Thursday, January 29
8:05 pm MT/7:05 pm PT
Montana State University
4-16, 1-7
59
at
75
Sacramento State
14-6, 8-1
1st half1
2nd half2
FinalF
Montana State
33
26
59
Sacramento State
36
39
75
Danny Robison grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds
Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson
Sac State Slips Past Bobcats with Late Spurt
1/29/2015 10:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Hot Hornet second half costs Bobcats
Sacramento State used a late 7-0 spurt to break open a close contest and pull away from Montana State 75-59 in Sacramento on Thursday.
The Bobcats trailed by just five points with six minutes remaining after Marcus Colbert hit one of his three three-pointers on the night, but a layup by Mikh McKinney and a jumper by Cody Demps pushed the Hornets' lead to nine. After a Bobcat turnover, Dylan Garrity hit a three-pointer to seal MSU's fate.
"We played 30 good minutes of basketball," said Bobcat coach Brian Fish, "and a bad 10 minutes. We made some mistakes defensively late in the game that really cost us."
The Bobcats stayed close to the Big Sky-leading Hornets for most of the contest, trailing just 36-33 at halftime and leading 42-41 early in the second half. The Bobcats shot 43% in the first half but just 32% in the second, while Sacramento State got away from the visitors by shooting 58% after the intermission.
McKinney led all players with 23 points and eight assists and five steals, while Garrity scored 18. Four Bobcats scored in double-digits, with Colbert scoring 13, Stephan Holm and Eric Norman 12 each, and Michael Dison adding 10. Danny Robison grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds for the Cats, who out-rebounded Sac State 35-to-32.
Montana State falls to 4-16 on the season, 1-7 in league play, with the loss. The Hornets held onto first place in the Big Sky with the win, raising their record to 14-6 overall, 8-1 in the Big Sky. Montana State visits Portland State Saturday night, while Sac State hosts Montana.
The Bobcats trailed by just five points with six minutes remaining after Marcus Colbert hit one of his three three-pointers on the night, but a layup by Mikh McKinney and a jumper by Cody Demps pushed the Hornets' lead to nine. After a Bobcat turnover, Dylan Garrity hit a three-pointer to seal MSU's fate.
"We played 30 good minutes of basketball," said Bobcat coach Brian Fish, "and a bad 10 minutes. We made some mistakes defensively late in the game that really cost us."
The Bobcats stayed close to the Big Sky-leading Hornets for most of the contest, trailing just 36-33 at halftime and leading 42-41 early in the second half. The Bobcats shot 43% in the first half but just 32% in the second, while Sacramento State got away from the visitors by shooting 58% after the intermission.
McKinney led all players with 23 points and eight assists and five steals, while Garrity scored 18. Four Bobcats scored in double-digits, with Colbert scoring 13, Stephan Holm and Eric Norman 12 each, and Michael Dison adding 10. Danny Robison grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds for the Cats, who out-rebounded Sac State 35-to-32.
Montana State falls to 4-16 on the season, 1-7 in league play, with the loss. The Hornets held onto first place in the Big Sky with the win, raising their record to 14-6 overall, 8-1 in the Big Sky. Montana State visits Portland State Saturday night, while Sac State hosts Montana.
Team Stats
MSU
SAC
FG%
.375
.519
3FG%
.304
.471
FT%
.769
.733
RB
35
32
TO
14
11
STL
5
9
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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