Cats Top Grizzlies in Bozeman
1/13/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
scoreless spell and a two-to-one Montana advantage from the free throw line to earn a 70-67win over the Grizzlies in Bozeman on Saturday.
The Bobcats took control of the second half early and dominated for nearly 15 minutes. Athree-pointer by Pete Conway gave MSU a 66-51 lead with 5:26 to play. I thought we werejust about to the point where the game was over, said MSU coach Mick Durham. Somecrazy things started happening -- the ball that bounced on top of the bakcboard and went backto them for a dunk, the turnovers, that long possession where they got the missed free throws.But our kids played their hearts out. This is a huge win.
Montana answered MSU's 15-point cushion with a 14-0 run, cutting the lead to 66-65 with1:22 to play. John Lazosky made a layup on a beatiful pass from center Tom Duffy with 25seconds left to give MSU a three-point margin. I didn't think he was going to pass it,Lazosky said. I actually thought he was going to put it in. But he got it to me and I made it.
After Lazosky missed the free throw that would have made it a three-point play, Montana'sRyan Pederson made a pair of free throws with 13 seconds left to cut the lead again to one.But Justin Brown nailed both of his free throws a second later to give MSU the final margin,and Montana's desparation shots weren't close.
The Bobcats shot 51% from the floor in the game, 62% in the second half, while holding theGrizzlies to 44%. MSU was outrebounded 33-28. The 'Cats hit 10-for-20 from three-pointrange, holding Montana to 1-for-14 three-point shooting.
The Bobcats are now 11-5 on the season, 3-0 and on top of the Big Sky. Montana is 6-8,1-2 in the league.
The Bobcats took control of the second half early and dominated for nearly 15 minutes. Athree-pointer by Pete Conway gave MSU a 66-51 lead with 5:26 to play. I thought we werejust about to the point where the game was over, said MSU coach Mick Durham. Somecrazy things started happening -- the ball that bounced on top of the bakcboard and went backto them for a dunk, the turnovers, that long possession where they got the missed free throws.But our kids played their hearts out. This is a huge win.
Montana answered MSU's 15-point cushion with a 14-0 run, cutting the lead to 66-65 with1:22 to play. John Lazosky made a layup on a beatiful pass from center Tom Duffy with 25seconds left to give MSU a three-point margin. I didn't think he was going to pass it,Lazosky said. I actually thought he was going to put it in. But he got it to me and I made it.
After Lazosky missed the free throw that would have made it a three-point play, Montana'sRyan Pederson made a pair of free throws with 13 seconds left to cut the lead again to one.But Justin Brown nailed both of his free throws a second later to give MSU the final margin,and Montana's desparation shots weren't close.
The Bobcats shot 51% from the floor in the game, 62% in the second half, while holding theGrizzlies to 44%. MSU was outrebounded 33-28. The 'Cats hit 10-for-20 from three-pointrange, holding Montana to 1-for-14 three-point shooting.
The Bobcats are now 11-5 on the season, 3-0 and on top of the Big Sky. Montana is 6-8,1-2 in the league.
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