1 | 2 | OT | T | |
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MTST | 32 | 37 | 11 | 80 |
SUU | 42 | 27 | 8 | 77 |
Adamu leads Montana St. over S. Utah 80-77 in OT
BOISE, Idaho -- — Amin Adamu had 29 points as No. 5 seed Montana State narrowly defeated top-seeded Southern Utah 80-77 in overtime in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament on Friday. Jubrile Belo added 22 points for the Bobcats, including a buzzer-beating turnaround jumper in the lane to force overtime. Belo also had eight rebounds and eight blocks.
Abdul Mohamed had 11 points and 14 rebounds for Montana State (13-9), which advanced to the championship to face Montana-Eastern Washington on Saturday.
Xavier Bishop, the Bobcats’ leading scorer entering the contest at 15 points per game, shot only 19% for the game (3 of 16).
Southern Utah scored 27 second-half points, a season low for the team.
Maizen Fausett had 22 points for the Thunderbirds (20-4). Harrison Butler added 16 points and seven rebounds. Tevian Jones had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Nate Harris
- Scott Brown
- Randy Richardson
2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Northern Arizona | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Northern Colorado | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
Montana | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Portland State | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Idaho State | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
Montana State | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Weber State | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Idaho | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |
Sacramento State | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Eastern Washington | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Southern Utah | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
Utah Valley | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Abilene Christian | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
California Baptist | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Grand Canyon | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Seattle U | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
UT Arlington | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Utah Tech | 0-0 | - | 2-6 |
Tarleton State | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |