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Montana Grizzlies at Southern Utah Thunderbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Montana Grizzlies
17-11, 4-10 Away
Final
74 - 82
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
18-9, 11-3 Home

Knight scores 26 to carry S. Utah past Montana 82-74

Knight III hit 10 of 13 shots. Jason Spurgin had 15 points, 14 rebounds and four assists for Southern Utah (18-9, 12-5 Big Sky Conference). Maizen Fausett added 13 points and seven rebounds.

Josh Bannan had 23 points for the Grizzlies (17-11, 10-7). Brandon Whitney added 14 points and six rebounds. Robby Beasley III had 14 points.

The Thunderbirds leveled the season series against the Grizzlies. Montana defeated Southern Utah 78-67 on Feb. 7.

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  • TV Channel: Montana at Southern Utah 2021 College Basketball, week 16, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Matchup Prediction

Southern Utah: 73.2%
Montana: 26.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 74 - 82
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 74 - 82
2nd 0:30 Josh Bannan made Layup. Assisted by Josh Vazquez. 74 - 82
2nd 0:35 John Knight III made Free Throw. 72 - 82
2nd 0:35 John Knight III made Free Throw. 72 - 81

Statistics

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24-52 FG 31-55
46.2 Field Goal % 56.4
8-15 3PT 7-15
53.3 Three Point % 46.7
18-26 FT 13-22
69.2 Free Throw % 59.1
27 Rebounds 38
9 Offensive Rebounds 13
18 Defensive Rebounds 25
12 Assists 12
6 Steals 4
3 Blocks 1
9 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 11
2 Technical Fouls 0
2 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 12
4 Fast Break Points 0
30 Points in Paint 46
19 Fouls 22
16 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Venue: America First Events Center

Location: Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 1,817 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Montana 13-2 - 20-8
Northern Colorado 13-3 0.5 21-8
Portland State 8-7 5 16-12
Idaho State 8-7 5 13-13
Idaho 7-8 6 12-16
Montana State 7-8 6 12-16
Northern Arizona 7-9 6.5 16-13
Eastern Washington 6-9 7 10-18
Weber State 4-11 9 10-19
Sacramento State 3-12 10 7-21

2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Utah Valley 12-1 - 20-7
Grand Canyon 10-2 1.5 20-6
Abilene Christian 6-6 5.5 14-13
California Baptist 6-6 5.5 13-13
UT Arlington 6-7 6 13-14
Tarleton State 6-7 6 11-17
Seattle U 5-7 6.5 10-16
Southern Utah 3-10 9 11-16
Utah Tech 2-10 9.5 6-21
Full Standings