Bobcats Fall at Home to Grizzlies
2/10/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Brad Huse could feel it coming.
Montana hit raced to a 12-2 lead to start the game, then hit nine of its first 10 shots in the second half en route to shooting 67% in the period, and earned a 72-63 road win over the Bobcats on Saturday.
"Their quick start," MSU's first-year head coach said of the key to Montana's win. "They knocked down their first two or three (three-pointers), and that loosens you up a lot of times. Once those first ones fall, that can get you going. That was the tell-tale to it, I thought."
In spite of Montana's hot shooting the Bobcats had an answer most of the night. After UM's early 10-point lead, the Bobcats answered with a 16-2 run to take an 18-14 lead. A Bryan Ellis layup and a three-pointer by Stuart Mayes gave Montana the lead, and the Grizzlies led 29-26 at halftime. In the midst of Montana's hot start to the second half the Bobcats took a 39-36 lead on Nick Dissly's three-pointer at 16:17, but Montana answered with a layup by Jordan Hasquet and a Stuart Mays jumper, and Montana never trailed again.
"Every time we'd make a run they'rd bury a three," said Bobcat guard Casey Durham. "They were efficient, and they hit shots when they needed to."
The Bobcats stayed close to the final media time out, trailing 60-55 at 3:40. Hasquet hit a three-pointer at 3:07 and Kyle Sharp dunked with 2:12 to play to give Montana an insurmountable nine-point lead. "We just couldn't put our last run together, like they did," Durham said.
Montana played Saturday's game without starting center Andrew Strait, out with a viral infection. It didn't much matter. "We concentrated on trying to pound the ball inside," said UM forward Matt Dlouhy. "We knew we had an advantage with them having only one legit big guy."
Stuart Mayes led the Grizzlies with 13 points, while Dlouhy scored 12 and Hasquet and Kyle Sharp each added 10. Casey Durham scored 14 points to lead the Bobcats, while Dissly and Carlos Taylor added 12 each. Montana out-rebounded MSU 33-31, and out-shot the Bobcats 52% to 42%.
MSU returns to the floor Wednesday at Sacramento State, while Montana heads to Weber State the same night for a showdown between the only two Big Sky teams on top of the standings, with the winner likely hosting the Big Sky Conference Tournament.
Montana hit raced to a 12-2 lead to start the game, then hit nine of its first 10 shots in the second half en route to shooting 67% in the period, and earned a 72-63 road win over the Bobcats on Saturday.
"Their quick start," MSU's first-year head coach said of the key to Montana's win. "They knocked down their first two or three (three-pointers), and that loosens you up a lot of times. Once those first ones fall, that can get you going. That was the tell-tale to it, I thought."
In spite of Montana's hot shooting the Bobcats had an answer most of the night. After UM's early 10-point lead, the Bobcats answered with a 16-2 run to take an 18-14 lead. A Bryan Ellis layup and a three-pointer by Stuart Mayes gave Montana the lead, and the Grizzlies led 29-26 at halftime. In the midst of Montana's hot start to the second half the Bobcats took a 39-36 lead on Nick Dissly's three-pointer at 16:17, but Montana answered with a layup by Jordan Hasquet and a Stuart Mays jumper, and Montana never trailed again.
"Every time we'd make a run they'rd bury a three," said Bobcat guard Casey Durham. "They were efficient, and they hit shots when they needed to."
The Bobcats stayed close to the final media time out, trailing 60-55 at 3:40. Hasquet hit a three-pointer at 3:07 and Kyle Sharp dunked with 2:12 to play to give Montana an insurmountable nine-point lead. "We just couldn't put our last run together, like they did," Durham said.
Montana played Saturday's game without starting center Andrew Strait, out with a viral infection. It didn't much matter. "We concentrated on trying to pound the ball inside," said UM forward Matt Dlouhy. "We knew we had an advantage with them having only one legit big guy."
Stuart Mayes led the Grizzlies with 13 points, while Dlouhy scored 12 and Hasquet and Kyle Sharp each added 10. Casey Durham scored 14 points to lead the Bobcats, while Dissly and Carlos Taylor added 12 each. Montana out-rebounded MSU 33-31, and out-shot the Bobcats 52% to 42%.
MSU returns to the floor Wednesday at Sacramento State, while Montana heads to Weber State the same night for a showdown between the only two Big Sky teams on top of the standings, with the winner likely hosting the Big Sky Conference Tournament.
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