Montana State Bobcats vs. Kansas State Wildcats

Mar 17, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MTST	28	37	65
KSU	34	43	77

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.

Player Stats

MONTANA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Great Osobor	29	5-6	0-0	1-2	7	1	2	3	3	3	11
13Jubrile Belo	26	2-4	0-0	1-4	2	2	1	0	1	4	5
21RaeQuan Battle	33	9-17	3-5	6-8	3	0	1	0	0	2	27
0Caleb Fuller	23	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	2	0	2
10Darius Brown	35	5-12	2-7	0-1	3	9	0	0	6	1	12
22Luca Colceag	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Sam Lecholat	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
4Alex Germer	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Jed Miller	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
14Carter Ash	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Tyler Patterson	19	1-5	0-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
2Nick Gazelas	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3
20Robert Ford III	17	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	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35Nae'Qwan Tomlin	21	6-9	0-1	1-1	1	0	1	1	1	4	13
11Keyontae Johnson	38	8-15	0-2	2-2	8	3	0	1	2	1	18
5Cam Carter	25	3-4	1-1	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	1	8
1Markquis Nowell	37	7-12	3-6	0-0	6	14	3	0	5	2	17
13Desi Sills	32	3-5	0-2	1-2	3	2	2	0	4	4	7
25Ismael Massoud	17	0-2	0-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
23Abayomi Iyiola	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	2
3David N'Guessan	18	4-7	0-1	2-3	2	1	2	1	0	1	10
21Nate Awbrey	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Tykei Greene	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0



TOTAL	-	32-5558.2%	4-1526.7%	9-1275.0%	25	21	9	3	14	16	77

Play-by-Play

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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.
(11:24) 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.
+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.
(2:13) 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
+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.

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(75.0%)

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: 140