Montana Grizzlies opens Big Sky Tourney vs. Northern Arizona

Boise, Idaho – Montana – men’s basketball team will tip his search for the Big Sky Conference Tournament Championship against Northern Arizona.

No. 2 Seeds Grizzlies Play No. 7 Seeds -Skov Jackets in the second quarterfinals game at. 20 Sunday at Idaho Central Arena. The game is streamed on ESPN+.

NAU defeated No. 8 Seed Eastern Washington, 66-53, in the first round Saturday. Trent McLaughlin, a first team of All-Big Sky Pick, led lumberjacks with 17 points. Carson Towt, a choice of other team and all-defensive team Honoree, grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds to go by nine points.

Griz issued a 2-0 record against NAU in the regular season. They scored an 81-76 victory in January in Missoula behind Malik Moore’s 20-point, five-assisting performance. They then slumped an 83-80 victory in February in Flagstaff, Arizona, behind Kai Johnson’s 22-point, seven-assisted excursion.

With Brandon Whitney as a primary defender limited Montana McLaughlin to 19 points on 6-of-21 shooting in the first game and 19 points on 6-of-16 at the second meeting. McLaughlin, who was Big Sky Preseason MVP, currently ranks second in the country an average of 22.1 points per year. Match.

Towt, who leads the nation of 12.4 rebounds per Match, was held to nine points and 10 rebounds in the first matchup. He had 15 points and 13 boards in the fight.

Montana won part of the Big Sky Regular season championship by placing a 15-3 record in league matches. Nau went 8-10 and tied to sixth place.

No. 9 Seed Weber State beat no. 10 Seed Sacramento State, 83-70, in the second first round game on Saturday. Wildcats Player No. 1 Seed Northern Colorado in the first quarterfinals match at. 17:30 Sunday.

Game 1: Nr. 9 Weber State 83, No. 10 Sacramento State 70, First Round

Game 2: Nr. 7 Northern Arizona 66, No. 8 Eastern Washington 53, First Round

Game 3: Nr. 1 Northern Colorado against Weber State, quarterfinals, 17:30 Sunday, ESPN+

Game 4: Nr. 2 Montana against Northern Arizona, quarterfinals, at. 20 Sunday, ESPN+

Game 5: Nr. 4 Idaho State against No. 5 Montana State, quarterfinals, 17:30 Monday, ESPN+

Game 6: Nr. 3 Portland State vs. No. 6 Idaho, quarterfinals, 7 p.m. 20 Monday, ESPN+

Game 7: Game 3 -Winner vs. Game 5 winner, semi -final, at. 19 Tuesday, Espnu/ESPN+

Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 6 winner, semi -final, 21:30 Tuesday, ESPN2/ESPN+

Game 9: Game 7 -Winner vs. Game 8 winner, Championship, 21:30 Wednesday, ESPN2/ESPN+