McLaughlin and Northern Arizona host Montana
Montana Grizzlies (16-8, 9-2 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (14-10, 5-6 Big Sky)
Flagstaff, Arizona; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona takes on Montana after Trenton McLaughlin scored 20 points in Northern Arizona's 69-64 victory over the Montana State Bobcats.
The Lumberjacks have gone 9-2 at home. Northern Arizona has a 6-4 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Grizzlies have gone 9-2 against Big Sky opponents. Montana ranks fifth in the Big Sky with 13.8 assists per game led by Money Williams averaging 3.3.
Northern Arizona is shooting 45.7% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points lower than the 45.9% Montana allows to opponents. Montana has shot at a 49.1% clip from the field this season, 5.5 percentage points higher than the 43.6% shooting opponents of Northern Arizona have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: McLaughlin is shooting 41.1% and averaging 21.6 points for the Lumberjacks. Diego Campisano is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Malik Moore is shooting 39.6% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Grizzlies, while averaging 13.4 points. Williams is averaging 10.4 points and 3.8 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lumberjacks: 5-5, averaging 71.6 points, 35.4 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 4.7 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.0 points per game.
Grizzlies: 8-2, averaging 74.9 points, 25.8 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 5.6 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Northern Colorado | 9-2 | - | 17-7 |
Montana | 9-2 | - | 16-8 |
Portland State | 6-4 | 2.5 | 14-9 |
Idaho State | 5-5 | 3.5 | 10-11 |
Northern Arizona | 5-6 | 4 | 14-10 |
Idaho | 5-6 | 4 | 10-14 |
Montana State | 5-6 | 4 | 10-14 |
Eastern Washington | 4-7 | 5 | 8-16 |
Weber State | 3-7 | 5.5 | 9-15 |
Sacramento State | 2-8 | 6.5 | 6-17 |