Idaho Vandals @ Montana State Bobcats
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
IDHO | 33 | 35 | 68 |
MTST | 23 | 47 | 70 |
Montana State rallies to beat Idaho 70-68.
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Marcus Colbert scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half to rally Montana State to a 70-68 victory over Idaho on Saturday.
Colbert made 1 of 2 free throws with seven seconds left for a 69-66 lead. A jump ball followed the miss and the ball stayed with the Bobcats (9-11, 4-4 Big Sky). Tyler Hall, who had 16 points, added a clinching free throw.
Colbert made three consecutive 3-pointers then two 2-pointers to give Montana State a 47-44 lead with 10:35 left. Two 3-pointers by Hall and another by Sarp Gobeloglu made it 56-47.
Nick Blair had 12 of his career-high 16 points with four 3-pointers in the first half when Idaho (12-8, 4-3) led 43-33. Ty Egbert scored 15 of his career-high 18 points in the second half. Idaho was without its top two scorers, injured guards Perrion Callandret and Victor Sanders.
Montana made 13 3-pointers, nine in the second half.
Game Information
Bozeman, MT
Referee:Brent Watts
Referee:Levon Zakarian
Referee:Matt Morales
2025-26 Standings
| Big 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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