Sacramento State jumps out early, routs Montana State 81-52
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Bryce Fowler scored 11 of his 16 points in the first half as Sacramento State cruised to an 81-52 victory over Montana State on Thursday night.
Joshua Patton added 13 points for Sacramento State (15-12, 8-10 Big Sky Conference). Osi Nwachukwu chipped in 12 points and Chibueze Jacobs had 11.
Harald Frey scored 12 points to lead Montana State (14-14, 8-9). Mychael Paulo added 11 points and Amin Adamu had 10.
The Hornets built a 17-point halftime lead, highlighted by Patton's block of Frey's layup attempt to end the half. The Bobcats cut the deficit to 14 points with 16:20 left but didn't get closer.
Montana State plays at Northern Arizona on Saturday. Sacramento State hosts Montana on Saturday.
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2020-2021 Big Sky Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Montana State | 4-0 | - | 7-3 |
Southern Utah | 5-1 | - | 10-2 |
Idaho State | 4-1 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
Sacramento State | 2-1 | 1.5 | 4-2 |
Eastern Washington | 2-1 | 1.5 | 3-5 |
Northern Colorado | 4-4 | 2 | 7-6 |
Weber State | 1-1 | 2 | 6-3 |
Northern Arizona | 3-4 | 2.5 | 4-9 |
Montana | 2-4 | 3 | 6-7 |
Portland State | 1-3 | 3 | 2-7 |
Idaho | 0-8 | 6 | 0-11 |