Montana Grizzlies at Xavier Musketeers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Xavier wins 86-64 over Montana
Freemantle also contributed four steals for the Musketeers (2-0). Jack Nunge shot 5 for 8 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to add 15 points. KyKy Tandy was 4 of 6 shooting (4 for 5 from distance) to finish with 14 points.
Dischon Thomas finished with 15 points for the Grizzlies (0-2). Lonnell Martin Jr. added 13 points and two steals for Montana. In addition, Josh Bannan had 12 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals.
Xavier led Montana 49-37 at the half, with Freemantle (12 points) their high scorer before the break. Xavier outscored Montana in the second half by 10 points, with Nunge scoring a team-high eight points in the final half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Jaxon Nap made Free Throw. | 64 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Jaxon Nap made Free Throw. | 63 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Foul on Dieonte Miles. | 62 - 86 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 XAV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-52 | FG | 32-50 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 64 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 8-14 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 57 |
| 9-13 | FT | 14-19 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 13 | Assists | 23 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 29 |
Game Information
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Location: Cincinnati, OH
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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 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-6 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 31-5 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 15-17 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |