Montana Grizzlies at Texas A&M Aggies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Texas A&M builds 19-point lead in 2nd half and holds off Montana 86-81
Rylan Griffen scored 17 points, Rashaun Agee added 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Texas A&M held off Montana for an 86-81 victory on Tuesday night.
Montana trailed by double-digits since 2:19 remained in the first half and 73-54 with 6:29 left in the second. Money Williams then hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points during a 26-8 run to pull the Grizzlies to 81-80 with nine seconds left.
The Aggies shot 5 of 6 from the line and forced a turnover in the closing seconds.
Ruben Dominguez scored 12 points for Texas A&M (3-2), which shot 71% from the floor and hit 6 of 11 from 3-point range in the first half but cooled to 40% (12 of 30) overall and hit just 1 of its 12 shots from distance after the break.
Williams finished with five 3s and 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting and had seven assists to lead Montana (4-2). Brooklyn Hicks added 18 points and Tyler Isaak chipped in with 13. The Grizzlies shot 41% overall and 44% (8 of 18) from long range in the first half yet 72% and 61.5% (8 of 13) in the second.
Dominguez scored 11 points and made three 3s in the first half to help Texas A&M build a 45-31 halftime lead. Hicks scored seven first-half points for Montana.
It was the first meeting between the teams since their only other matchup, an 81-64 Texas A&M win at home in the 2015 NIT.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tyler Thompson Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Rubén Dominguez missed Free Throw. | 81 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Rubén Dominguez made Free Throw. | 81 - 86 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 TA&M |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-52 | FG | 29-54 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 16-31 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 7-13 | FT | 21-29 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: College Station, TX
Attendance: 6,304 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 8-1 | - | 14-6 |
| Montana | 7-2 | 1 | 13-9 |
| Montana State | 7-3 | 1.5 | 13-10 |
| Weber State | 5-4 | 3 | 11-11 |
| Idaho | 4-4 | 3.5 | 12-9 |
| Sacramento State | 3-5 | 4.5 | 7-13 |
| Idaho State | 3-6 | 5 | 10-12 |
| Eastern Washington | 3-6 | 5 | 5-17 |
| Northern Colorado | 3-7 | 5.5 | 13-10 |
| Northern Arizona | 2-7 | 6 | 8-14 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 7-1 | - | 17-4 |
| Florida | 6-2 | 1 | 15-6 |
| Vanderbilt | 6-3 | 1.5 | 19-3 |
| Arkansas | 6-3 | 1.5 | 16-6 |
| Kentucky | 6-3 | 1.5 | 15-7 |
| Tennessee | 5-3 | 2 | 15-6 |
| Alabama | 4-3 | 2.5 | 14-6 |
| Missouri | 5-4 | 2.5 | 15-7 |
| Auburn | 5-4 | 2.5 | 14-8 |
| Georgia | 4-5 | 3.5 | 16-6 |
| Texas | 4-5 | 3.5 | 13-9 |
| Ole Miss | 3-5 | 4 | 11-10 |
| Mississippi State | 3-6 | 4.5 | 11-11 |
| LSU | 2-7 | 5.5 | 14-8 |
| South Carolina | 2-7 | 5.5 | 11-11 |
| Oklahoma | 1-8 | 6.5 | 11-11 |