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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 21-14 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 31-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 29-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 25-8 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-8 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-10 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 23-10 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-11 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |