Montana Grizzlies @ Montana State Bobcats
Montana secures Big Sky with 70-54 win over Montana State
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Chris Kemp scored 17 points and Mario Dunn added 15 to lead Montana to a 70-54 win over Montana State on Saturday night to secure home court advantage in the Big Sky tournament.
Martin Breunig and Brandon Gfeller had 10 points apiece for Montana (18-11, 14-4), which will share the regular season title with Eastern Washington but host the tournament as the No. 1 seed because of a tie-breaker.
Montana, which shot 51 percent from the field, trailed 21-13 midway through the first half but overtook Montana State with an 11-0 run capped by Dunn's jumper and carried a 31-27 advantage into the break. The Grizzlies continued to pull away in the second, taking its largest lead of the game with a layup from Dunn that made it 66-46 with 4:37 left.
Marcus Colbert led Montana State (7-23, 4-14) with 17 points, Stephan Holm added 13 points and Michael Dison had 10.
Game Information
Bozeman, MT
Referee:D.G. Nelson
Referee:Nate Harris
Referee:Mark Riggs
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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