Montana State Bobcats at Idaho State Bengals
· Big Sky Championship - QuarterfinalBishop scores 22 to lift Montana St. past Idaho St. 71-63
Bishop hit all 11 of his free throws.
Jubrile Belo had 19 points for fifth seed Montana State (12-9). Amin Adamu added 10 points and seven rebounds. Abdul Mohamed had nine rebounds.
Tarik Cool had 18 points for the fourth seed Bengals (13-11). Austin Smellie added 11 points and seven rebounds. Brayden Parker had 10 points.
Montana State will play top seed Southern Utah in a Friday semifinal the first time in 12 years the Bobcats have been in the semis.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tarik Cool made Layup. | 71 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Xavier Bishop made Free Throw. | 71 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Xavier Bishop made Free Throw. | 70 - 61 |
Statistics
MTST |
IDST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-46 | FG | 18-58 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 1-9 | 3PT | 3-19 |
| 11 | Three Point % | 16 |
| 32-40 | FT | 24-31 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 4 | Assists | 3 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 25 | Fouls | 29 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Idaho Central Arena
Location: Boise, ID
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Location: Boise, ID
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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 |


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