Scores

Final

Montana 75

(14-5, 6-1 Big Sky)

Idaho St 65

(5-13, 1-5 Big Sky)

9:05 PM ET, January 20, 2011

Holt Arena, Pocatello, ID

1 2 T
MONT 30 4575
IDST 28 3765

Top Performers

Montana: B. Qvale 19 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk

Idaho State: D. Busma 11 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Blk

Montana 75, Idaho St. 65

Associated Press

POCATELLO, Idaho -- Brian Qvale had 19 points and 10 rebounds Thursday night to lead Montana past Idaho State 75-65.

Art Steward scored 15 points, Will Cherry had 14 points and five assists and Derek Selvig scored 10 points for the Grizzlies (14-5, 6-1 Big Sky), who shot 53 percent from the field.

The game was tied 10 times, but Montana outscored the hosts 14-4 down the stretch, going ahead to stay at 63-61 with 3:40 to play on Cherry's layup. Selvig's 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 1:56 left made it 70-64 Grizzlies.

Qvale scored 14 of his points in the second half.

Broderick Gilchrest led the Bengals (5-13, 1-5) with 19 points. Deividas Busma had 11 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots for Idaho State.

Phyllip Taylor scored 16 points for the Bengals but was 0 for 5 from 3-point range. Reserve Kenny McGowen added 12 points.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MONT
IDST
Points 75 65
FG Made-Attempted 28-53 (.528) 21-57 (.368)
3P Made-Attempted 3-10 (.300) 4-15 (.267)
FT Made-Attempted 16-20 (.800) 19-22 (.864)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 16 (0/0) 14 (1/0)
Largest Lead 11 4

Game Leaders

 
MONT
IDST
PointsB. Qvale 19B. Gilchrest 19
ReboundsB. Qvale 10D. Busma 10
AssistsW. Cherry 5M. Lacey 2
StealsW. Cherry 3M. Lacey 1
BlocksB. Qvale 3D. Busma 3
Team Stats: Montana | Idaho State

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 20, 2011 MONT 75, @IDST 65Recap
Feb 16, 2011 @MONT 71, IDST 52Recap

Next 5 Games

MONT
IDST
01/22 MTST 9:05pm
01/29 @MTST 9:05pm
02/03 @WEB 9:00pm
02/05 @NAU 8:30pm
02/10 SAC 9:00pm
 01/24 MTST 9:05pm
01/27 @SAC 10:05pm
01/29 @EWU 10:05pm
02/05 EWU 9:05pm
02/10 @PRST 10:05pm
Complete Schedule: Montana | Idaho State

Big Sky Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Northern Colorado13-321-10
Montana12-421-10
Northern Arizona9-719-12
Weber State11-518-13
Portland State5-1114-16
Montana State7-913-18
Eastern Washington7-910-20
Idaho State4-129-20
Sacramento State4-127-21
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