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Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Montana Grizzlies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
16-15, 6-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
85 - 80
Montana Grizzlies
18-13, 12-3 Home

Knight puts Southern Utah past Montana 85-80 in OT

With the score tied 78-all, Knight was fouled with 49 seconds left in overtime and sank both free throws to put the Thunderbirds (16-15, 9-11 Big Sky Conference) on top for good, 80-78. He and Dre Marin combined for five more free throws in the final seconds to help keep Southern Utah on top for the win.

Cameron Oluyitan and Harrison Butler scored 17 points apiece for the Thunderbirds. Butler also had 10 rebounds. Knight finished with 14 points and Andre Adams added 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Sayeed Pridgett led the Grizzles (18-13, 14-6) with 27 points including a free throw with 23 seconds left in regulation that sent the game into overtime. Kendal Manuel added 19 points and Jared Samuelson had 12 points.

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3rd 0:00 End of Game 85 - 80
3rd 0:00 End of 1st overtime 85 - 80
3rd 0:01 Southern Utah Defensive Rebound. 85 - 80
3rd 0:01 Jared Samuelson missed Three Point Jumper. 85 - 80
3rd 0:04 John Knight III made Free Throw. 85 - 80

Statistics

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24-56 FG 27-65
43 Field Goal % 42
5-15 3PT 7-18
33 Three Point % 39
32-43 FT 19-26
74 Free Throw % 73
44 Rebounds 34
9 Offensive Rebounds 5
35 Defensive Rebounds 29
9 Assists 14
4 Steals 3
5 Blocks 1
15 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 8
15 Fast Break Points 2
34 Points in Paint 34
26 Fouls 30
6 Largest Lead 16

Game Information

Venue: Dahlberg Arena

Location: Missoula, MT
Attendance: 5,052 | 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
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