Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs. Montana State Bobcats

Mar 8, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NAU	35	43	78
MTST	42	43	85

Game Recap

Battle, Montana St. beat NAU, win 2nd straight Big Sky title. 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.

Player Stats

NORTHERN ARIZONA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Carson Towt	32	8-11	0-0	0-2	9	2	0	0	1	5	16
20Nik Mains	30	2-7	2-5	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	5	8
2Xavier Fuller	38	4-11	0-0	7-7	8	0	3	0	4	3	15
21Liam Lloyd	12	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0
15Jalen Cone	37	5-12	1-5	3-3	0	3	2	0	2	1	14
10Jack Wistrcill	6	1-1	0-0	0-1	0	0	0	1	0	4	2
24Trent McLaughlin	27	3-6	2-5	1-2	3	2	0	0	1	4	9
4Oakland Fort	18	3-7	2-4	6-6	2	1	0	0	2	1	14
TOTAL	-	26-5745.6%	7-2133.3%	19-2382.6%	26	8	6	1	13	24	78

MONTANA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Jubrile Belo	22	4-8	0-0	6-7	4	2	0	0	2	5	14
11Tyler Patterson	20	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3
21RaeQuan Battle	39	8-14	3-4	6-6	1	2	1	0	2	3	25
0Caleb Fuller	38	4-6	0-0	4-6	8	2	1	0	1	3	12
10Darius Brown	39	4-9	1-2	6-6	5	4	0	0	1	2	15
25Sam Lecholat	4	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
3Great Osobor	13	2-7	0-0	5-8	7	1	1	1	3	2	9
20Robert Ford III	25	1-3	1-3	2-2	2	2	0	0	2	3	5
TOTAL	-	24-4850.0%	6-1060.0%	31-3783.8%	30	13	3	1	11	20	85

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNAUMTST

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Northern Arizona.
(19:42) Jalen Cone Turnover.
+2 (19:33) Darius Brown II made Layup. Assisted by RaeQuan Battle.
02
(19:22) Xavier Fuller Turnover.
+2 (19:10) RaeQuan Battle made Layup.
04
(18:54) Nik Mains missed Jumper.
(18:54) Caleb Fuller Defensive Rebound.
(18:34) Jubrile Belo missed Jumper.
(18:34) Darius Brown II Offensive Rebound.
(18:25) Foul on Nik Mains.
+1 (18:25) Jubrile Belo made Free Throw.
05
+1 (18:25) Jubrile Belo made Free Throw.
06
(18:12) Carson Towt missed Layup.
(18:12) Carson Towt Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:56) Carson Towt made Layup.
26
(17:48) Jubrile Belo Turnover.
(17:37) Carson Towt missed Layup.
(17:37) Caleb Fuller Defensive Rebound.
(17:25) Jubrile Belo missed Jumper.
(17:25) Jubrile Belo Offensive Rebound.
(17:25) Jubrile Belo missed Layup.
(17:25) Xavier Fuller Defensive Rebound.
(17:12) Xavier Fuller missed Jumper.
(17:12) Darius Brown II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:09) RaeQuan Battle made Layup. Assisted by Darius Brown II.
28
(17:09) Foul on Liam Lloyd.
+1 (17:09) RaeQuan Battle made Free Throw.
29
(16:50) Foul on Tyler Patterson.
+1 (16:50) Xavier Fuller made Free Throw.
39
+1 (16:50) Xavier Fuller made Free Throw.
49
(16:35) Great Osobor Turnover.
(16:35) Xavier Fuller Steal.
(16:19) Xavier Fuller missed Jumper.
(16:19) Caleb Fuller Defensive Rebound.
(16:11) RaeQuan Battle missed Jumper.
(16:11) Liam Lloyd Defensive Rebound.
(15:57) Liam Lloyd missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:57) Great Osobor Defensive Rebound.
(15:29) Darius Brown II missed Jumper.
(15:29) Nik Mains Defensive Rebound.
(15:29) Carson Towt Turnover.
+2 (14:51) Jubrile Belo made Dunk. Assisted by RaeQuan Battle.
411
+2 (14:22) Carson Towt made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Cone.
611
(13:46) RaeQuan Battle missed Jumper.
(13:46) Northern Arizona Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:43) Foul on RaeQuan Battle.
(13:33) Oakland Fort missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:33) Great Osobor Defensive Rebound.
(13:24) RaeQuan Battle Turnover.
(13:07) Xavier Fuller missed Jumper.
(13:07) Great Osobor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:55) RaeQuan Battle made Layup.
613
(12:33) Nik Mains missed Jumper.
(12:33) Jubrile Belo Defensive Rebound.
(12:19) Great Osobor Turnover.
(12:19) Jalen Cone Steal.
(12:14) Foul on Trenton McLaughlin.
(12:14) Trenton McLaughlin Turnover.
+2 (12:01) Caleb Fuller made Jumper. Assisted by Jubrile Belo.
615
(11:39) Xavier Fuller missed Jumper.
(11:39) Carson Towt Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:33) Trenton McLaughlin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carson Towt.
915
(11:14) Darius Brown II missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:14) Jubrile Belo Offensive Rebound.
(11:05) Foul on Jack Wistrcill.
+1 (11:05) Jubrile Belo made Free Throw.
916
+1 (11:05) Jubrile Belo made Free Throw.
917
+3 (10:51) Jalen Cone made Three Point Jumper.
1217
+2 (10:24) Jubrile Belo made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Fuller.
1219
(10:24) Foul on Jack Wistrcill.
(10:24) Jubrile Belo missed Free Throw.
(10:24) Trenton McLaughlin Defensive Rebound.
(10:03) Foul on Jubrile Belo.
(10:03) Trenton McLaughlin missed Free Throw.
(10:03) Northern Arizona Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:03) Trenton McLaughlin made Free Throw.
1319
+2 (9:48) Jubrile Belo made Jumper.
1321
+2 (9:21) Carson Towt made Jumper.
1521
(9:03) Jubrile Belo missed Jumper.
(9:03) Nik Mains Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:50) Nik Mains made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Cone.
1821
+3 (8:27) RaeQuan Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Ford III.
1824
(8:01) Nik Mains missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:01) Northern Arizona Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:58) Foul on Jubrile Belo.
(7:52) Nik Mains missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:52) Carson Towt Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:44) Carson Towt made Jumper.
2024
+2 (7:20) Darius Brown II made Layup.
2026
(7:09) Liam Lloyd Turnover.
+2 (7:00) RaeQuan Battle made Dunk.
2028
+2 (6:50) Xavier Fuller made Layup.
2228
+3 (6:31) Tyler Patterson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Great Osobor.
2231
(6:16) Liam Lloyd missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:16) Carson Towt Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:16) Carson Towt made Two Point Tip Shot.
2431
(5:46) RaeQuan Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:46) Carson Towt Defensive Rebound.
(5:39) Foul on Darius Brown II.
+2 (5:28) Carson Towt made Layup. Assisted by Trenton McLaughlin.
2631
(5:28) Foul on Great Osobor.
(5:28) Carson Towt missed Free Throw.
(5:28) Darius Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(5:11) Foul on Trenton McLaughlin.
(5:11) Great Osobor missed Free Throw.
(5:11) Montana State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:11) Great Osobor made Free Throw.
2632
+3 (4:51) Nik Mains made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Oakland Fort.
2932
(4:30) Darius Brown II missed Jumper.
(4:30) Caleb Fuller Offensive Rebound.
(4:27) Caleb Fuller missed Jumper.
(4:27) Sam Lecholat Offensive Rebound.
(4:26) Foul on Carson Towt.
+1 (4:26) Sam Lecholat made Free Throw.
2933
+1 (4:26) Sam Lecholat made Free Throw.
2934
(4:11) Foul on Sam Lecholat.
+1 (4:11) Xavier Fuller made Free Throw.
3034
+1 (4:11) Xavier Fuller made Free Throw.
3134
+2 (3:58) Caleb Fuller made Layup.
3136
(3:41) Oakland Fort missed Jumper.
(3:41) Northern Arizona Offensive Rebound.
(3:33) Xavier Fuller missed Layup.
(3:33) Carson Towt Offensive Rebound.
(3:28) Nik Mains Turnover.
(3:16) RaeQuan Battle missed Jumper.
(3:16) Nik Mains Defensive Rebound.
(3:02) Jalen Cone missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:02) Oakland Fort Offensive Rebound.
(2:57) Oakland Fort Turnover.
(2:57) RaeQuan Battle Steal.
(2:54) Foul on Nik Mains.
+1 (2:54) RaeQuan Battle made Free Throw.
3137
+1 (2:54) RaeQuan Battle made Free Throw.
3138
(2:32) Xavier Fuller Turnover.
(2:19) Robert Ford III missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:19) Xavier Fuller Defensive Rebound.
(1:54) Jalen Cone missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:54) Xavier Fuller Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:47) Xavier Fuller made Jumper.
3338
(1:35) Great Osobor missed Layup.
(1:35) Trenton McLaughlin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:26) Jalen Cone made Layup.
3538
+2 (1:03) Great Osobor made Layup. Assisted by Darius Brown II.
3540
(0:43) Nik Mains missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:43) Great Osobor Defensive Rebound.
(0:17) Great Osobor missed Layup.
(0:17) Tyler Patterson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:04) RaeQuan Battle made Layup.
3542

2nd half

Team Stats

NAU

MTST

78Points85

26-57(45.6%)Field Goal(%)24-48(50.0%)

7-21(33.3%)3-Point(%)6-10(60.0%)

19-23(82.6%)Free Throw(%)31-37(83.8%)

27(12)Rebounds(Offensive)30(10)

8Assists13

6Steals3

1Blocks1

13Turnovers11

24(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

0Largest Lead12

Game Details

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 · 11:30 PM

Worthington Arena · Bozeman, MT

capacity: 6,772

tv: ESPN2

spread: MTST -7.5

over/under: 135.5