Sacramento State Hornets at Montana State Bobcats
· Big Sky Championship - Semifinal
Montana State secures 74-71 victory over Sacramento State in Big Sky Conference Tournament
The fifth-seeded Bobcats advanced to the championship game on Wednesday against the winner of the late semifinal between No. 8 Idaho State and No. 3 Montana.
Ford added six rebounds and four steals for the Bobcats (16-17). Sam Lecholat scored 13 points and added 11 rebounds. Brandon Walker finished 6 of 9 from the field to finish with 13 points.
Austin Patterson led the way for the Hornets (10-24, 2-1) with 16 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Emil Skytta added 12 points for Sacramento State. Zee Hamoda had 11 points, six rebounds and two steals.
Walker put up nine points in the first half for Montana State, who led 42-38 at the break. Montana State took the lead for good with 17:32 remaining in the second half on a 3-pointer from Ford to make it a 50-47 game.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Sam Lecholat Steal. | 71 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Emil Skytta Turnover. | 71 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Sacramento State Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 74 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 MTST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-66 | FG | 28-57 |
| 40.9 | Field Goal % | 49.1 |
| 11-27 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 40.7 | Three Point % | 40.7 |
| 6-12 | FT | 7-8 |
| 50.0 | Free Throw % | 87.5 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Boise, ID
Capacity:
2023-24 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Washington | 15-3 | - | 21-11 |
| Montana | 12-6 | 3 | 24-12 |
| Northern Colorado | 12-6 | 3 | 19-14 |
| Weber State | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Montana State | 9-9 | 6 | 17-18 |
| Portland State | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Northern Arizona | 7-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Idaho State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-20 |
| Idaho | 5-13 | 10 | 11-21 |
| Sacramento State | 4-14 | 11 | 10-24 |