Eastern Washington Eagles @ Montana State Bobcats
Montana State turns back Eastern Washington 85-71
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Tyler Hall scored 24 points and Marcus Colbert had 23 to lead Montana State to an 85-71 win over Eastern Washington on Thursday night.
The Bobcats (8-11, 3-4 Big Sky) made 11 of 22 behind the arc and shot 30 of 66 overall (45.5 percent).
Bogdan Bliznyuk had 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Eagles (9-9, 3-3), who had won three straight overall and five straight over Montana State. Eastern Washington went 7 of 25 from 3-point range and shot 42 percent overall (23 of 55). Austin McBroom added 19 points and Venky Jois had 11.
Hall's 3-pointer at the buzzer gave the Bobcats a 38-30 lead at the break. Colbert had 17 points with five 3s.
Three different Eagles drilled 3s and Jois made a layup to pull the Eagles with 48-47 with 13:24 to go. But Colbert made back-to-back baskets and Hall had a 3-point play in a 9-2 run.
Game Information
Bozeman, MT
Referee:Ruben Ramos
Referee:Jimmy Casas
Referee:Lewis Garrison
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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