Idaho Vandals @ Montana State Bobcats
Idaho holds on to beat Montana State 80-71
MOSCOW, Idaho -- Connor Hill sank five 3-pointers and finished with 21 points to help Idaho slip past Montana State with an 80-73 win Saturday.
Mike Scott contributed 14 points, Arkadiy Mkrtychyan added 11 and Sekou Wiggs had 10 for Idaho (13-14, 8-8 Big Sky), which shot 45.6 percent from the field on 57 attempts to win its second straight and pick up the season sweep. Hill went 5 of 13 from long range, pulling to within four of breaking the program's single-season record (99) for 3-pointers made.
The margin never reached double figures, but Idaho took the lead for good with Perrion Callandret's 3-pointer that made it 55-53 with 11:59 left. The bucket sparked a 7-1 burst and the Vandals hung on the rest of the way.
Marcus Colbert led Montana State (7-21, 4-13) with 26 points, Michael Dison added 16 and Danny Robison had 10.
Game Information
Bozeman, MT
Referee:Kelly Pfeifer
Referee:Robert Lehigh
Referee:Scott Holland
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| 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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