Carroll (MT) Fighting Saints @ Montana Grizzlies
Gfeller hits 7 3s, scores 23; Montana beats Carroll 70-61
MISSOULA, Mont. -- Brandon Gfeller tied his career highs by hitting seven 3-pointers and scoring 23 points, and Martin Breunig added 15 points and a career-best 19 rebounds to help Montana hold off NAIA Carroll (Mont.) for a 70-61 win Saturday night.
Fabijan Krslovic finished with 10 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two blocked shots for Montana (2-1).
The Grizzlies led by 14 and had a 51-40 lead with 11 minutes to play, but layups by Oliver Carr bookended an 8-0 run by Carroll that trimmed its deficit to three about two minutes later.
A dunk by Breunig and back-to-back 3s by Gfeller made it 59-48 with 7:17 left and Carroll didn't threaten again.
Zach Taylor led Carroll with 16 points. Carr added 15 and Sam McMahon scored 14, including four 3-pointers.
Carroll shot 45 percent, compared to 41 percent for the Grizzlies, but Montana made more free throws (16) than the Fighting Saints attempted (14) and held a 13-4 edge on the offensive glass.
Game Information
Missoula, MT
Referee:Gregg Mortsein
Referee:Nate Harris
Referee:Ryan McCarty
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 |
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