Montana beat Sacramento State 60–54 at Sacramento State on Feb 27, 2025.
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 29 | 60 | |
| 15 | 39 | 54 |
| MONT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Whitney | 34 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 5-6 | 0-0 |
| Joe Pridgen | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 |
| Malik Messina-Moore | 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1-7 | 0-3 |
| Te'Jon Sawyer | 22 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-2 |
| Kai Johnson | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Money Williams | 32 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-4 |
| Austin Patterson | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Amari Jedkins | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jensen Bradtke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Totals | 60 | 31 | 11 | 19-38 | 2-10 |
| SAC | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Neal Jr. | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4-8 | 3-7 |
| Emil Skytta | 37 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Lachlan Brewer | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-4 |
| Bailey Nunn | 32 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2-10 | 0-5 |
| Jacob Holt | 23 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-3 |
| Chudi Dioramma | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Leo Ricketts | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-1 |
| Michael Wilson | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Julian Vaughns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| Totals | 54 | 25 | 11 | 21-56 | 4-23 |
Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.
This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).
MONT offense ranks better in 2 of 4 matchups (2 by a clear margin) · SAC defense in 2 (1 by a clear margin)
SAC offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · MONT defense in 4 (2 by a clear margin)
Season box-score numbers; ranks of 360 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.
Expected pace: about 66 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 360 teams, 1st = best.
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Checking your player views…| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Messina-Moore | 31.3 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
| Brandon Whitney | 27.9 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| Joe Pridgen | 26.7 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 0.7 |
| Money Williams | 26.3 | 11.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Kai Johnson | 25.4 | 11.7 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| Te'Jon Sawyer | 22.9 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 1.5 |
| Austin Patterson | 18.9 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| Jensen Bradtke | 9.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Nunn | 29.6 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| EJ Neal Jr. | 28.5 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
| Lachlan Brewer | 28.1 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 |
| Jacob Holt | 27.1 | 16.1 | 7.6 | 1.1 |
| Emil Skytta | 26.3 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Julian Vaughns | 25.1 | 12.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| Michael Wilson | 24.4 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 1.1 |
| Bowyn Beatty | 21.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
Rank among 360 teams, 1st = best; a longer bar is a better rank. A defense ranks well for allowing less: lower shooting percentages, fewer points and rebounds, more turnovers forced.
47% of MONT's points come in the first half, 47% for the average team.
46% of SAC's points come in the first half, 47% for the average team.
Average points per game in each period, from box scores, over a team's last 17 games; overtime is pooled into the second half and the game. History, not a forecast: a team that leads late plays differently than one that trails, and a small window swings.
| Date | Road | Home | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | MONT+8 | +8 | ||
| Jan 31, 2026 | SAC+7 | +7 |
| Date | Road | Home | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2025 | MONT+6 | +6 | ||
| Feb 1, 2025 | MONT+28 | +28 |
| Date | Road | Home | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2024 | MONT+7 | +7 | ||
| Jan 27, 2024 | MONT+3 | +3 |
| Date | Road | Home | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2023 | MONT+2 | +2 | ||
| Jan 26, 2023 | SAC+19 | +19 |
| Date | Road | Home | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2022 | SAC+1 | +1 |
| Date | Road | Home | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2021 | MONT+7 | +7 |
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