Next Game: at Montana 1/25/2025 | 7 p.m. Scripps (MTN)/ESPN+ Jan. 25 (Sat) / 7 p.m. at Montana History McMahon scored all ten of his points in the second half, adding four rebounds and four assists. When the dust cleared, the Bobcats were up 63-47 with under five minutes to play. Max Agbonkpolo was a highlight […]
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McMahon scored all ten of his points in the second half, adding four rebounds and four assists.
When the dust cleared, the Bobcats were up 63-47 with under five minutes to play.
Max Agbonkpolo was a highlight factory, swatting away Eagle shots on one end and scoring in a variety of ways on the other.
The victory is the Bobcats’ second in a row and their third in the last four games.
“Our guys have hung in there and stayed together within the process despite not getting the results that we’ve wanted,” Logie said. “Our goal has never been to peak in November, December, or January, our goal is to peak in March. We’re on track for that. We’re starting to see things come together, and hopefully we can keep that momentum going.”
The ‘Cats took down the Griz in the 2024 Big Sky Tournament championship game, 85-70, to advance to their third straight NCAA Tournament.
The ‘Cats scored 40 points in the paint, going 16-of-19 on contested shots inside the restricted arc.
MSU also got another strong effort from their bench, with the trio of Miller, McMahon, and Jabe Mullins combining for 29 points, ten rebounds, and six assists.
Monday marked the fifth straight game with at least 17 points for the native of Oak Cliff, Texas, who Logie has praised for continuing to grow throughout the season when it comes to his decisions with the basketball.
The forward’s connection with Patrick McMahon in transition provided an array of awe-inspiring sequences, highlighted by a two-man weave off a Jed Miller steal that ended in an Agbonkpolo slam from a McMahon dime to force an Eastern Washington timeout with 3:56 remaining, the ‘Cats in front with a 17-point lead—their largest of the night.
In the second half, Montana State shot 18 of 27 from the floor (66.7%) and turned it over just three times.
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Walker finished with a team-high 20 points, converting on nine of his ten field goal attempts. The big man added six rebounds and was plus-15 during his 27 minutes on the court.
Montana State (8-12, 3-4) trailed at halftime and were down 40-36 with 15 minutes left in the game, but used a Brandon Walker and-one bucket coming out of a timeout to roar to a 27-7 run that was highlighted by soaring alley-oops in transition, thunderous dunks off of slick cuts, and an unselfish attitude towards sharing the ball.
Montana State travels to Missoula on Saturday for the Brawl of the Wild at Dahlberg Arena.
“We’ve had some really good opportunities at the rim this year and just haven’t converted,” Logie said. “There’s technique involved, there’s reps involved, there’s focus involved, and I thought our guys did it tonight. We were 23 for 31 in the paint, and when you finish at that rate on a night when you don’t make your open threes, you need it.”
Tip on Saturday is set for 7 p.m. The game will air on Scripps Sports stations, state-wide on MTN and streaming on ESPN+.
Montana State was playing their third game in the last five days after a lengthy Big Sky road trip and lagged early, but got production from their bench and boisterous help from a crowd of 3,111 to turn the energy tide and take momentum after the break.
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana State men’s basketball picked up a key 74-64 win over Eastern Washington on Monday night, protecting home court at Worthington Arena.
Miller followed up his career-high 20-point outburst against Weber State on Saturday with nine more points off the bench, converting on 3 of 4 from beyond the arc.
Montana State had one of the highest percentages in the country for share of points coming from 3-pointers, but flipped the script and dominated underneath against Eastern Washington (6-13, 2-4).
“I thought we just did a better job executing,” head coach Matt Logie said of his team’s resurgence in the second half. “There were too many possessions in the first half where we called a play and didn’t run that play. Or we had a concept when the ball went to a certain place and then didn’t do it. We just had to be a little tighter with our execution.”
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