Montana Grizzlies at Sacramento State Hornets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
79 - 71
Pridgett leads Montana over Sacramento St. 79-71
Jared Samuelson had 14 points for Montana (18-11, 14-4 Big Sky Conference). Kendal Manuel added 12 points. Kyle Owens had 11 points.
Osi Nwachukwu tied a career high with 20 points for the Hornets (15-13, 8-11). Joshua Patton added 19 points and nine rebounds. Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa had 15 points.
The Grizzlies remain tied with Eastern Washington atop the conference standings with two games left in the regular season. Montana swept the Eagles with an average margin of victory of 18.5 and scored at least 90 points in each game.
The Grizzlies improve to 2-0 against the Hornets on the season. Montana defeated Sacramento State 52-50 on Dec. 30. Montana matches up against Northern Colorado at home on Thursday. Sacramento State finishes out the regular season against Portland State on the road next Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Peter Jones Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Chibueze Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Josh Vazquez made Free Throw. | 79 - 71 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 SAC |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-50 | FG | 27-52 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 7-14 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 14-20 | FT | 13-20 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 1,172 | 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 |