Northern Colorado Bears at Montana Grizzlies
· Big Sky Championship - 3rd RoundWilliams scores 40, Montana tops Northern Colorado 95-89 in Big Sky Tournament quarterfinal
No. 4 seed Montana (17-15) will play top-seeded Portland State in a Tuesday semifinal.
Williams made 10 of 21 shots with two 3-pointers and 18 of 19 free throws, adding seven rebounds for the Grizzlies. Tyler Thompson totaled 14 points and five rebounds, while Kenyon Aguino scored 12.
Quinn Denker led the fifth-seeded Bears (20-12) with 29 points and eight assists. Ibu Yamakazi added 16 points and Brock Wisne posted a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Williams scored 18 points to help Montana open up a 49-32 lead at halftime.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 89 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Money Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 | 89 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Money Williams makes free throw 1 of 2 | 89 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Quinn Denker. | 89 - 93 |
Statistics
UNCO |
MONT |
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|---|---|---|
| 32-71 | FG | 31-58 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 8-26 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 17-23 | FT | 25-30 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 17 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 2 | Percent Led | 93 |
Game Information
Venue: Idaho Central Arena
Location: Boise, ID
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Location: Boise, ID
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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 | 18-15 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 20-14 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |


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