Montana State Bobcats @ Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Montana State downs Northern Arizona 74-72 in OT
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Tyler Hall scored five of his 16 points in overtime to help Montana State rally to a 73-72 win over Northern Arizona on Saturday, ending a three-game skid.
Hall tied it at 60 with a 3-pointer to force the overtime, then put the Bobcats up 67-64 with a jumper with 1:17 left in OT.
Hall's 3 with 48 seconds to go gave Montana State a 72-68 lead, and his free throw put the Bobcats up 73-69. NAU's Felix Rivera-Vega hit a 3 to pull within 73-72 with 10 seconds left.
MSU's Sarp Gobeloglu made a one of two free throws to make it 74-72 before NAU's Torry Johnson missed a 3 at the buzzer.
Marcus Colbert scored 23 points and Zach Green had 10 with 12 rebounds for the Bobcats (6-8, 1-1 Big Sky Conference).
Kris Yanku scored 19, Rivera-Vega added 15 and Marcus DeBerry and Mike Green each had 13 for NAU (2-11, 0-2).
Game Information
Flagstaff, AZ
Referee:Robert Lehigh
Referee:Chuck Rydzak
Referee:Kevin Virginillio
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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