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Montana dumps Weber St to return to Big Sky title game | |
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Ahmaad Rorie scored 28 points and Bobby Moorehead scored 13 with 10 rebounds and Montana beat Weber State 78-49 in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament on Friday night. The top-seeded Grizzlies (25-8) advance to the title game to face No. 3-seed Eastern Washington, a 77-61 winner over Southern Utah, on Saturday. The Eagles beat Montana 78-71 at home before Montana returned the favor with a 75-74 win on its home court. Montana beat Eastern Washington 82-65 in the conference tournament championship game last year. Montana owns a three-game winning streak with an average margin of victory of 18.3 points. The Eagles own a five-game win streak victorious by 11.2 points per contest. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | J. Harding | 21.4 | |||
| Rebounds: | B. Chapman | 8.5 | |||
| Assists: | C. John | 2.2 | |||
| FG%: | C. John | 48.3% | |||
| FT%: | J. Harding | 87.0% | |||
| 3P%: | B. Chapman | 43.6% | |||
| Steals: | J. Harding | 1.7 | |||
| Blocks: | B. Chapman | 1.7 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Duke | 32-6 | |
| 2 | Virginia | 35-3 | |
| 3 | North Carolina | 29-7 | |
| 4 | Gonzaga | 33-4 | |
| 5 | Michigan State | 32-7 | |
| 6 | Tennessee | 31-6 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 30-7 | |
| 8 | Michigan | 30-7 | |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 31-7 | |
| 10 | Florida State | 29-8 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Virginia | 35-3 | |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 31-7 | |
| 3 | Michigan State | 32-7 | |
| 4 | Duke | 32-6 | |
| 5 | Auburn | 30-10 | |
| 6 | Gonzaga | 33-4 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 30-7 | |
| 8 | Purdue | 26-10 | |
| 9 | North Carolina | 29-7 | |
| 10 | Tennessee | 31-6 | |
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| Big Sky Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Montana | 16-4 | 26-9 |
| Northern Colorado | 15-5 | 21-11 |
| Eastern Washington | 12-8 | 16-18 |
| Weber State | 11-9 | 18-15 |
| Portland State | 11-9 | 16-16 |
| Montana State | 11-9 | 15-17 |
| Southern Utah | 9-11 | 17-17 |
| Sacramento State | 8-12 | 15-16 |
| Northern Arizona | 8-12 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 7-13 | 11-19 |
| Idaho | 2-18 | 5-27 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 79.3 (38) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 6.8 (347) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.6 (297) | ||||
| FG%: | 47.6% (32) | ||||
| FT%: | 74.6% (45) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.4% (79) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 74.4 (261) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 28.8 (12) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.2 (114) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.8% (129) | ||||
| FT%: | 69.9% (138) | ||||
| 3P%: | 31.4% (44) | ||||
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