Montana Grizzlies at Montana State Bobcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
59 - 54
Manuel scores 19 as Montana defeats Montana State 59-54
The Grizzlies led 51-37 with 4:43 remaining in the second half before the Bobcats made four of their last six shots and added eight free throws in eight attempts. Still Montana State was only able to close the gap to four points on one occasion.
Sayeed Pridgett had 15 points and seven rebounds for Montana (17-10, 13-3 Big Sky Conference), which has won six straight games. Jared Samuelson added 10 points and seven rebounds for the Grizzlies.
Harald Frey had 18 points for the Bobcats (14-13, 8-8). Amin Adamu added 12 points and Jubrile Belo scored 11.
Montana remains one game ahead of Eastern Washington (12-4) and Northern Colorado (12-4) in the conference standings with four games left in the regular season.
The Grizzlies improve to 2-0 against the Bobcats this season. Montana defeated Montana State 78-64 on Feb. 1.
Montana plays at Northern Arizona on Thursday. Montana State plays at Sacramento State on Thursday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Harald Frey Offensive Rebound. | 59 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Josh Vazquez Block. | 59 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Harald Frey missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 54 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 MTST |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-50 | FG | 17-48 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 3-20 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 7-15 | FT | 17-22 |
| 47 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 8 | Assists | 8 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Bozeman, MT
Attendance: 6,570 | 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 |