Montana Grizzlies at Portland State Vikings
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Beasley, Whitney lift Montana over Portland St. 70-64 in OT
Robby Beasley III had 14 points, includ ing a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of regulation, and Brandon Whitney had six of his 14 points in overtime as Montana beat Portland State 70-64 on Thursday night.
Whitney made two free throws to cap a stretch where he scored six straight Montana points for a 62-56 lead with 1:31 to play. From there the Grizzlies went 8 for 8 from the foul line.
The Vikings missed a potential clinching bucket with 7.8 seconds in regulation, as well as a difficult tip. Michael Steadman got the rebound, found Whitney, who got the ball ahead to Beasley. Beasley pulled up from a good six feet behind the NBA 3-point line on the right wing and knocked down the tying shot.
Kyle Owens and Stead scored 12 points each for the Grizzlies (8-8, 4-5 Big Sky Conference).
Khalid Thomas had 13 points for the Vikings (4-9, 2-5). John Hall added 11 points. James Scott had 10 points and six rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 64 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 70 - 64 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Jaden Nielsen-Skinner made Free Throw. | 70 - 64 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Portland State Offensive Rebound. | 70 - 63 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Jaden Nielsen-Skinner missed Free Throw. | 70 - 63 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 PRST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-53 | FG | 25-69 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 4-10 | 3PT | 6-29 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 18-22 | FT | 8-16 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
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 |