Eastern Washington Eagles at Montana Grizzlies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Montana rallies past Eastern Washington 83-72 for share of 13th Big Sky regular-season title
Montana (22-9, 15-3) shares this season's title with Northern Colorado but will be seeded second in the conference tournament beginning Saturday in Boise, Idaho. The Grizzlies receive a first-round bye and will play the winner of the first-round matchup between No. 7 seed Northern Arizona and the eighth-seeded Eagles (10-21, 6-12). The Bears will square off on Sunday against the winner of Saturday's matchup between No. 10 seed Sacramento State and No. 9 seed Weber State.
Williams hit three 3-pointers and added three rebounds and three assists for Montana. Te'Jon Sawyer had 19 points. Joe Pridgen totaled 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Mason Williams led the Eagles with 20 points. Andrew Cook had 19 points and Emmett Marquardt scored 13.
Eastern Washington hit nine straight shots while Montana missed nine in a row in jumping out to a 19-5 lead. The Eagles led 37-30 at the half.
Malik Moore hit a 3-pointer to put Montana up 73-70 with 2:42 remaining and the Grizzlies pulled away from there. Senior Brandon Whitney notched his school-record 433rd assist on the basket. He added 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting.
Travis DeCuire became the first Grizzlies coach to win four regular-season championships.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Adam Shoff subbing in for Montana | 72 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jalen Foy subbing in for Montana | 72 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Zack Davidson subbing in for Montana | 72 - 83 |
Statistics
 EWU |
 MONT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-54 | FG | 27-49 |
| 55.6 | Field Goal % | 55.1 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 26.7 | Three Point % | 42.9 |
| 8-11 | FT | 23-33 |
| 72.7 | Free Throw % | 69.7 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 26 | Fouls | 14 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Missoula, MT
Attendance: 3,955 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Colorado | 15-3 | - | 23-8 |
| Montana | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Portland State | 11-7 | 4 | 19-12 |
| Idaho State | 10-8 | 5 | 15-14 |
| Montana State | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Northern Arizona | 8-10 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Idaho | 8-10 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Washington | 6-12 | 9 | 10-21 |
| Weber State | 5-13 | 10 | 11-21 |
| Sacramento State | 3-15 | 12 | 7-24 |