Montana State Bobcats @ Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Allen, Moore lift CS Bakersfield over Montana State, 74-72
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Cam Allen scored 15 points off the bench, Taze Moore made the winning free throws, and Cal State Bakersfield edged Montana State 74-72 on Thursday night.
Neither team led by more than three points in the second half. Bakersfield led 53-50 with 11:57 to go and the next three-point lead was 69-66 in favor of Bakersfield at the 2:58 mark. Montana State scored the next five points on a 3-pointer from Ladan Ricketts and a layup by Finn Fleute before the Roadrunners tied it at 71 on a layup by Moore with 1:23 remaining.
The rest of the scoring came from the free-throw line with Moore striking last, making both for a 74-72 lead with 12 seconds to go. Montana State's Harald Frey missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Frey scored 26 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 9 of 10 from the line to go with five assists and four rebounds. Mychael Paulo scored 13 points for the Bobcats (6-5).
Justin Edler-Davis scored 14 points and Shawn Stith and Justin McCall scored 11 each for Bakersfield (5-8). Moore finished with nine points, four rebounds and three assists.
Cal State Bakersfield plays at Cal Poly on Saturday. Montana State plays at home against Sacramento State in a Big Sky opener on Dec. 28.
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Game Information
Bakersfield, CA
Referee:Kevin Brill
Referee:Jimmy Casas
Referee:Deldre Carr
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 |
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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