Montana State Bobcats at Colorado Buffaloes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Frosh Johnson scores 22 of 24 in final 15 minutes to help send Colorado past Montana State
Calvin Holden's 3-pointer with 15:01 left gave the Bobcats a 48-41 lead. From there, the 6-foot-1 Johnson carried the Buffs down the stretch scoring 22 points.
With 3:07 left he made three foul shots to get Colorado within 74-73. Then, 31 seconds later, Johnson made a 3-pointer to put Colorado up by two. Montana State's Patrick McMahon tied it with a jumper with 2:06 left before Johnson's layup with 1:19 left put Colorado back up by two.
Johnson, Sebastian Rancik and Felix Kossaraseach made two foul shots in the final minute to seal the win. Rancik scored 13 points, Bangot Dak 12, Barrington Hargress 11 and Malone 10 while grabbing 13 rebounds.
McMahon scored 24 points for the Bobcats, Holden 14 and Christian King and Jed Miller 10.
Colorado improved to 14-2 in season openers and 16-0 in home openers under head coach Tad Boyle.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Colorado Deadball Team Rebound. | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jed Miller missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Felix Kossaras made Free Throw. | 78 - 84 |
Statistics
 MTST |
 COLO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-56 | FG | 27-52 |
| 51.8 | Field Goal % | 51.9 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 3-12 |
| 35.0 | Three Point % | 25.0 |
| 13-17 | FT | 27-39 |
| 76.5 | Free Throw % | 69.2 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 8 | Assists | 17 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 27 | Fouls | 18 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Boulder, CO
Attendance: 5,771 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Montana | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Northern Colorado | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Weber State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Idaho State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Portland State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Sacramento State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Eastern Washington | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Montana State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Northern Arizona | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |