Montana Grizzlies @ Southern Utah Thunderbirds
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MONT | 40 | 43 | 83 |
| 28 | 38 | 66 |
Montana beats Southern Utah 83-66
CEDAR CITY, Utah -- Martin Breunig scored 24 points and Brandon Gfeller added 21 as Montana soundly beat Southern Utah 83-66 Saturday night.
The two players shot a combined 16 for 23 (69.5 percent) from the field. Gfeller shot 6 for 11 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Montana (7-6, 2-0 Big Sky) shot out of the gate when Breunig made three of the Grizzlies' first four shots and led 9-3. But Southern Utah fought back and took a 22-20 lead on a pair of Casey Oliverson free throws with 8:37 to play before halftime.
Gfeller made back-to-back 3s and Michael Oguine's layup with 5:51 before the break gave Montana the lead for good. The Grizzlies led 40-28 at half.
Montana extended the lead to 52-35 on two baskets and four free throws by Breunig, and layups by Walter Wright and Oguine.
James McGee led Southern Utah (3-9, 1-1) with 13 points and Travon Langston and Trey Kennedy each had 12.
Game Information
Cedar City, UT
Referee:Nate Harris
Referee:Mark Riggs
Referee:Randy Richardson
2025-26 Standings
| Big 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 |
| United Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 8 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
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