Montana State Bobcats @ North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Montana St. holds on, beats N. Dakota 78-70
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Flavien Davis scored 19 points and Marcus Colbert added 16 as Montana State held on to beat North Dakota 78-70 on Thursday night.
Montana State (12-12, 7-6 Big Sky) went on a 15-3 run in the first half to take a 27-15 lead and was up by as many as 20 in the second, mounting a 48-28 advantage with less than 15 minutes to play.
North Dakota(10-13, 7-6) then went on a 24-7 run to pull within 55-52 with 8:01 remaining. North Dakota trailed 67-63 with 1:38 left but Montana State hit 11 of 12 free throws in the final minute to seal the victory.
Eric Norman, Stephan Holm and Paul Egwuonwu each added 10 points for Montana State, which shot 52.4 percent from the field.
Aaron Anderson led North Dakota with 20 points while Troy Huff added 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Game Information
Grand Forks, ND
Referee:Jason Schaefer
Referee:Matthew Rukasin
Referee:Chuck Rydzak
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| Summit LeagueSummit League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 6 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
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