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Montana rallies past E. Wash. to earn NCAA Tournament berth | |
RENO, Nevada (AP) Michael Oguine scored 21 points and top-seeded Montana rallied to win the Big Sky Conference Tournament and an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament with an 82-65 victory over Eastern Washington on Saturday night. The Grizzlies trailed 40-29 at halftime but outscored the Eagles 53-25 in the second half, adding the conference tournament championship to their regular-season title. Ahmaad Rorie had 15 points, Bobby Morehead scored 12 and Fabijan Krslovic had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Montana (26-7). MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | B. Bliznyuk | 21.2 | |||
| Rebounds: | B. Bliznyuk | 6.8 | |||
| Assists: | B. Bliznyuk | 3.9 | |||
| FG%: | B. Bliznyuk | 52.8% | |||
| FT%: | B. Bliznyuk | 90.2% | |||
| 3P%: | J. Perry | 43.1% | |||
| Steals: | M. Peatling | 0.9 | |||
| Blocks: | M. Peatling | 1.2 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Virginia | 31-3 | |
| 2 | Villanova | 36-4 | |
| 3 | Xavier | 29-6 | |
| 4 | Kansas | 31-8 | |
| 5 | Michigan State | 30-5 | |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 31-5 | |
| 7 | Michigan | 33-8 | |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 32-5 | |
| 9 | Duke | 29-8 | |
| 10 | North Carolina | 26-11 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Villanova | 36-4 | |
| 2 | Michigan | 33-8 | |
| 3 | Kansas | 31-8 | |
| 4 | Duke | 29-8 | |
| 5 | Virginia | 31-3 | |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 27-10 | |
| 7 | Loyola Chicago | 32-6 | |
| 8 | Xavier | 29-6 | |
| 9 | Purdue | 30-7 | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 32-5 | |
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| Big Sky Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Montana | 16-2 | 26-8 |
| Idaho | 14-4 | 22-9 |
| Weber State | 13-5 | 20-11 |
| Eastern Washington | 13-5 | 20-15 |
| Northern Colorado | 11-7 | 26-12 |
| Portland State | 9-9 | 20-14 |
| Idaho State | 9-9 | 14-16 |
| Montana State | 6-12 | 13-19 |
| North Dakota | 6-12 | 12-20 |
| Southern Utah | 5-13 | 13-19 |
| Sacramento State | 4-14 | 7-25 |
| Northern Arizona | 2-16 | 5-27 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 74.8 (147) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 7.4 (332) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.6 (251) | ||||
| FG%: | 46.4% (82) | ||||
| FT%: | 76.4% (26) | ||||
| 3P%: | 37.4% (61) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 72.0 (164) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 25.9 (125) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.3 (170) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.6% (215) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.9% (218) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.8% (243) | ||||
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