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03/11 03:43 CDT Montana and Idaho meet in Big Sky Championship
Montana and Idaho meet in Big Sky Championship
By The Associated Press
Idaho Vandals (20-14, 12-9 Big Sky) vs. Montana Grizzlies (18-15, 12-8 Big Sky)
Boise, Idaho; Wednesday, 11:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Montana and Idaho play for the Big Sky Championship.
The Grizzlies are 12-8 against Big Sky opponents and 6-7 in non-conference
play. Montana is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Vandals are 12-9 in Big Sky play. Idaho averages 10.3 turnovers per game
and is 9-7 when winning the turnover battle.
Montana makes 49.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.0
percentage points higher than Idaho has allowed to its opponents (43.2%). Idaho
averages 78.7 points per game, 4.2 more than the 74.5 Montana gives up to
opponents.
The teams meet for the third time this season. Montana won 73-68 in the last
matchup on Feb. 7. Money Williams led Montana with 14 points, and Biko Johnson
led Idaho with 22 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Thompson averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the
Grizzlies, scoring 8.5 points while shooting 40.6% from beyond the arc.
Williams is shooting 48.6% and averaging 23.4 points over the past 10 games.
Kolton Mitchell is averaging 13.8 points and 3.7 assists for the Vandals.
Jackson Rasmussen is averaging 15.7 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Grizzlies: 5-5, averaging 74.1 points, 29.2 rebounds, 13.6
assists, 5.4 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 78.4 points per game.
Vandals: 7-3, averaging 78.1 points, 33.4 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 4.9 steals
and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 71.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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