Wright's 19 leads Montana to 81-62 win over San Jose St

Dec 8, 2016, 12:01 am

MISSOULA, Mont. -- Walter Wright came off the bench to score 19 points and dish seven assists to lead Montana to an 81-62 win over San Jose State on Wednesday night.

Michael Oguine added 16 points and seven rebounds for the Grizzlies (3-6), who won their second straight. Jack Lopez hit four 3-pointers for 15 points, Ahmaad Rorie had 13 and Fabijan Krslovic had 11 points and 13 rebounds.

Montana led 46-30 at the half, making its last eight shots to shoot 64 percent (16 of 25) while San Jose had to finish 5 of 7 from the field to reach 35 percent (9 of 26). The Grizzlies also made 13 of 14 free throws.

The Spartans (4-4) closed within six twice, the last on a tip-in by Brandon Clarke, who had a team-high 11 points, with 6:57 to play. Shortly after that the Grizzlies reeled off nine-straight thanks to back-to-back 3s from Lopez to lead by 16 with 3:16 left.