Monday, March 3
Missoula, MT
7:05 pm
Montana State University
14-15, 9-9BSC
50
at
53
at MONTANA
16-11, 11-7BSC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 23 | 27 | 50 |
| Montana | 26 | 27 | 53 |
Flavien Davis and the Bobcats lost at Montana on Monday
Photo by: Kelly Gorham
Bobcats Fall at Montana
3/3/2014 11:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MSU held without three-pointer for first time in over a decade
In a game in which one three-pointer would have made all the difference, Montana State couldn't make any.
For the first in 576 games the Bobcats didn't hit a three-point field goal, falling at Montana 53-50 on Monday. MSU out-shot (48.7% to 42.6%) and out-rebounded (29-to-25) Montana, turning the ball over just one time more than the Grizzlies (12 to 11).
The Bobcats even doubled up Montana on free throws, hitting 12 to UM's six, but the home team's seven three-pointers proved the difference. The Grizzlies shot 7-of-24 from the three-point arc.
MSU led by as many as eight in the first half, the last time on a jumper by Flavien Davis with 4:58 to play. But Montana outscored the Bobcats 14-3 the rest of the half to take a 26-23 lead into the intermission. The Bobcats were 0-2 from the floor and 3-6 from the line with three turnovers in that segment of the game. Keron DeShields' three-pointer at the end of the first half gave Montana a lead it would never surrender.
After a Paul Egwuonwu dunk with 18:23 to play pulled the Cats within a point, Montana went on a 14-2 run to sieze control. Three of the team's three-pointers came in that stretch. A Kareem Jamar layup at 11:57 gave UM a 42-29 lead.
That triggered a Bobcat run. Two Mike Dison free throws, a Danny Robison tip-in, and back-to-back jumpers by Dison brought the Bobcats within five, 42-37, at the 9:53 mark. The Grizzly lead would get no larger than seven.
With 1:27 to play, Mike Weisner hit his third and final three-pointer to give Montana a 53-48 lead. But Egwuonwu's layup at 1:06 pulled the Cats within three, and when Jamar missed a jumper with 36 seconds remaining, and DeShields turned over the offensive board, MSU had a chance.
The Bobcats ran the clock all the way down, but when Dison missed a three-pointer at the buzzer the Bobcats had dropped their eighth straight to UM. Montana State falls to 14-15 on the season, 9-9 in Big Sky play, while Montana moves to 16-11 overall, 11-7 in the league.
The Bobcats play at Northern Arizona on Thursday before closing the regular season at Sacramento State Saturday.
For the first in 576 games the Bobcats didn't hit a three-point field goal, falling at Montana 53-50 on Monday. MSU out-shot (48.7% to 42.6%) and out-rebounded (29-to-25) Montana, turning the ball over just one time more than the Grizzlies (12 to 11).
The Bobcats even doubled up Montana on free throws, hitting 12 to UM's six, but the home team's seven three-pointers proved the difference. The Grizzlies shot 7-of-24 from the three-point arc.
MSU led by as many as eight in the first half, the last time on a jumper by Flavien Davis with 4:58 to play. But Montana outscored the Bobcats 14-3 the rest of the half to take a 26-23 lead into the intermission. The Bobcats were 0-2 from the floor and 3-6 from the line with three turnovers in that segment of the game. Keron DeShields' three-pointer at the end of the first half gave Montana a lead it would never surrender.
After a Paul Egwuonwu dunk with 18:23 to play pulled the Cats within a point, Montana went on a 14-2 run to sieze control. Three of the team's three-pointers came in that stretch. A Kareem Jamar layup at 11:57 gave UM a 42-29 lead.
That triggered a Bobcat run. Two Mike Dison free throws, a Danny Robison tip-in, and back-to-back jumpers by Dison brought the Bobcats within five, 42-37, at the 9:53 mark. The Grizzly lead would get no larger than seven.
With 1:27 to play, Mike Weisner hit his third and final three-pointer to give Montana a 53-48 lead. But Egwuonwu's layup at 1:06 pulled the Cats within three, and when Jamar missed a jumper with 36 seconds remaining, and DeShields turned over the offensive board, MSU had a chance.
The Bobcats ran the clock all the way down, but when Dison missed a three-pointer at the buzzer the Bobcats had dropped their eighth straight to UM. Montana State falls to 14-15 on the season, 9-9 in Big Sky play, while Montana moves to 16-11 overall, 11-7 in the league.
The Bobcats play at Northern Arizona on Thursday before closing the regular season at Sacramento State Saturday.
Team Stats
MSU
UM
FG%
.487
.426
3FG%
.000
.292
FT%
.632
.667
RB
29
25
TO
12
11
STL
5
4
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
5
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
3
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