Team Rebound. | 72 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Harald Frey missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Taze Moore made Free Throw. | 72 - 74 |
Statistics
 MTST |
 CSUB |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-47 | FG | 28-55 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 15-23 | FT | 10-14 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 16 | Fouls | 21 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Attendance: 1,877 | 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 |