Montana Grizzlies at Stanford Cardinal
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Okorie scores 29, Stanford pulls away from Montana for 91-68 win
Okorie scored 26, a Stanford record for a freshman debut, in Tuesday's 89-79 win over Portland State.
The Grizzlies were within seven early in the fourth quarter before Okorie had a three-point play in a 7-0 run to put the Cardinal up by double figures for good. Okorie and Benny Gealer had 3-pointers in a late 12-0 run that pushed the lead to 88-61 with 3:13 left.
Gealer had three 3s and 13 points for the Cardinal (2-0) and AJ Rohosy and Aidan Cammann both added 12.
Money Williams scored 19 points to lead the Grizzlies (2-1). Brooklyn Hicks added 13 and Kenyon Aguino and Te'Jon Sawyer both had 12.
Stanford scored the first nine points of the game and led 35-25 at the half on Cameron Grant's jumper at the buzzer.
Montana opened the second half making eight free throws and then Courtney Anderson knocked down a 3 to bring the Grizzlies within 43-36. Okorie and Williams swapped layups before Okorie and Chisom Okpara combined for the surge that made it 52-38 with 14:34 left.
Stanford has three more home games, including Wednesday against Montana State before meeting Minnesota in a tournament on Thanksgiving for its first Power 4 game.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Tallis Toure Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Amari Jedkins missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Chase Henderson Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 91 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 STAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-51 | FG | 36-79 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 10-29 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 16-17 | FT | 9-15 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 27 |
Game Information
Location: Stanford, CA
Attendance: 3,549 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Colorado | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Idaho | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Northern Arizona | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Portland State | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Montana | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| Sacramento State | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| Idaho State | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
| Montana State | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
| Weber State | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
| Eastern Washington | 0-0 | - | 1-6 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 8-0 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| California | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |