Montana 98, Santa Clara 72

1 2 T
MONT (10-1) 36 62 98
SCU (6-7) 35 37 72

Final

10:00 PM ET, December 20, 2006

Montana 98, Santa Clara 72

2006-07 Season
DATEGAMELINKS
· Dec 20, 2006 MONT @ SCURecap | Box Score
Next 5 Games
MONTANA (ET) SANTA CLARA (ET)
12/28 CAN 9:30pm
12/29 WYO 9:30pm
01/04 PRST 9:00pm
01/06 EWU 9:00pm
01/11 @MTST 7:05pm
12/28 TOL 5:00pm
12/30 @SJSU 10:00pm
01/07 @SMC 5:05pm
01/11 @GONZ 10:00pm
01/13 @PORT 5:00pm
 · Complete Schedule: Montana | Santa Clara

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Mandy Morales scored a career-high 35 points, including all 18 of her free throws, to lead Montana to a 98-72 victory over Santa Clara Wednesday night.

Montana (10-1) led just 36-35 at halftime before exploding for 62 second-half points on 61.5 percent shooting.

Santa Clara (6-7) was called for 26 fouls, including three technicals, and Montana made 38-of-40 free throws. The Lady Griz were called for just eight fouls and Santa Clara made 6-of-7 free throws.

Montana led 55-50 with 12:14 remaining before going on a 36-12 run, including 18 points by Morales, to take a 91-62 lead with 2:45 remaining.

Britney Lohman added 17 points on 4-of-5 shooting from 3-point range, Johanna Closson finished with 15 points and Tamara Guardipee added 12 points. Lohman and Closson each had eight rebounds.

Anna Martin led Santa Clara with 21 points, followed by Chandice Cronk with 15 points and Jen Gottschalk with 11. Gottschalk was called for two technical fouls.


Women's Basketball Scores

Other Scores:

Wednesday, December 20th
Portland 58 Final
Utah State 68
Davidson 77 Final
Gonzaga 69
Florida State 64 Final
San Francisco 67
Montana 98 Final
Santa Clara 72
Eastern Washington 66 Final
Saint Mary's 74