Montana Grizzlies at Northern Iowa Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Leon Bond III scores career-high 37 as Northern Iowa beats Montana 104-76
Bond shot 12 of 15 from the field, including 4 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 9 for 9 from the free-throw line for the Panthers (7-4). Jacob Hutson scored 24 points, going 11 of 15 from the field. Tytan Anderson had 13 points and shot 6 of 8 from the field and 1 for 4 from the line.
Kai Johnson led the Grizzlies (7-5) with 18 points. Money Williams added 15 points and Malik Moore scored 14.
Northern Iowa took the lead with 12:53 left in the first half and never looked back. Bond led the team with 17 points in the first half to help put them up 48-34 at the break. Northern Iowa used an 11-0 run in the second half to extend a 23-point lead to 34 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 104 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 104 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Austin Patterson made Free Throw. | 76 - 104 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Austin Patterson made Free Throw. | 75 - 104 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Foul on Charlie Miller. | 74 - 104 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 UNI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-53 | FG | 40-58 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 69 |
| 5-22 | 3PT | 11-19 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 58 |
| 13-17 | FT | 13-18 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 19 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 13 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 10 | Assists | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 34 |
Game Information
Venue: McLeod Center
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 3,045 | Capacity:
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 3,045 | 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 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |