Montana St (65) vs Kansas St (77) · Mar 17, 2023

FINAL

Mar 17, 2023

Game Recap

Kansas St tops Montana St, 1st March Madness win since 2018. Markquis Nowell had 17 points and 14 assists and No. 3 seed Kansas State held off 14th-seeded Montana State 77-65 Friday night for its first NCAA Tournament win since knocking off Kentucky in 2018 to reach the Elite Eight.

Box Score

	1	2	T
MTST	28	37	65
KSU	34	43	77

MONTANA STATE	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Great Osobor	5-6	0-0	1-2	7	1	2	3	3	3	11
13Jubrile Belo	2-4	0-0	1-4	2	2	1	0	1	4	5
21RaeQuan Battle	9-17	3-5	6-8	3	0	1	0	0	2	27
0Caleb Fuller	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	2	0	2
10Darius Brown II	5-12	2-7	0-1	3	9	0	0	6	1	12
22Luca Colceag	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Sam Lecholat	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
4Alex Germer	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Jed Miller	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
14Carter Ash	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Tyler Patterson	1-5	0-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
2Nick Gazelas	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3
20Robert Ford III	0-4	0-2	1-2	1	0	3	0	1	1	1
TOTAL	25-5446.3%	6-2128.6%	9-1752.9%	20	14	8	3	15	13	65

KANSAS STATE	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35Nae'Qwan Tomlin	6-9	0-1	1-1	1	0	1	1	1	4	13
11Keyontae Johnson	8-15	0-2	2-2	8	3	0	1	2	1	18
5Cam Carter	3-4	1-1	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	1	8
1Markquis Nowell	7-12	3-6	0-0	6	14	3	0	5	2	17
13Desi Sills	3-5	0-2	1-2	3	2	2	0	4	4	7
25Ismael Massoud	0-2	0-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
23Abayomi Iyiola	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	2
3David N'Guessan	4-7	0-1	2-3	2	1	2	1	0	1	10
21Nate Awbrey	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Tykei Greene	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0



TOTAL	32-5558.2%	4-1526.7%	9-1275%	25	21	9	3	14	16	77

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfmtstksu

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Kansas State
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Montana State
(19:40) Caleb Fuller missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:40) Great Osobor Offensive Rebound.
(19:40) Foul on Cam Carter.
(19:27) RaeQuan Battle missed Jumper.
(19:27) Markquis Nowell Defensive Rebound.
(19:14) Nae'Qwan Tomlin missed Jumper.
(19:14) RaeQuan Battle Defensive Rebound.
(18:56) Foul on Jubrile Belo.
(18:56) Jubrile Belo Turnover.
(18:42) Foul on Nae'Qwan Tomlin.
(18:42) Nae'Qwan Tomlin Turnover.
(18:42) Darius Brown II missed Jumper.
(18:42) Markquis Nowell Defensive Rebound.
(18:22) Cam Carter missed Jumper.
(18:22) David N'Guessan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:22) David N'Guessan made Layup.
02
(18:22) Caleb Fuller Turnover.
(18:22) Desi Sills Steal.
(18:21) Desi Sills Turnover.
(18:15) Darius Brown II Turnover.
(18:15) David N'Guessan Steal.
(18:15) Markquis Nowell Turnover.
+2 (18:00) RaeQuan Battle made Jumper.
22
+2 (17:31) Keyontae Johnson made Layup.
24
(17:13) RaeQuan Battle missed Layup.
(17:13) David N'Guessan Block.
(17:13) David N'Guessan Defensive Rebound.
(17:01) Desi Sills missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:01) Darius Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(16:33) Great Osobor missed Layup.
(16:33) Keyontae Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:25) Markquis Nowell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Carter.
27
+2 (16:04) RaeQuan Battle made Layup. Assisted by Great Osobor.
47
(15:56) Markquis Nowell Turnover.
(15:56) Great Osobor Steal.
(15:38) Great Osobor Turnover.
(15:38) Markquis Nowell Steal.
(15:31) Nae'Qwan Tomlin missed Layup.
(15:31) Caleb Fuller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:23) Darius Brown II made Layup.
67
(14:57) David N'Guessan missed Layup.
(14:57) Great Osobor Block.
(14:57) Great Osobor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:48) Great Osobor made Layup. Assisted by Darius Brown II.
87
(14:30) Keyontae Johnson missed Jumper.
(14:30) RaeQuan Battle Defensive Rebound.
(14:09) RaeQuan Battle missed Jumper.
(14:09) Nae'Qwan Tomlin Block.
(14:09) Markquis Nowell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:56) Cam Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markquis Nowell.
810
+3 (13:41) RaeQuan Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Fuller.
1110
(13:41) Foul on Nae'Qwan Tomlin.
+1 (13:41) RaeQuan Battle made Free Throw.
1210
+2 (13:26) Abayomi Iyiola made Layup. Assisted by Markquis Nowell.
1212
(13:01) Tyler Patterson missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:01) Kansas State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:41) Keyontae Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Markquis Nowell.
1214
+2 (12:23) Tyler Patterson made Jumper. Assisted by Jubrile Belo.
1414
(12:03) Markquis Nowell missed Layup.
(12:03) Markquis Nowell Offensive Rebound.
(11:56) Ismael Massoud missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:56) Montana State Defensive Rebound.
(11:53) Official TV Timeout
(11:24) RaeQuan Battle missed Jumper.
(11:24) Ismael Massoud Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:58) Keyontae Johnson made Jumper.
1416
(10:35) Caleb Fuller Turnover.
(10:27) Keyontae Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:27) Montana State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:59) RaeQuan Battle made Layup.
1616
+2 (9:49) David N'Guessan made Layup. Assisted by Markquis Nowell.
1618
(9:49) Foul on RaeQuan Battle.
(9:49) David N'Guessan missed Free Throw.
(9:41) Great Osobor Defensive Rebound.
(9:36) Robert Ford III missed Layup.
(9:36) Keyontae Johnson Block.
(9:36) Keyontae Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:21) Markquis Nowell made Layup. Assisted by Desi Sills.
1620
(9:03) Foul on Keyontae Johnson.
+2 (9:01) Great Osobor made Dunk. Assisted by Darius Brown II.
1820
(8:34) Jump Ball won by Kansas State
+3 (8:31) Markquis Nowell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David N'Guessan.
1823
+3 (8:14) RaeQuan Battle made Three Point Jumper.
2123
(7:57) David N'Guessan missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:57) Great Osobor Defensive Rebound.
(7:43) Sam Lecholat Turnover.
(7:43) Markquis Nowell Steal.
+2 (7:39) Keyontae Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Markquis Nowell.
2125
(7:16) Great Osobor Turnover.
(7:16) Official TV Timeout
+2 (7:04) Keyontae Johnson made Layup.
2127
(6:42) Caleb Fuller missed Layup.
(6:42) Caleb Fuller Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:42) Caleb Fuller made Two Point Tip Shot.
2327
(6:18) Foul on RaeQuan Battle.
+1 (6:18) Desi Sills made Free Throw.
2328
(6:18) Desi Sills missed Free Throw.
(6:18) Montana State Defensive Rebound.
(5:54) Tyler Patterson missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:54) Keyontae Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(5:33) Keyontae Johnson Turnover.
(5:33) Robert Ford III Steal.
(5:25) Darius Brown II missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:25) Desi Sills Defensive Rebound.
(5:23) Foul on Desi Sills.
(5:23) Desi Sills Turnover.
(5:17) Foul on Ismael Massoud.
(5:17) Jubrile Belo missed Free Throw.
(5:17) Montana State Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:17) Jubrile Belo missed Free Throw.
(5:17) Keyontae Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(4:57) Keyontae Johnson missed Jumper.
(4:57) Tykei Greene Offensive Rebound.
(4:40) Markquis Nowell missed Layup.
(4:40) Desi Sills Offensive Rebound.
(4:35) Jump Ball won by Montana State
(4:35) Desi Sills Turnover.
(4:35) Caleb Fuller Steal.
(4:15) Darius Brown II missed Layup.
(4:15) Great Osobor Offensive Rebound.
(4:07) Great Osobor Turnover.
(3:53) Keyontae Johnson missed Jumper.
(3:53) Caleb Fuller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:34) Great Osobor made Jumper. Assisted by Darius Brown II.
2528
+2 (3:03) David N'Guessan made Layup. Assisted by Markquis Nowell.
2530
(2:39) Tyler Patterson Turnover.
(2:39) Desi Sills Steal.
(2:39) Official TV Timeout
(2:13) Markquis Nowell missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:13) Darius Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(2:05) Tyler Patterson missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:05) Keyontae Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(2:01) Foul on Great Osobor.
+2 (1:38) Cam Carter made Layup. Assisted by Markquis Nowell.
2532
(1:04) Robert Ford III missed Layup.
(1:04) Keyontae Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:56) Markquis Nowell made Layup.
2534
(0:52) Official TV Timeout
+2 (0:27) Darius Brown II made Layup.
2734
(0:27) Desi Sills Defensive Rebound.
(0:27) Foul on Ismael Massoud.
(0:27) Darius Brown II missed Free Throw.
(0:07) Markquis Nowell Turnover.
(0:07) Robert Ford III Steal.
(0:04) Foul on Desi Sills.
+1 (0:04) Robert Ford III made Free Throw.
2834
(0:04) Robert Ford III missed Free Throw.
(0:04) Kansas State Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

MTST

KSU

65Points77

25-54(46.3%)Field Goal(%)32-55(58.2%)

6-21(28.6%)3-Point(%)4-15(26.7%)

9-17(52.9%)Free Throw(%)9-12(75%)

27(8)Rebounds(Offensive)29(6)

14Assists21

8Steals9

3Blocks3

16Turnovers14

13(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

2Largest Lead16

Game Details

Friday, March 17, 2023 · 9:55 PM

Greensboro Coliseum · Greensboro, NC

attendance: 17,150 (73.0%)

tv: CBS

spread: KSU -7.5

over/under: 138.5