Sacramento State Hornets at Montana Grizzlies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
50 - 52
Montana goes 2--0 in Big Sky, tops Sacramento State 52-50
James Bridges gave Sacramento State the lead, 49-48 with his 3-pointer with :58 left. Timmy Falls missed a 3 to retake the lead but Manuel grabbed the rebound and drew a foul he turned into two free throws to make it 50-49 with :39 left. Isayah Mouriohooho-Le' afa hit the second of two free throws with :02 remaining to pull the Hornets even at 50-50 before Manuel drew a foul from Bryce Fowler to set up the winning free throws.
Montana (6-7, 2-0 Big Sky) needed a comeback to win its conference opener Saturday, knocking off Northern Arizona and the two-game sweep to open conference play gives the Grizzlies five straight wins at home.
Jared Samuelson had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead Montana, with Sayeed Pridgett adding 14 points and Manuel 13 points on 6-for-6 shooting from the line.
Joshua Patton had 10 points and Brandon Davis pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Sacramento State (7-4, 0-2).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 50 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Kendal Manuel made Free Throw. | 50 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Kendal Manuel made Free Throw. | 50 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Bryce Fowler. | 50 - 50 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 MONT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-50 | FG | 20-59 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 5-18 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 9-15 | FT | 7-9 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 6 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Missoula, MT
Attendance: 3,846 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |