N Arizona (65) vs Montana (74) · Mar 9, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Mar 9, 2025

Game Recap

Montana defeats Northern Arizona 74-65 in Big Sky Conference Tournament quarterfinal. Brandon Whitney scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half to lead Montana to a 74-65 victory over Northern Arizona on Sunday night in a Big Sky Conference Tournament quarterfinal.

Box Score

	1	2	T
NAU	31	34	65
MONT	30	44	74

NORTHERN ARIZONA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Diego Campisano	32	3-12	1-7	2-3	3	0	2	1	1	2	9
33Carson Towt	38	3-8	0-0	0-1	13	1	0	0	1	5	6
11Ryan Abelman	35	2-7	0-5	0-0	7	1	2	0	1	4	4
3Jayden Jackson	31	1-7	1-2	4-5	4	3	1	0	3	4	7
24Trent McLaughlin	39	13-24	4-9	4-8	1	2	0	0	2	4	34
34Leigh Rickwood-Pitt	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2Monty Bowser	10	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3
21Dillan Baker	5	1-2	0-1	0-1	1	0	1	0	1	3	2
4Oakland Fort	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0

TOTAL	-	24-6238.7%	7-2528.0%	10-1855.6%	31	8	6	1	10	25	65

MONTANA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32Te'Jon Sawyer	34	3-4	0-0	3-5	8	0	0	1	2	2	9
1Kai Johnson	18	1-4	0-2	2-5	3	1	0	0	0	2	4
3Malik Moore	32	1-7	1-4	4-6	6	1	1	0	0	0	7
12Brandon Whitney	34	8-9	1-1	7-8	1	1	0	0	2	1	24
11Joe Pridgen	30	4-5	0-0	1-3	5	2	0	1	4	1	9
15Jalen Foy	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50Jensen Bradtke	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Amari Jedkins	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Money Williams	25	5-12	0-2	6-7	4	3	3	0	3	4	16
20Austin Patterson	22	2-3	1-1	0-0	4	0	1	0	2	4	5
TOTAL	-	24-4454.5%	3-1030.0%	23-3467.6%	31	8	5	2	13	15	74

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfnaumont

(20:00) Start game
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Northern Arizona
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Montana
+2 (19:34) Carson Towt made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Abelman.
20
(19:34) Foul on Te'Jon Sawyer.
(19:32) Carson Towt missed Free Throw.
(19:31) Joe Pridgen Defensive Rebound.
(19:11) Foul on Jayden Jackson.
(19:11) Te'Jon Sawyer missed Free Throw.
(19:11) Montana Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (19:11) Te'Jon Sawyer made Free Throw.
21
(18:43) Diego Campisano missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:40) Kai Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:18) Kai Johnson made Jumper.
23
(18:18) Foul on Ryan Abelman.
+1 (18:18) Kai Johnson made Free Throw.
24
(18:00) Carson Towt missed Jumper.
(17:56) Carson Towt Offensive Rebound.
(17:56) Carson Towt missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(17:55) Malik Moore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:52) Brandon Whitney made Layup.
26
(17:26) Jayden Jackson missed Layup.
(17:23) Te'Jon Sawyer Defensive Rebound.
(17:08) Malik Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:02) Trent McLaughlin Defensive Rebound.
(16:44) Ryan Abelman missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:40) Te'Jon Sawyer Defensive Rebound.
(16:19) Brandon Whitney Turnover.
(16:13) Ryan Abelman missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:13) Northern Arizona Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:13) Foul on Kai Johnson.
(16:13) Joe Pridgen subbing out for Montana
(16:13) Brandon Whitney subbing out for Montana
(16:13) Money Williams subbing in for Montana
(16:13) Austin Patterson subbing in for Montana
(16:13) Ryan Abelman subbing out for Northern Arizona
(16:13) Monty Bowser subbing in for Northern Arizona
+2 (16:11) Carson Towt made Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Jackson.
46
(15:42) Money Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:37) Diego Campisano Defensive Rebound.
(15:30) Diego Campisano missed Layup.
(15:27) Austin Patterson Defensive Rebound.
(15:18) Malik Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:14) Monty Bowser Defensive Rebound.
(14:58) Carson Towt missed Layup.
(14:56) Carson Towt Offensive Rebound.
(14:50) Trent McLaughlin missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:46) Malik Moore Defensive Rebound.
(14:35) Foul on Trent McLaughlin.
(14:35) Official TV Timeout
(14:35) Kai Johnson subbing out for Montana
(14:35) Te'Jon Sawyer subbing out for Montana
(14:35) Joe Pridgen subbing in for Montana
(14:35) Brandon Whitney subbing in for Montana
(14:26) Joe Pridgen missed Layup.
(14:23) Jayden Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:06) Trent McLaughlin made Jumper.
66
+3 (13:42) Malik Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Pridgen.
69
(13:13) Trent McLaughlin missed Jumper.
(13:10) Malik Moore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:45) Money Williams made Layup.
611
(12:26) Foul on Austin Patterson.
(12:26) Joe Pridgen subbing out for Montana
(12:26) Brandon Whitney subbing out for Montana
(12:26) Kai Johnson subbing in for Montana
(12:26) Amari Jedkins subbing in for Montana
(12:26) Diego Campisano subbing out for Northern Arizona
(12:26) Leigh Rickwood-Pitt subbing in for Northern Arizona
+2 (12:19) Trent McLaughlin made Jumper.
811
(12:01) Foul on Leigh Rickwood-Pitt.
(12:01) Austin Patterson subbing out for Montana
(12:01) Te'Jon Sawyer subbing in for Montana
(12:00) Money Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:56) Carson Towt Defensive Rebound.
(11:50) Trent McLaughlin Turnover.
(11:50) Malik Moore Steal.
+2 (11:46) Money Williams made Layup.
813
(11:46) Foul on Jayden Jackson.
(11:46) Official TV Timeout
(11:46) Monty Bowser subbing out for Northern Arizona
(11:46) Ryan Abelman subbing in for Northern Arizona
(11:46) Money Williams missed Free Throw.
(11:44) Carson Towt Defensive Rebound.
(11:17) Foul on Money Williams.
(11:16) Jayden Jackson missed Free Throw.
(11:16) Northern Arizona Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:16) Jayden Jackson made Free Throw.
913
(11:16) Malik Moore subbing out for Montana
(11:16) Brandon Whitney subbing in for Montana
+1 (11:16) Jayden Jackson made Free Throw.
1013
(10:51) Money Williams missed Jumper.
(10:48) Ryan Abelman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:44) Trent McLaughlin made Jumper.
1213
(10:44) Foul on Kai Johnson.
(10:44) Kai Johnson subbing out for Montana
(10:44) Amari Jedkins subbing out for Montana
(10:44) Malik Moore subbing in for Montana
(10:44) Joe Pridgen subbing in for Montana
+1 (10:44) Trent McLaughlin made Free Throw.
1313
(10:28) Foul on Joe Pridgen.
(10:28) Joe Pridgen Turnover.
(10:07) Leigh Rickwood-Pitt missed Layup.
(10:05) Money Williams Defensive Rebound.
(9:56) Malik Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:52) Jayden Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:36) Trent McLaughlin made Three Point Jumper.
1613
(9:15) Joe Pridgen Turnover.
(9:15) Ryan Abelman Steal.
(9:00) Trent McLaughlin missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:56) Money Williams Defensive Rebound.
(8:26) Montana Turnover.
(8:26) Money Williams subbing out for Montana
(8:26) Austin Patterson subbing in for Montana
(8:26) Joe Pridgen subbing out for Montana
(8:26) Jensen Bradtke subbing in for Montana
(8:08) Trent McLaughlin missed Jumper.
(8:06) Montana Defensive Rebound.
(7:59) Foul on Jayden Jackson.
(7:59) Official TV Timeout
(7:59) Jayden Jackson subbing out for Northern Arizona
(7:59) Dillan Baker subbing in for Northern Arizona
(7:50) Brandon Whitney Turnover.
+2 (7:30) Dillan Baker made Jumper. Assisted by Carson Towt.
1813
(7:30) Foul on Jensen Bradtke.
(7:30) Brandon Whitney subbing out for Montana
(7:30) Money Williams subbing in for Montana
(7:30) Dillan Baker missed Free Throw.
(7:27) Austin Patterson Defensive Rebound.
(7:19) Foul on Ryan Abelman.
+1 (7:19) Te'Jon Sawyer made Free Throw.
1814
(7:19) Te'Jon Sawyer missed Free Throw.
(7:17) Ryan Abelman Defensive Rebound.
(7:02) Dillan Baker Turnover.
(7:02) Money Williams Steal.
(6:59) Foul on Dillan Baker.
+1 (6:59) Money Williams made Free Throw.
1815
(6:59) Jensen Bradtke subbing out for Montana
(6:59) Joe Pridgen subbing in for Montana
(6:59) Leigh Rickwood-Pitt subbing out for Northern Arizona
(6:59) Diego Campisano subbing in for Northern Arizona
(6:59) Te'Jon Sawyer subbing out for Montana
(6:59) Brandon Whitney subbing in for Montana
+1 (6:59) Money Williams made Free Throw.
1816
(6:29) Ryan Abelman missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:25) Money Williams Defensive Rebound.
(6:20) Money Williams Turnover.
(6:20) Dillan Baker Steal.
(6:12) Diego Campisano missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:09) Carson Towt Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:53) Ryan Abelman made Jumper.
2016
+2 (5:33) Joe Pridgen made Layup. Assisted by Money Williams.
2018
(5:17) Foul on Austin Patterson.
(5:17) Dillan Baker subbing out for Northern Arizona
(5:17) Monty Bowser subbing in for Northern Arizona
(5:17) Austin Patterson subbing out for Montana
(5:17) Jalen Foy subbing in for Montana
+1 (5:17) Trent McLaughlin made Free Throw.
2118
+1 (5:17) Trent McLaughlin made Free Throw.
2218
(5:03) Malik Moore missed Jumper.
(4:59) Ryan Abelman Defensive Rebound.
(4:41) Diego Campisano missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:38) Brandon Whitney Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:20) Joe Pridgen made Layup. Assisted by Malik Moore.
2220
+3 (3:57) Diego Campisano made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent McLaughlin.
2520
(3:37) Money Williams missed Jumper.
(3:33) Ryan Abelman Defensive Rebound.
(3:23) Carson Towt missed Layup.
(3:23) Joe Pridgen Block.
(3:20) Carson Towt Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:20) Carson Towt made Layup.
2720
(3:20) Official TV Timeout
(3:20) Jalen Foy subbing out for Montana
(3:20) Te'Jon Sawyer subbing in for Montana
+2 (3:04) Joe Pridgen made Layup. Assisted by Money Williams.
2722
(3:04) Foul on Carson Towt.
+1 (3:04) Joe Pridgen made Free Throw.
2723
(2:43) Trent McLaughlin missed Jumper.
(2:38) Joe Pridgen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:28) Te'Jon Sawyer made Jumper.
2725
+2 (2:15) Trent McLaughlin made Jumper.
2925
(2:13) Montana Timeout
+2 (1:57) Brandon Whitney made Layup.
2927
(1:41) Diego Campisano missed Layup.
(1:41) Te'Jon Sawyer Block.
(1:27) Malik Moore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:25) Te'Jon Sawyer made Layup. Assisted by Joe Pridgen.
2929
(1:25) Foul on Trent McLaughlin.
(1:25) Brandon Whitney subbing out for Montana
(1:25) Austin Patterson subbing in for Montana
+1 (1:25) Te'Jon Sawyer made Free Throw.
2930
(1:05) Trent McLaughlin Turnover.
(1:05) Money Williams Steal.
(1:03) Foul on Monty Bowser.
(1:03) Malik Moore missed Free Throw.
(1:03) Montana Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:03) Malik Moore missed Free Throw.
(0:58) Ryan Abelman Defensive Rebound.
(0:58) Malik Moore subbing out for Montana
(0:58) Brandon Whitney subbing in for Montana
(0:45) Trent McLaughlin missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:41) Austin Patterson Defensive Rebound.
(0:30) Te'Jon Sawyer Turnover.
(0:30) Diego Campisano Steal.
+2 (0:03) Trent McLaughlin made Layup.
3130
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

NAU

MONT

65Points74

24-62(38.7%)Field Goal(%)24-44(54.5%)

7-25(28%)3-Point(%)3-10(30%)

10-18(55.6%)Free Throw(%)23-34(67.6%)

31(7)Rebounds(Offensive)37(3)

8Assists8

6Steals5

1Blocks2

10Turnovers14

25(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

7Largest Lead16

Game Details

Sunday, March 9, 2025 · 10:00 PM

Dahlberg Arena · Missoula, MT

capacity: 7,500

tv: ESPN+

spread: MONT -5.5

over/under: 144.5