NCAAB

Idaho Vandals at Montana Grizzlies

· Big Sky Championship - Final
20-14, 7-9 Away

vs
18-15, 11-6 Home

Montana and Idaho meet in Big Sky Championship

Game Preview

Idaho Vandals (20-14, 12-9 Big Sky) vs. Montana Grizzlies (18-15, 12-8 Big Sky)

Boise, Idaho; Wednesday, 11:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Montana and Idaho play for the Big Sky Championship.

The Grizzlies are 12-8 against Big Sky opponents and 6-7 in non-conference play. Montana is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Vandals are 12-9 in Big Sky play. Idaho averages 10.3 turnovers per game and is 9-7 when winning the turnover battle.

Montana makes 49.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.0 percentage points higher than Idaho has allowed to its opponents (43.2%). Idaho averages 78.7 points per game, 4.2 more than the 74.5 Montana gives up to opponents.

The teams meet for the third time this season. Montana won 73-68 in the last matchup on Feb. 7. Money Williams led Montana with 14 points, and Biko Johnson led Idaho with 22 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Thompson averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Grizzlies, scoring 8.5 points while shooting 40.6% from beyond the arc. Williams is shooting 48.6% and averaging 23.4 points over the past 10 games.

Kolton Mitchell is averaging 13.8 points and 3.7 assists for the Vandals. Jackson Rasmussen is averaging 15.7 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Grizzlies: 5-5, averaging 74.1 points, 29.2 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 5.4 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.4 points per game.

Vandals: 7-3, averaging 78.1 points, 33.4 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 4.9 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.1 points.

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  • TV Channel: Idaho at Montana 2021 College Basketball, week 19, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Matchup Prediction

Montana: 40.4%
Idaho: 59.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W4 Streak W2
72.8 Points Against 74.5
78.7 Points Per Game 77.6
45 Field Goal % 49
36 Three Point % 36
37.3 Rebounds Per Game 34.6
12.7 Assists Per Game 15.1
2.4 Blocks Per Game 2.4
5.8 Steals Per Game 5.6
0.4 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.3
11.0 Total Turnovers Per Game 14.0
72.8 Points Against 74.5

Game Information

Venue: Idaho Central Arena

Location: Boise, ID
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 18-15
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
Full Standings

Idaho Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs UNCO UNCO L 76-67
@ EWU EWU W 85-81
vs SAC SAC W 68-45
vs MTST MTST W 78-74
vs EWU EWU W 81-68

Montana Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs SAC W 81-73
vs PRST W 74-68
@ UNCO L 85-57
vs UNCO W 95-89
vs PRST W 75-72