Montana State Bobcats at Southern Utah Thunderbirds
· Big Sky Championship - SemifinalAdamu leads Montana St. over S. Utah 80-77 in OT
Abdul Mohamed had 11 points and 14 rebounds for Montana State (13-9), which advanced to the championship to face Montana-Eastern Washington on Saturday.
Xavier Bishop, the Bobcats’ leading scorer entering the contest at 15 points per game, shot only 19% for the game (3 of 16).
Southern Utah scored 27 second-half points, a season low for the team.
Maizen Fausett had 22 points for the Thunderbirds (20-4). Harrison Butler added 16 points and seven rebounds. Tevian Jones had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 77 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 80 - 77 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Maizen Fausett Offensive Rebound. | 80 - 77 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Dre Marin missed Three Point Jumper. | 80 - 77 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Montana State Timeout | 80 - 77 |
Statistics
MTST |
SUU |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-70 | FG | 29-70 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 11-25 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 13-17 | FT | 8-10 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 10 |
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 |
2025-26 Western Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 8 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |


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