Montana wins Big Sky, will head to NCAA tourney for first time since 2019
Montana (25-9), which has won 14 of its last 15 games, collected its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2019 and its 12th overall to extend its conference record. The Grizzlies also won their 51st Big Sky Tournament game, surpassing Weber State for the most in league history.
UNC Bears fall game short of NCAA Tournament bid, lose to Montana in Big Sky Championship game
Coach Steve Smiley’s Northern Colorado Bears fell to Montana, 91-83, late Wednesday night in the Big Sky men’s basketball tournament championship in Boise, Idaho. Thanks to senior wing guard Kai Johnson (23 points), the Grizzlies (25-9) notched the league’s automatic, and likely only, bid to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
Marah Dykstra, Montana State and Big Sky
One year ago the Montana Grizzlies walked off the court of Idaho Central Arena with their heads hung low falling to Montana ...
Montana claimed the men’s championship in dominant fashion, while the Montana State women punched their ticket to the NCAA ...
Watch the No. 1 seed Northern Colorado Bears (25-8, 15-3 Big Sky) and the No. 2 Montana Grizzlies (24-9, 15-3 Big Sky) face ...
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