Idaho Vandals at Montana State Bobcats
· Big Sky Championship - 2nd Round
Johnson, Brickner help Idaho upset No. 2 seed Montana State 78-74 in Big Sky Tournament quarterfinal
No. 7 seed Idaho (19-14) moves on to Tuesday's semifinals where it will play the winner of a Monday quarterfinal between No. 3 seed Eastern Washington and sixth-seeded Weber State.
Johnson made 7 of 12 shots with a 3-pointer for the Vandals, adding five rebounds and four assists. Brickner missed all three of his first-half shots before sinking 6 of 8 after the break. He had seven rebounds and blocked a shot. Jack Rasmussen scored 11.
Jeremiah Davis hit four 3-pointers and scored 22 to lead the Bobcats (18-14), who split two games with Idaho during the regular season. Christian King connected three times from distance and scored 21. Jed Miller added 18 points.
Davis and King both scored 12 points in the first half and Miller added 10 as Montana State took a 40-34 lead into the break. Brickner scored in the paint to give Idaho a 63-61 lead and the Vandals never trailed over the final five minutes.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Christian King makes 24-foot three point jumper | 78 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Miles Klapper makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Miles Klapper makes free throw 1 of 2 | 77 - 71 |
Statistics
 IDHO |
 MTST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-55 | FG | 29-65 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 11-24 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 12-18 | FT | 5-9 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 1 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 7 |
| 11 | Lead Changes | 11 |
| 34 | Percent Led | 54 |
Game Information
Location: Boise, ID
Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-10 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 13-18 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-11 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 16-15 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-15 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |