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Battle, Montana St. beat NAU, win 2nd straight Big Sky title | |
BOISE, Idaho (AP) RaeQuan Battle scored 25 points and Montana State beat Northern Arizona 85-78 Wednesday night to clinch its second consecutive Big Sky Conference title and an automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Darius Brown II added 11 of his 15 points in the second half and Jubrile Belo scored 14 points for No. 2 seed Montana State (25-9), which has won eight consecutive games and 13 of its last 14. Caleb Fuller made 4 of 6 from the field and finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. The Bobcats, who lost 97-62 to Texas Tech in the first round last year, are 0-4 all time in the NCAA Tournament. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | J. Cone | 17.6 | |||
| Rebounds: | C. Towt | 7.7 | |||
| Assists: | C. Towt | 2.9 | |||
| FG%: | J. Cone | 42.5% | |||
| FT%: | J. Cone | 86.9% | |||
| 3P%: | J. Cone | 39.8% | |||
| Steals: | X. Fuller | 1.0 | |||
| Blocks: | E. Richards | 0.3 | |||
| Big Sky Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Eastern Washington | 16-2 | 23-11 |
| Montana State | 15-3 | 25-10 |
| Weber State | 12-6 | 18-15 |
| Montana | 10-7 | 17-14 |
| Idaho State | 8-10 | 11-21 |
| Sacramento State | 7-11 | 14-18 |
| Portland State | 6-11 | 12-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 6-12 | 12-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 5-13 | 12-23 |
| Idaho | 4-14 | 10-22 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 73.7 (131) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 10.0 (190) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.3 (161) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.9% (223) | ||||
| FT%: | 74.1% (88) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.2% (72) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 74.7 (310) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 24.0 (248) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.3 (224) | ||||
| FG%: | 47.2% (345) | ||||
| FT%: | 74.1% (304) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.3% (278) | ||||
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