NCAAB

Montana Grizzlies at North Dakota Fighting Hawks

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Montana Grizzlies
1-2, 0-2 Away
Final
77 - 79
North Dakota Fighting Hawks
1-1, 1-1 Home

Caleb Nero's late layup gets North Dakota past Montana 79-77

Brandon Whitney's jumper for Montana tied the game 70-70 with 30 seconds left. Following a North Dakota timeout, Nero received the inbounds pass and started toward the left-side of the top of the key with 11 seconds left. He then drove to the basket and made the layup.

Mitchell Sueker and Brendan Howard scored 18 points apiece for North Dakota (1-1). Nero finished with 14 points.

Whitney scored a career-high 30 points for the Grizzlies (1-2). Derrick Carter-Hollinger added 12 points. Josh Bannan had nine rebounds.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 77 - 79
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 77 - 79
2nd 0:00 North Dakota Defensive Rebound. 77 - 79
2nd 0:00 Josh Bannan missed Three Point Jumper. 77 - 79
2nd 0:00 Josh Bannan Defensive Rebound. 77 - 79

Statistics

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24-50 FG 24-49
48 Field Goal % 49
6-14 3PT 9-19
43 Three Point % 47
23-27 FT 22-30
85 Free Throw % 73
28 Rebounds 32
8 Offensive Rebounds 10
20 Defensive Rebounds 22
10 Assists 11
7 Steals 5
1 Blocks 2
12 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 12
6 Fast Break Points 14
28 Points in Paint 24
29 Fouls 22
14 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center

Location: Grand Forks, ND
Attendance: 1,263 | 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 21-14
Sacramento State 6-12 7 10-21
Idaho State 5-13 8 13-20
Northern Arizona 4-14 9 10-22

2025-26 Summit League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
North Dakota State 14-2 - 27-7
St. Thomas-Minnesota 12-4 2 24-9
North Dakota 10-6 4 18-17
South Dakota 8-8 6 16-16
Omaha 8-8 6 16-17
Denver 8-8 6 15-17
South Dakota State 7-9 7 14-18
Oral Roberts 4-12 10 10-23
Kansas City 1-15 13 4-27
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