Hornets Topple MSU in Sunday Matinee

Sunday, February 13

12:05 PM

Montana State University

Sacramento State

Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson

2/13/2011 4:47:13 PM | Men's Basketball

Bobcats victimized by cold shooting again

By: Bill Lamberty

Sultan Toles-Bey and Alpha N'Diaye each scored 18 points and Sacramento State held off a late Montana State rally, boosting the Hornets to a 74-71 win in Bozeman on Sunday. Bobby Howard led the Bobcats with a career-high 28 points.

MSU-Sac State box score

Sacramento State took control of the game shortly after halftime, scoring 10 points on its first four possessions to turn a two-point edge into a 10-point cushion. The Hornets eventually led by 15, 47-32 with 13:46 to play, before the Bobcats chipped away at the lead.

Trailing 65-55 with just over three minutes remaining, MSU used a 13-5 run to trim the lead to two points in the last 30 seconds. But Rod Singleton missed a contested layup with six seconds left and a three-quarter court three-pointer as time expired missed the mark, allowing Sacramento State to snap a six-game losing streak to the Bobcats, and a four-game streak in Worthington Arena.

N'Diaye's 18 points marked a career-high, while MSU's Bobby Howard scored a career-high 28 points for the Bobcats. Erik Rush added 20.

Montana State heads west to face San Jose State on Tuesday, while Sacramento State plays at Southeast Missouri State on Saturday.