Montana Grizzlies at Louisville Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 11 Louisville rebounds from loss with 94-54 romp over Montana
Just like Tuesday, when they lost 83-62 at No. 20 Tennessee, the Cardinals (10-2) played without star freshman point guard Mikel Brown Jr., who sat out with a back injury. While Louisville started slowly against the Grizzlies (6-7), the Cardinals never trailed and eventually pulled away, ending the first half on a 17-0 run to lead 42-20 at halftime.
Fru, a 6-foot-11 forward from Germany, made all seven of his shots in a 14-point first half, which tied his previous season high. The junior finished 9 of 11 and tied a season high with eight rebounds.
Isaac McKneely finished with 16 points and made 4 of 6 3-pointers for Louisville, which shot 52.3%. Ryan Conwell added 14, while J’Vonne Hadley scored 13 and Khani Rooths had 10.
Montana entered Saturday as Division I’s 26th-best shooting team (50.5%). However, the Grizzlies shot just 6 for 24 in the first half, missing 10 of their last 11 shots, and they lost for the second straight game.
They shot a season-low 32.1% and were outrebounded 48-25.
Grant Kepley came off the bench to score a season-high 15 for the Grizzlies. Tyler Thompson added 12.
Louisville plays its first ACC game on the road at California on Dec. 30.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Will Hanke Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Chase Henderson misses 23-foot three point jumper | 54 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Will Hanke makes layup (Spencer Legg assists) | 54 - 94 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 LOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-53 | FG | 34-65 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 12-34 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 13-15 | FT | 14-19 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Assists | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 40 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 97 |
Game Information
Location: Louisville, KY
Attendance: 14,076 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 7-0 | - | 13-5 |
| Montana State | 7-1 | 0.5 | 13-8 |
| Montana | 6-2 | 1.5 | 12-9 |
| Idaho | 4-3 | 3 | 12-8 |
| Weber State | 4-4 | 3.5 | 10-11 |
| Eastern Washington | 3-4 | 4 | 5-15 |
| Idaho State | 3-5 | 4.5 | 10-11 |
| Sacramento State | 2-5 | 5 | 6-13 |
| Northern Colorado | 1-7 | 6.5 | 11-10 |
| Northern Arizona | 1-7 | 6.5 | 7-14 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 8-0 | - | 19-1 |
| Clemson | 7-1 | 1 | 17-4 |
| Virginia | 6-2 | 2 | 17-3 |
| NC State | 6-2 | 2 | 15-6 |
| Miami | 5-2 | 2.5 | 16-4 |
| North Carolina | 4-3 | 3.5 | 16-4 |
| SMU | 4-3 | 3.5 | 15-5 |
| Virginia Tech | 5-4 | 3.5 | 16-6 |
| Louisville | 4-4 | 4 | 14-6 |
| California | 3-4 | 4.5 | 15-5 |
| Stanford | 3-4 | 4.5 | 14-6 |
| Syracuse | 3-5 | 5 | 12-9 |
| Boston College | 2-5 | 5.5 | 9-11 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-6 | 6 | 11-10 |
| Notre Dame | 2-6 | 6 | 11-10 |
| Wake Forest | 2-6 | 6 | 11-10 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-6 | 6 | 9-12 |
| Florida State | 1-6 | 6.5 | 8-12 |