
Montana State Bobcats at Northern Colorado Bears
· Big Sky Championship - SemifinalRillie's 13 lead Northern Colorado over Montana State in Big Sky Conference Tournament 72-45

Northern Colorado will face the winner of Tuesday's other semifinal between No. 2 seed Montana and sixth-seeded Idaho on Wednesday night.
Rillie shot 5 of 12 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the top-seeded Bears (25-8). Brock Wisne scored 12 points and added five rebounds. Quinn Denker shot 4 of 6 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line to finish with 12 points.
The Bobcats (15-18) — seeded fifth — were led by Bryce Zephir, who recorded 11 points. Max Agbonkpolo added nine points for Montana State.
Northern Colorado led 29-17 at halftime and pulled away with a 15-2 run in the second half to extend an 11-point lead to 24 points.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 45 - 72 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 45 - 72 |
2nd 0:05 | Marcell McCreary Offensive Rebound. | 45 - 72 |
2nd 0:06 | Bryce Zephir made Three Point Jumper. | 45 - 72 |
2nd 0:06 | Montana State Timeout | 42 - 72 |
Statistics
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13-55 | FG | 27-54 |
23.6 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
4-24 | 3PT | 5-15 |
16.7 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
15-18 | FT | 13-18 |
83.3 | Free Throw % | 72.2 |
24 | Rebounds | 43 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
17 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
5 | Assists | 12 |
8 | Steals | 7 |
4 | Blocks | 0 |
7 | Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
7 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
11 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
16 | Points in Paint | 42 |
14 | Fouls | 17 |
0 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Venue: Idaho Central Arena
Location: Boise, ID
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Location: Boise, ID
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2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Montana | 15-3 | - | 25-10 |
Northern Colorado | 15-3 | - | 25-10 |
Portland State | 11-7 | 4 | 19-13 |
Idaho State | 10-8 | 5 | 15-15 |
Montana State | 9-9 | 6 | 15-18 |
Northern Arizona | 8-10 | 7 | 18-16 |
Idaho | 8-10 | 7 | 14-19 |
Eastern Washington | 6-12 | 9 | 10-22 |
Weber State | 5-13 | 10 | 12-22 |
Sacramento State | 3-15 | 12 | 7-25 |