Montana 8-0 atop Big Sky, routs Southern Utah 71-47
MISSOULA, Mont. -- Michael Oguine scored 22 points, Ahmaad Rorie added 21 and Montana rolled to a 71-47 victory over Southern Utah on Thursday night to remain undefeated atop the Big Sky Conference standings.
Montana (14-5, 8-0) has won nine of its last 11 games and is 8-0 at home. The Grizzlies have also won 12 straight against Southern Utah (8-11, 2-6), including a 30-point win Dec. 30.
Oguine scored 14 points as Montana closed the first half on a 22-8 run for a 30-21 halftime lead. The Grizzlies stretched another nine-point, second-half lead to 63-37 with 4:30 remaining. Rorie scored 17 straight points during the stretch.
Jamal Aytes scored 15 points for Southern Utah, which shot 15 of 49 from the field, just 1 of 11 from long range, and committed 17 turnovers.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Brad Fowler
- Toby Doolittle
- Scott Tierney
2023-24 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grand Canyon | 17-3 | - | 30-5 |
Tarleton State | 16-4 | 1 | 25-10 |
UT Arlington | 13-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Seattle U | 11-9 | 6 | 23-14 |
Utah Valley | 11-9 | 6 | 16-16 |
Stephen F. Austin | 10-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
Abilene Christian | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
California Baptist | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
Utah Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
Southern Utah | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-18 | 15 | 6-25 |
2023-24 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Washington | 15-3 | - | 21-11 |
Montana | 12-6 | 3 | 24-12 |
Northern Colorado | 12-6 | 3 | 19-14 |
Weber State | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
Montana State | 9-9 | 6 | 17-18 |
Portland State | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
Northern Arizona | 7-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
Idaho State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-20 |
Idaho | 5-13 | 10 | 11-21 |
Sacramento State | 4-14 | 11 | 10-24 |