Montana Grizzlies @ Southern Utah Thunderbirds
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MONT | 34 | 36 | 70 |
| 23 | 32 | 55 |
Montana wins lone regular season contest with Southern Utah
CEDAR CITY, Utah -- Sayeed Pridgett had 19 points and Montana beat Southern Utah 70-55 on Thursday night in the only matchup of the season between the two schools.
The win is the Grizzlies second straight following their second four-game losing streak of the season. Montana also lost four in a row to open the season in November.
Walter Wright finished with 14 points for Montana (12-13, 7-5 Big Sky), while Fabijan Krslovic chipped in 10.
The Grizzlies shot just 40.7 percent from the field and 19 percent from 3-point range. But they hit 22 of 26 at the line, and held a plus-18 advantage in free-throw points.
Randy Onwuasor scored 16 points to lead Southern Utah (4-21, 2-10), which has lost 10 consecutive and has just one win since the calendar flipped to 2017.
Montana led by just four with 16:05 left but regained a double-digit advantage with 13:54 remaining and cruised to the end.
Game Information
Cedar City, UT
Referee:Nate Harris
Referee:Travis Schatzman
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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