Montana Grizzlies at Sacramento State Hornets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Owens scores 22 to lead Montana over Sacramento St. 78-66
Robby Beasley III added 17 points for Montana (7-7, 3-4 Big Sky Conference). Brandon Whitney added 14 points. Mack Anderson had 12 points.
The Hornets had ranked fifth nationally, allowing 58.3 points per game.
Montana made 25 of 53 field goals (47%) against a Sac State team that had not allowed more than 65 points in a game this season. The Griz were 26 of 30 at the free throw line and also had fewer turnovers (9 to 11) and more assists (13 and 11) than the Hornets.
Ethan Esposito had 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets (5-3, 3-2), who lost for the first time at home this season.. Bryce Fowler added 13 points. Brandon Davis had 11 points.
Sacramento State's previous home loss was Feb. 29, 2020. The opponent? Montana.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Zach Chappell made Jumper. | 78 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Zach Chappell Offensive Rebound. | 78 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Teiano Hardee missed Layup. | 78 - 64 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-49 | FG | 25-53 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 26-30 | FT | 11-17 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
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 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |