The No. 3 seed Montana Grizzlies (23-10, 12-6 Big Sky) will square off against the No. 5 seed Montana State Bobcats (16-17, 9-9 Big Sky) in the Big Sky championship game with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament on the line. The game on Wednesday at Idaho Central Arena starts at 11:30 PM ET.
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- Game Day: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Game Time: 11:30 PM ET
- TV: ESPN
- Location: Boise, Idaho
- Arena: Idaho Central Arena
- Moneyline favorite: Montana (-280)
- Spread: Montana (-6.5)
- Total: 143
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Montana vs. Montana State Statistics and Rankings
Montana Rank | Montana Stat | Montana State Stat | Montana State Rank | |
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76th | 77.4 | Points Scored | 74.8 | 147th |
151st | 71.2 | Points Allowed | 74.2 | 252nd |
62nd | 15.1 | Assists | 13.2 | 161st |
30th | 9.4 | Turnovers | 11.3 | 187th |
22nd | 48.6% | Field Goal % | 46.5% | 74th |
219th | 44.4% | Field Goal % Allowed | 46.6% | 333rd |
Montana Leaders
- Aanen Moody: 16.8 PTS, 3.2 REB, 2.3 AST, 0.9 STL, 0.1 BLK
- Dischon Thomas: 12.2 PTS, 5.4 REB, 1.7 AST, 0.6 STL, 1 BLK
- Brandon Whitney: 10.7 PTS, 2.8 REB, 4.4 AST, 0.6 STL, 0.1 BLK
- Laolu Oke: 6.3 PTS, 7.3 REB, 1.4 AST, 1 STL, 0.8 BLK
- Josh Vazquez: 9.1 PTS, 2.5 REB, 1.7 AST, 0.9 STL, 0.2 BLK
Montana State Leaders
- Robert Ford III: 15.7 PTS, 7.6 REB, 3 AST, 2.8 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Brian Goracke: 13.8 PTS, 4.4 REB, 0.9 AST, 0.6 STL, 0.5 BLK
- Brandon Walker: 13 PTS, 3.9 REB, 1.1 AST, 0.4 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Eddie Turner III: 9.3 PTS, 2.3 REB, 3.7 AST, 1.8 STL, 0 BLK
- Sam Lecholat: 5.5 PTS, 3.6 REB, 1.3 AST, 0.5 STL, 0.8 BLK
Montana vs. Montana State Recent Trends
Montana
- Montana has covered the spread six times in its last 10 contests while putting up a 8-2 record straight-up in those games.
- Montana’s past 10 contests saw seven go over the total.
- Montana’s past 10 games have ended with an average of 144.1 points scored. That’s 1.1 more points than this contest’s over/under.
- Over its past 10 games, Montana has a points-per-game average 2.6 points above its season-long scoring average.
Montana State
- Montana State has a 5-5 record straight-up in its last 10 contests, while covering the spread six times in those games.
- Montana State’s past 10 outings saw four hit the over.
- The last 10 Montana State games averaged 144 total points, one more point than this matchup’s over/under.
- In the past 10 games, Montana State is scoring 75.2 points per game compared to its 74.8 season average.