Montana Grizzlies vs Idaho Vandals
Breunig, Montana beat Idaho 81-72 in Big Sky tourney semis
RENO, Nev. -- Martin Breunig scored 22 points and Montana shot 71 percent from the field in the second half and beat Idaho 81-72 Friday night in a Big Sky Conference Tournament semifinal.
The No. 2 seed Grizzlies (21-10) face top-seeded Weber State (25-8) in the championship game Saturday.
Walter Wright added 20 points, and Bobby Moorehead made all five shot-attempts and finished with 13 points for Montana, which finished 28 of 43 (65 percent) from the field.
Perrion Callandret made four 3-pointers and scored 25 points for No. 3 seed Idaho (21-12).
Montana took the lead for good midway through the first half, and built an eight-point halftime lead. The Vandals pulled to 50-48 with 10:15 remaining before the Grizzlies used an 18-9 spurt to take a 68-57 lead with 4:19 left and cruised from there.
Idaho snapped the Grizzlies' seven-game winning streak on Jan. 22 with a 63-58 victory in Missoula in the teams' lone regular-season meeting.
Game Information
Reno, NV
Referee:Jimmy Casas
Referee:Nate Harris
Referee:Brett Nansel
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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