Bobcats Edge Griz in Bozeman
1/25/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
almost did, but it was a pair of old reliables that made the difference in Montana State's 62-58win over arch-rival Montana on Saturday.
Pete is really having a great year at both ends of the court, said MSU coach Mick Durham,who celebrated his 200th career victory after MSU's win. We were playing a very talented
offensive team, but with Jason Erickson and Pete Conway I liked our matchups.
Montana's Mike Chavez hit a free throw with 10:20 to play to give the Grizzlies a 48-43 lead.
After that point, the Bobcats outscored UM 17-10, and held Montana without a field goal for
the last 6:44 of the game until David Bell's meaningless layup at the buzzer. We played very
well defensively, Durham said. You know Criswell and Bell are going to hit some shots,
because they take so many, and they get good looks, but I thought we did a good job.
With Erickson and backup point guard Frank Brown saddled with foul trouble for most of the
game, Durham said the Bobcats leaned on Conway throughout. The leadership Pete provided
tonight was huge, Durham said. Not in my wildest dreams did I think both of our point
guards would have three fouls in the first half. Pete actually played the point for us late in the
first half, and did a good job.
Erickson, who picked up his fourth foul at the 10:20 mark of the second half and sat out the
next four minutes, ignited the raucous crowd with a jump shot at 2:22 to expand MSU's lead
to 56-52. The sellout crowd of 7,250 -- the first capacity crowd in the series in several years
-- had celebrated the raising of MSU's Big Sky Championship football banner at halftime.
That was as big a shot as there was in the game, Durham said.
J is the guy that hits the big shots for us, said Segeberg. He's our go-to guy.
Conway finished with 14 points, three rebounds and two assists. But he said MSU's defense
was the big factor in the game. I thought our defense was huge tonight, Conway said. To
hold the Griz to 58 points, that's good. Those guys are relentless on offense. It's hard to guard
them. I like the way they play.
David Bell scored 16 points for Montana, and backcourt-mate Kevin Criswell added 11.
Criswell said poor execution on Montana's part was a key factor. We didn't execute when we
needed to, he said. They got a lot of second-chance opportunities.
All of MSU's second-chance opportunities came from the inside trio of Reynolds, who hadtwo offensive rebounds, Segeberg (five) and Shea Washington (two). The nine offensiverebounds and 36 total rebounds helped the Bobcats stay close to the Grizzlies on the boards.UM outrebounded the 'Cats 37-to-36.
This had to be Bo's best game overall, Durham said of Segeberg, who had 16 points on6-for-9 shooting, grabbed nine boards and blocked a shot. He did a great job on the boardsfor us tonight, and played well inside offensively and defensively.
The win raises Montana State's record to 8-10, and draws the team even with Montana in theBig Sky standings at 2-3. MSU hosts Sacramento State Thursday at 7 pm, and plays NAU athome Saturday.
Pete is really having a great year at both ends of the court, said MSU coach Mick Durham,who celebrated his 200th career victory after MSU's win. We were playing a very talented
offensive team, but with Jason Erickson and Pete Conway I liked our matchups.
Montana's Mike Chavez hit a free throw with 10:20 to play to give the Grizzlies a 48-43 lead.
After that point, the Bobcats outscored UM 17-10, and held Montana without a field goal for
the last 6:44 of the game until David Bell's meaningless layup at the buzzer. We played very
well defensively, Durham said. You know Criswell and Bell are going to hit some shots,
because they take so many, and they get good looks, but I thought we did a good job.
With Erickson and backup point guard Frank Brown saddled with foul trouble for most of the
game, Durham said the Bobcats leaned on Conway throughout. The leadership Pete provided
tonight was huge, Durham said. Not in my wildest dreams did I think both of our point
guards would have three fouls in the first half. Pete actually played the point for us late in the
first half, and did a good job.
Erickson, who picked up his fourth foul at the 10:20 mark of the second half and sat out the
next four minutes, ignited the raucous crowd with a jump shot at 2:22 to expand MSU's lead
to 56-52. The sellout crowd of 7,250 -- the first capacity crowd in the series in several years
-- had celebrated the raising of MSU's Big Sky Championship football banner at halftime.
That was as big a shot as there was in the game, Durham said.
J is the guy that hits the big shots for us, said Segeberg. He's our go-to guy.
Conway finished with 14 points, three rebounds and two assists. But he said MSU's defense
was the big factor in the game. I thought our defense was huge tonight, Conway said. To
hold the Griz to 58 points, that's good. Those guys are relentless on offense. It's hard to guard
them. I like the way they play.
David Bell scored 16 points for Montana, and backcourt-mate Kevin Criswell added 11.
Criswell said poor execution on Montana's part was a key factor. We didn't execute when we
needed to, he said. They got a lot of second-chance opportunities.
All of MSU's second-chance opportunities came from the inside trio of Reynolds, who hadtwo offensive rebounds, Segeberg (five) and Shea Washington (two). The nine offensiverebounds and 36 total rebounds helped the Bobcats stay close to the Grizzlies on the boards.UM outrebounded the 'Cats 37-to-36.
This had to be Bo's best game overall, Durham said of Segeberg, who had 16 points on6-for-9 shooting, grabbed nine boards and blocked a shot. He did a great job on the boardsfor us tonight, and played well inside offensively and defensively.
The win raises Montana State's record to 8-10, and draws the team even with Montana in theBig Sky standings at 2-3. MSU hosts Sacramento State Thursday at 7 pm, and plays NAU athome Saturday.
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