Montana State Bobcats at Long Beach State Beach
· NCAA Men's BasketballBattle scores 24, Montana St. beats Long Beach St. 70-57
Battle added six rebounds for the Bobcats (1-1). Darius Brown II shot 3 of 7 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to add 11 points. Robert Ford III recorded seven points and was 2-of-6 shooting (1 for 5 from distance).
The Beach (1-2) were led by Joel Murray, who posted 21 points and two steals. Aboubacar Traore added 14 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks for Long Beach State. In addition, Marcus Tsohonis finished with 13 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Marcus Tsohonis made Jumper. | 70 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Darius Brown II made Layup. | 70 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Marcus Tsohonis made Layup. | 68 - 55 |
Statistics
MTST |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-50 | FG | 23-57 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 2-14 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 22-27 | FT | 9-15 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 15 | Assists | 5 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fouls | 22 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Walter Pyramid
Location: Long Beach, CA
Attendance: 2,334 | Capacity:
Location: Long Beach, CA
Attendance: 2,334 | 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 |
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |


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