| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 28 | 23 | 51 |
| MTST | 37 | 29 | 66 |
Frey, Belo lead Montana State over Sacramento State 66-51
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Harald Frey scored 18 points, made seven assists and grabbed five rebounds and Montana State beat Sacramento State 66-51 in Saturday's Big Sky Conference opener for both teams.
Jubrile Belo scored a season-high 18 points for the Bobcats (7-5, 1-0), who held the Hornets to 34% shooting and outscored them 36-18 in the paint. Borja Fernandez had six rebounds.
Joshua Patton had 18 points, seven rebounds and four blocks for the Hornets (7-3, 0-1), whose 14 turnovers led to 15 Montana State points. Ethan Esposito added 10 points.
Bryce Fowler, who was second on the Hornets in scoring coming into the contest with 10 points per game, failed to make a shot from the floor (0 of 8).
Montana State faces Northern Arizona at home on Monday. Sacramento State takes on Montana on the road on Monday.
---
For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP-Top25
---
Elements of this story were generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com
Men's College Basketball News
McKissic carries Kansas City over Oral Roberts 81-76
— Brandon McKissic matched his season high with 24 points on 10-for-13 shooting and Kansas City beat Oral Roberts 81-76 on Sunday night.
Harris' buzzer beater lifts American over Loyola (MD) in 3OT
— Jamir Harris scored a career-high 33 points and his 3-pointer at the buzzer sent American past Loyola (MD) 81-79 in triple overtime on Sunday night.
McCoy scores 14 to lift Boston U past Lafayette 64-61
— Javante McCoy posted 14 points as Boston University narrowly defeated Lafayette 64-61 on Sunday night.
2020-2021 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 6-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Southern Utah | 6-2 | 1 | 11-3 |
| Sacramento State | 4-2 | 2 | 6-3 |
| Idaho State | 5-3 | 2 | 8-7 |
| Eastern Washington | 3-2 | 2.5 | 4-6 |
| Northern Colorado | 5-5 | 3 | 8-7 |
| Weber State | 2-2 | 3 | 7-4 |
| Montana | 3-5 | 4 | 7-8 |
| Northern Arizona | 3-6 | 4.5 | 4-11 |
| Portland State | 2-4 | 4 | 3-8 |
| Idaho | 0-8 | 7 | 0-11 |