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Montana State gets first NCAA Tournament trip since '96

AP
Mar 12, 2022

BOISE, Idaho (AP) Xavier Bishop scored 19 points to help Montana State advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 26 years as the Bobcats routed Northern Colorado 87-66 in the Big Sky Conference tournament championship game on Saturday night.

Top-seeded Montana State (27-7) collected its third Big Sky Conference tournament championship and advanced to its fourth NCAA Tournament (1951, 1986, 1996).

Bishop was 5 of 15 from the floor and made a pair of 3-pointers. Amin Adamu had 16 points and Nick Gazelas 15 for Montana State, which shot 52% from the floor. Tyler Patterson added 14 points and made four of the Bobcats' 10 3-pointers on 18 attempts. The Bobcats also blocked seven shots.

Daylen Kountz scored 20 points for third-seeded Northern Colorado (20-15). Dalton Knecht added 14 points, Kur Jongkuch had 12 and Bodie Hume 10.

Montana State opened on a 22-12 run and led 40-28 at the break. Patterson and Gazelas each had eights points and a pair of 3-pointers. The Bobcats made 15 of their 30 field goals and 6 of 12 from long range in the first half.

Kountz's dunk pulled the Bears to 44-34 with 17:37 to play, but they didn't get closer. Montana State had its biggest lead, 71-46, with 7:10 remaining.

Montana State, which also won the regular-season title, has won seven of its last eight games for the program's highest win total since collecting 36 in the 1928-29 season. The Bobcats have also appeared in consecutive conference tournament championship games for the first time.

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1st Half
NCO
Bears
28
MTST
Bobcats
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bobcats gains possession)
19:39	+2	Amin Adamu makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:25		Bodie Hume misses three point jump shot
19:23		Abdul Mohamed defensive rebound
19:04		Amin Adamu misses two point layup
19:02		Kur Jongkuch defensive rebound
18:51	+2	Kur Jongkuch makes two point dunk (Matt Johnson II assists)	2-2
18:31	+3	Amin Adamu makes three point jump shot	2-5
18:14		Matt Johnson II misses two point jump shot
18:12		Tyler Patterson defensive rebound
18:04		Abdul Mohamed misses three point jump shot
18:02		Daylen Kountz defensive rebound
17:54		Daylen Kountz misses three point jump shot
17:52		Abdul Mohamed defensive rebound
17:36	+2	Xavier Bishop makes two point jump shot	2-7
17:20		Tyler Patterson blocks Matt Johnson II's two point layup
17:18		Abdul Mohamed defensive rebound
17:09		Kur Jongkuch personal foul
17:08	+2	Tyler Patterson makes two point jump shot (Xavier Bishop assists)	2-9
16:42		Jubrile Belo blocks Daylen Kountz's two point layup
16:40		Jubrile Belo defensive rebound
16:33		Xavier Bishop misses three point jump shot
16:31		Dru Kuxhausen defensive rebound
16:15	+3	Daylen Kountz makes three point jump shot (Bodie Hume assists)	5-9
15:42	+3	Xavier Bishop makes three point jump shot	5-12
15:24		Abdul Mohamed personal foul (Kur Jongkuch draws the foul)
15:24		TV timeout
15:04		Daylen Kountz misses two point jump shot
15:02		Great Osobor defensive rebound
14:39	+2	Abdul Mohamed makes two point jump shot	5-14
14:10		Kur Jongkuch misses two point jump shot
14:08		Abdul Mohamed defensive rebound
13:58		Xavier Bishop misses three point jump shot
13:56		Kur Jongkuch defensive rebound
13:47	+3	Dalton Knecht makes three point jump shot	8-14
13:21	+3	Nick Gazelas makes three point jump shot (Abdul Mohamed assists)	8-17
13:01	+2	Dru Kuxhausen makes two point layup	10-17
12:48		Xavier Bishop misses two point layup
12:46		Bears defensive rebound
12:23		RaeQuan Battle blocks Dalton Knecht's two point layup
12:21		Bears offensive rebound
12:21		Amin Adamu shooting foul (Dalton Knecht draws the foul)
12:21	+1	Dalton Knecht makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-17
12:21	+1	Dalton Knecht makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-17
12:05	+3	Nick Gazelas makes three point jump shot	12-20
11:50		Matt Johnson II misses two point jump shot
11:48		Great Osobor defensive rebound
11:39	+2	Great Osobor makes two point layup (Xavier Bishop assists)	12-22
11:22		RaeQuan Battle shooting foul (Daylen Kountz draws the foul)
11:22		TV timeout
11:22	+1	Daylen Kountz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-22
11:22	+1	Daylen Kountz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-22
11:03		Nick Gazelas misses two point jump shot
11:01		Great Osobor offensive rebound
11:01		Matt Johnson II personal foul (Great Osobor draws the foul)
10:51		Bodie Hume shooting foul (Jubrile Belo draws the foul)
10:51	+1	Jubrile Belo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-23
10:51	+1	Jubrile Belo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-24
10:31		Dalton Knecht misses two point jump shot
10:29		Dalton Knecht offensive rebound
10:23	+3	Dru Kuxhausen makes three point jump shot (Dalton Knecht assists)	17-24
10:08		Xavier Bishop misses three point jump shot
10:06		Kur Jongkuch defensive rebound
9:53		Bodie Hume misses three point jump shot
9:51		Daylen Kountz offensive rebound
9:38		Dalton Knecht misses two point layup
9:36		Xavier Bishop defensive rebound
9:27	+2	RaeQuan Battle makes two point jump shot	17-26
9:10		Daylen Kountz offensive foul (Amin Adamu draws the foul)
9:10		Daylen Kountz turnover
8:51	+2	Jubrile Belo makes two point dunk	17-28
8:30	+2	Kur Jongkuch makes two point jump shot	19-28
8:12		Xavier Bishop misses two point jump shot
8:10		Jubrile Belo offensive rebound
8:06		Xavier Bishop misses three point jump shot
8:04		Bodie Hume defensive rebound
7:54		Jubrile Belo personal foul (Matt Johnson II draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:46		Dru Kuxhausen misses three point jump shot
7:44		Abdul Mohamed defensive rebound
7:15		Jubrile Belo misses two point jump shot
7:13		Bears defensive rebound
7:00		Bodie Hume misses three point jump shot
6:58		Bears offensive rebound
6:57		Jubrile Belo personal foul (Kur Jongkuch draws the foul)
6:40	+2	Kur Jongkuch makes two point hook shot	21-28
6:20		Amin Adamu misses three point jump shot
6:18		Tyler Patterson offensive rebound
6:00	+3	Tyler Patterson makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bishop assists)	21-31
5:36		Daylen Kountz misses two point jump shot
5:34		Amin Adamu defensive rebound
5:26		Abdul Mohamed misses two point jump shot
5:24		Tyler Patterson offensive rebound
5:04		Xavier Bishop misses two point layup
5:02		Bobcats offensive rebound
5:04		Matt Johnson II personal foul (Great Osobor draws the foul)
4:55	+2	Amin Adamu makes two point jump shot (Xavier Bishop assists)	21-33
4:40		RaeQuan Battle shooting foul (Daylen Kountz draws the foul)
4:40	+1	Daylen Kountz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-33
4:40	+1	Daylen Kountz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-33
4:12		Abdul Mohamed misses two point jump shot
4:10		Kur Jongkuch defensive rebound
4:00		Dru Kuxhausen misses three point jump shot
3:58		Bears offensive rebound
3:58		Amin Adamu personal foul (Kur Jongkuch draws the foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:58		Kur Jongkuch misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:58		Abdul Mohamed defensive rebound
3:30		Dalton Knecht personal foul (Abdul Mohamed draws the foul)
3:18		Nick Gazelas turnover (bad pass)
2:56		Dru Kuxhausen misses two point layup
2:54		Daylen Kountz offensive rebound
2:50		Dalton Knecht turnover (bad pass)
2:43		Great Osobor offensive foul (Daylen Kountz draws the foul)
2:43		Great Osobor turnover
2:39		Xavier Bishop personal foul (Daylen Kountz draws the foul)
2:39	+1	Daylen Kountz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-33
2:39		Daylen Kountz misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:39		Abdul Mohamed defensive rebound
2:18	+3	Tyler Patterson makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bishop assists)	24-36
2:00		Abdul Mohamed personal foul (Bodie Hume draws the foul)
2:00	+1	Bodie Hume makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-36
2:00	+1	Bodie Hume makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-36
1:38	+2	Nick Gazelas makes two point jump shot	26-38
1:19	+2	Daylen Kountz makes two point layup	28-38
0:59		Daylen Kountz shooting foul (Xavier Bishop draws the foul)
0:59	+1	Xavier Bishop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-39
0:59	+1	Xavier Bishop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-40
0:59		Bears 30 second timeout
0:48		Bodie Hume misses three point jump shot
0:46		Nick Gazelas defensive rebound
0:40		Bobcats 30 second timeout
0:20		Patrick McMahon misses two point jump shot
0:18		Bodie Hume defensive rebound
0:03		Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot
0:01		Bobcats defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCO
Bears
38
MTST
Bobcats
47

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Bodie Hume misses two point layup
19:45		Abdul Mohamed defensive rebound
19:27	+2	Amin Adamu makes two point hook shot	28-42
19:09		Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot
19:07		Kur Jongkuch offensive rebound
19:01		Abdul Mohamed shooting foul (Dru Kuxhausen draws the foul)
19:01	+1	Dru Kuxhausen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-42
19:01	+1	Dru Kuxhausen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-42
18:44		RaeQuan Battle misses two point jump shot
18:42		Jubrile Belo offensive rebound
18:39	+2	Jubrile Belo makes two point layup	30-44
18:23		Matt Johnson II misses three point jump shot
18:21		Amin Adamu defensive rebound
18:14		Xavier Bishop turnover (lost ball) (Dru Kuxhausen steals)
18:04	+2	Daylen Kountz makes two point jump shot	32-44
18:04		Kur Jongkuch personal foul (Amin Adamu draws the foul)
17:48		RaeQuan Battle misses two point jump shot
17:46		Dalton Knecht defensive rebound
17:39	+2	Daylen Kountz makes two point dunk	34-44
17:30		RaeQuan Battle misses two point layup
17:28		Jubrile Belo offensive rebound
17:25	+2	Amin Adamu makes two point dunk (Xavier Bishop assists)	34-46
17:16		Jubrile Belo blocks Matt Johnson II's two point layup
17:14		Matt Johnson II offensive rebound
17:12	+2	Kur Jongkuch makes two point dunk	36-46
16:47	+2	Amin Adamu makes two point jump shot	36-48
16:26		Dru Kuxhausen offensive foul (Xavier Bishop draws the foul)
16:26		Dru Kuxhausen turnover
16:06	+3	Tyler Patterson makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bishop assists)	36-51
15:47		Bodie Hume turnover (traveling)
15:47		TV timeout
15:39		Tyler Patterson misses three point jump shot
15:37		Daylen Kountz defensive rebound
15:29		Matt Johnson II misses two point layup
15:27		Bobcats defensive rebound
15:29		Kur Jongkuch personal foul
15:15		Amin Adamu turnover (Dru Kuxhausen steals)
15:25		Amin Adamu shooting foul (Bodie Hume draws the foul)
15:25	+1	Bodie Hume makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-51
15:25	+1	Bodie Hume makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-51
15:06		Xavier Bishop misses two point layup
15:04		Great Osobor offensive rebound
15:04		Bodie Hume personal foul (Xavier Bishop draws the foul)
14:54		Xavier Bishop misses two point layup
14:52		Dru Kuxhausen defensive rebound
14:45		Daylen Kountz misses two point jump shot
14:43		Tyler Patterson defensive rebound
14:26	+3	Amin Adamu makes three point jump shot (Tyler Patterson assists)	38-54
14:06		Dru Kuxhausen misses two point layup
14:04		Bears offensive rebound
14:06		Tyler Patterson personal foul (Jamel Melvin draws the foul)
13:57		Daylen Kountz misses two point jump shot
13:55		Amin Adamu defensive rebound
13:44		Xavier Bishop turnover (bad pass) (Dru Kuxhausen steals)
13:39		Dru Kuxhausen misses two point layup
13:37		Xavier Bishop defensive rebound
13:33		Daylen Kountz shooting foul (Nick Gazelas draws the foul)
13:33	+1	Nick Gazelas makes regular free throw 1 of 3	38-55
13:33	+1	Nick Gazelas makes regular free throw 2 of 3	38-56
13:33	+1	Nick Gazelas makes regular free throw 3 of 3	38-57
13:14		Great Osobor shooting foul (Daylen Kountz draws the foul)
13:14	+1	Daylen Kountz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-57
13:14	+1	Daylen Kountz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-57
12:55	+2	Nick Gazelas makes two point layup	40-59
12:44		Matt Johnson II misses three point jump shot
12:42		Amin Adamu defensive rebound
12:23		Jamel Melvin personal foul (Amin Adamu draws the foul)
12:13	+2	Great Osobor makes two point layup	40-61
11:55		Amin Adamu shooting foul (Daylen Kountz draws the foul)
11:55		TV timeout
11:55	+1	Daylen Kountz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-61
11:55	+1	Daylen Kountz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-61
11:47		Tyler Patterson turnover (lost ball)
11:39	+3	Matt Johnson II makes three point jump shot (Daylen Kountz assists)	45-61
11:17		Bodie Hume shooting foul (Great Osobor draws the foul)
11:17		Great Osobor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:17	+1	Great Osobor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-62
10:54		Bodie Hume misses two point jump shot
10:52		Matt Johnson II offensive rebound
10:47		Matt Johnson II turnover (out of bounds)
10:25	+2	Xavier Bishop makes two point jump shot	45-64
10:13		Bodie Hume misses two point layup
10:11		Xavier Bishop defensive rebound
10:00	+2	Xavier Bishop makes two point layup	45-66
9:58		Dru Kuxhausen shooting foul (Xavier Bishop draws the foul)
9:58		Xavier Bishop misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:58		Kur Jongkuch defensive rebound
9:35		Matt Johnson II misses two point layup
9:33		Tyler Patterson defensive rebound
9:14		Abdul Mohamed turnover (Dalton Knecht steals)
9:07		Dalton Knecht offensive foul (Great Osobor draws the foul)
9:07		Dalton Knecht turnover
8:44	+3	Xavier Bishop makes three point jump shot	45-69
8:30		Daylen Kountz misses two point jump shot
8:28		Great Osobor defensive rebound
8:01		Dalton Knecht blocks Great Osobor's two point dunk
7:59		Bears defensive rebound
7:58		TV timeout
7:52		Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot
7:50		Kur Jongkuch offensive rebound
7:47		Jubrile Belo shooting foul (Kur Jongkuch draws the foul)
7:47	+1	Kur Jongkuch makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-69
7:47		Kur Jongkuch misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:47		Jubrile Belo defensive rebound
7:33		Xavier Bishop turnover (bad pass)
7:25		Matt Johnson II misses three point jump shot
7:23		Abdul Mohamed defensive rebound
7:11		Daylen Kountz shooting foul (Jubrile Belo draws the foul)
7:11	+1	Jubrile Belo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-70
7:11	+1	Jubrile Belo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-71
7:01		Dru Kuxhausen misses three point jump shot
6:59		Bodie Hume offensive rebound
6:51	+3	Bodie Hume makes three point jump shot	49-71
6:29		Tyler Patterson turnover (traveling)
6:23		Abdul Mohamed blocks Bodie Hume's three point jump shot
6:21		Bobcats defensive rebound
6:05		Amin Adamu misses two point jump shot
6:03		Bodie Hume defensive rebound
5:52	+2	Dalton Knecht makes two point jump shot	51-71
5:38		Amin Adamu misses three point jump shot
5:34		Jubrile Belo offensive rebound
5:34		Jump ball. Jubrile Belo vs. Matt Johnson II (Bears gains possession)
5:34		Jubrile Belo turnover (lost ball) (Matt Johnson II steals)
5:24	+3	Bodie Hume makes three point jump shot (Kur Jongkuch assists)	54-71
5:00		TV timeout
5:00		TV timeout
4:47		Kur Jongkuch blocks Xavier Bishop's two point layup
4:45		Dalton Knecht defensive rebound
4:44		Tyler Patterson personal foul (Dalton Knecht draws the foul)
4:44	+1	Dalton Knecht makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-71
4:44		Dalton Knecht misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:44		Bobcats defensive rebound
4:30	+3	Tyler Patterson makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bishop assists)	55-74
4:26		TV timeout
4:26		Nick Gazelas technical foul
4:26	+1	Dalton Knecht makes technical free throw 1 of 2	56-74
4:26	+1	Dalton Knecht makes technical free throw 2 of 2	57-74
4:18	+2	Daylen Kountz makes two point layup	59-74
4:02		Matt Johnson II personal foul (Nick Gazelas draws the foul)
4:02		Nick Gazelas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:02	+1	Nick Gazelas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-75
3:47		Daylen Kountz misses two point jump shot
3:45		Abdul Mohamed defensive rebound
3:38		Dru Kuxhausen personal foul (Xavier Bishop draws the foul)
3:38	+1	Xavier Bishop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-76
3:38	+1	Xavier Bishop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-77
3:31		Abdul Mohamed blocks Daylen Kountz's two point layup
3:31		Great Osobor defensive rebound
3:16		Bobcats 30 second timeout
3:05		Amin Adamu turnover (traveling)
2:56		Great Osobor blocks Daylen Kountz's two point layup
2:54		Xavier Bishop defensive rebound
2:28		Daylen Kountz shooting foul (Xavier Bishop draws the foul)
2:28	+1	Xavier Bishop makes regular free throw 1 of 3	59-78
2:28	+1	Xavier Bishop makes regular free throw 2 of 3	59-79
2:28	+1	Xavier Bishop makes regular free throw 3 of 3	59-80
2:22		Bodie Hume misses three point jump shot
2:20		Bears offensive rebound
2:20		Great Osobor personal foul (Kur Jongkuch draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Kur Jongkuch makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-80
2:20		Kur Jongkuch misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:20		Abdul Mohamed defensive rebound
2:19		Bodie Hume personal foul (Abdul Mohamed draws the foul)
2:19	+1	Abdul Mohamed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-81
2:19		Abdul Mohamed misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:19		Bodie Hume defensive rebound
2:12		Bodie Hume turnover (lost ball)
2:02		Kur Jongkuch personal foul (Abdul Mohamed draws the foul)
2:02	+1	Abdul Mohamed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-82
2:02		Abdul Mohamed misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:02		Bears defensive rebound
1:53		Matt Johnson II misses two point layup
1:51		Kur Jongkuch offensive rebound
1:38	+2	Kur Jongkuch makes two point layup	62-82
1:36		Kur Jongkuch personal foul (Great Osobor draws the foul)
1:36	+1	Great Osobor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-83
1:36	+1	Great Osobor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-84
1:31	+2	Dalton Knecht makes two point dunk	64-84
1:09		Dru Kuxhausen personal foul (Nick Gazelas draws the foul)
1:07		Nick Gazelas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:07	+1	Nick Gazelas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-85
1:03		Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot
1:01		Sam Lecholat defensive rebound
0:39		Kellen Tynes turnover (bad pass)
0:33		Bodie Hume misses three point jump shot
0:31		Bobcats defensive rebound
0:32		Dru Kuxhausen personal foul (Isaac Spears draws the foul)
0:32		Dru Kuxhausen technical foul
0:32		Isaac Spears misses technical free throw 1 of 2
0:32	+1	Isaac Spears makes technical free throw 2 of 2	64-86
0:32	+1	Isaac Spears makes technical free throw 2 of 2	64-86
0:32	+1	Isaac Spears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-87
0:32		Isaac Spears misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:32		Bodie Hume defensive rebound
0:26	+2	Dalton Knecht makes two point layup	66-87

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Dalton Knecht makes two point layup