Montana Grizzlies vs. Idaho State Bengals

Feb 19, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MONT	37	32	69
IDST	39	34	73

Game Recap

Etchison scores 29 points as Idaho State wins 73-69 over Montana. Gus Etchison's 29 points helped Idaho State defeat Montana 73-69 on Thursday.

Player Stats

MONTANA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Kenyon Aguino	27	4-6	1-1	0-0	6	3	1	0	3	2	9
32Te'Jon Sawyer	20	3-5	0-1	1-2	5	0	1	0	4	4	7
11Grant Kepley	36	3-5	1-2	2-6	6	3	1	0	0	3	9
0Money Williams	36	5-13	3-7	6-6	6	4	0	1	2	1	19
4Tyler Thompson	35	3-8	2-6	2-2	1	0	1	0	2	1	10
1Trae Taylor	8	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	2	4
5Amari Jedkins	10	0-1	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
10Connor Dick	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Tyler Isaak	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
3Brooklyn Hicks	17	2-5	2-3	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	2	10
TOTAL	-	22-4845.8%	9-2142.9%	16-2272.7%	29	11	4	1	14	17	69

IDAHO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Connor Hollenbeck	21	2-10	0-5	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	2	4
30Evan Otten	11	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	2	0	4	2
2Jamison Guerra	13	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	2
11Martin Kheil	23	2-3	1-2	2-2	0	2	0	0	1	0	7
12Lachlan Brewer	30	5-8	1-3	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	0	11
24Caleb Van De Griend	6	2-4	1-1	1-1	2	0	0	1	1	0	6
32Blake Daberkow	22	2-5	0-0	0-1	6	1	1	4	2	2	4
0Gus Etchison	27	10-16	4-7	5-7	5	2	2	0	4	0	29
13Louis Bond	26	1-5	0-3	6-6	5	0	3	0	2	4	8
5Cheikh Sow	21	0-1	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	2	0
TOTAL	-	26-5844.8%	7-2133.3%	14-1782.4%	32	8	8	7	12	17	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMONTIDST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Idaho State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Montana.
+2 (19:39) Martin Kheil makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Connor Hollenbeck assists).
02
+2 (19:18) Kenyon Aguino makes 5-foot hook shot.
22
(18:58) Evan Otten misses layup.
(18:56) Money Williams Defensive Rebound.
(18:42) Foul on Connor Hollenbeck.
(18:30) Te'Jon Sawyer bad pass turnover.
(18:30) Connor Hollenbeck Steal.
+2 (18:16) Connor Hollenbeck makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
24
+2 (18:02) Te'Jon Sawyer makes 2-foot dunk (Money Williams assists).
44
(17:33) Connor Hollenbeck misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:31) Grant Kepley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:05) Tyler Thompson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Grant Kepley assists).
74
(16:43) Foul on Te'Jon Sawyer.
+1 (16:43) Martin Kheil makes free throw 1 of 2.
75
+1 (16:43) Martin Kheil makes free throw 2 of 2.
76
+2 (16:25) Kenyon Aguino makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Money Williams assists).
96
+2 (16:08) Jamison Guerra makes driving layup.
98
+2 (16:01) Grant Kepley makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
118
+2 (15:42) Caleb Van De Griend makes layup (Lachlan Brewer assists).
1110
(15:42) Foul on Te'Jon Sawyer.
+1 (15:42) Caleb Van De Griend makes free throw 1 of 1.
1111
(15:18) Trae Taylor misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(15:18) Caleb Van De Griend Block.
(15:14) Caleb Van De Griend Defensive Rebound.
(15:10) Connor Hollenbeck misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:08) Money Williams Defensive Rebound.
(14:58) Foul on Louis Bond.
+1 (14:58) Grant Kepley makes free throw 1 of 2.
1211
(14:58) Grant Kepley misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:58) Idaho State Defensive Rebound.
(14:49) Foul on Grant Kepley.
(14:48) Caleb Van De Griend bad pass turnover.
+3 (14:39) Brooklyn Hicks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Money Williams assists).
1511
+3 (14:21) Caleb Van De Griend makes 25-foot three point jumper (Martin Kheil assists).
1514
(14:06) Foul on Trae Taylor.
(14:06) Trae Taylor turnover.
(13:21) Louis Bond traveling turnover.
+3 (12:54) Grant Kepley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brooklyn Hicks assists).
1814
(12:34) Jamison Guerra misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(12:31) Grant Kepley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:29) Trae Taylor makes layup (Grant Kepley assists).
2014
(12:03) Jamison Guerra misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:01) Money Williams Defensive Rebound.
(11:58) Foul on Evan Otten.
+1 (11:58) Tyler Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2114
+1 (11:58) Tyler Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2214
(11:35) Caleb Van De Griend misses layup.
(11:35) Caleb Van De Griend Offensive Rebound.
(11:35) Caleb Van De Griend misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(11:35) Money Williams Block.
(11:35) Money Williams Defensive Rebound.
(11:11) Tyler Thompson bad pass turnover.
(11:11) Louis Bond Steal.
+2 (11:05) Louis Bond makes layup.
2216
(10:50) Trae Taylor bad pass turnover.
(10:50) Gus Etchison Steal.
(10:46) Foul on Trae Taylor.
(10:44) Gus Etchison misses layup.
(10:44) Louis Bond Offensive Rebound.
+1 (10:44) Louis Bond makes free throw 1 of 2.
2217
+1 (10:44) Louis Bond makes free throw 2 of 2.
2218
+3 (10:19) Brooklyn Hicks makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2518
(9:51) Louis Bond misses 9-foot step back jumpshot.
(9:51) Montana Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:35) Tyler Isaak bad pass turnover.
(9:18) Gus Etchison misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(9:15) Evan Otten Offensive Rebound.
(9:15) Evan Otten misses tip in layup.
(9:14) Connor Hollenbeck Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:14) Connor Hollenbeck makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2520
(9:07) Tyler Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:05) Lachlan Brewer Defensive Rebound.
(8:52) Connor Hollenbeck misses layup.
(8:48) Kenyon Aguino Defensive Rebound.
(8:36) Foul on Evan Otten.
+1 (8:36) Brooklyn Hicks makes free throw 1 of 2.
2620
+1 (8:36) Brooklyn Hicks makes free throw 2 of 2.
2720
(8:22) Lachlan Brewer bad pass turnover.
+3 (7:49) Money Williams makes 28-foot three pointer.
3020
+3 (7:20) Martin Kheil makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lachlan Brewer assists).
3023
(6:58) Grant Kepley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:55) Brooklyn Hicks Offensive Rebound.
(6:55) Brooklyn Hicks misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:52) Jamison Guerra Defensive Rebound.
(6:43) Lachlan Brewer misses layup.
(6:40) Money Williams Defensive Rebound.
(6:36) Foul on Connor Hollenbeck.
(6:32) Foul on Kenyon Aguino.
(6:32) Kenyon Aguino turnover.
(6:01) Louis Bond misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(5:59) Kenyon Aguino Defensive Rebound.
(5:46) Amari Jedkins misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:44) Blake Daberkow Defensive Rebound.
(5:37) Gus Etchison bad pass turnover.
(5:37) Kenyon Aguino Steal.
(5:25) Foul on Louis Bond.
(5:25) Amari Jedkins misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:25) Montana Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:25) Amari Jedkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
3123
+2 (5:07) Blake Daberkow makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Martin Kheil assists).
3125
(4:56) Kenyon Aguino traveling turnover.
+2 (4:43) Gus Etchison makes driving layup.
3127
(4:14) Money Williams misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(4:11) Gus Etchison Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:09) Gus Etchison makes driving layup.
3129
(3:34) Brooklyn Hicks misses 16-foot jumper.
(3:32) Trae Taylor Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:32) Trae Taylor makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3329
(3:20) Martin Kheil bad pass turnover.
(2:55) Foul on Blake Daberkow.
+1 (2:55) Brooklyn Hicks makes free throw 1 of 2.
3429
+1 (2:55) Brooklyn Hicks makes free throw 2 of 2.
3529
+3 (2:37) Lachlan Brewer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Blake Daberkow assists).
3532
(2:10) Trae Taylor misses layup.
(2:10) Blake Daberkow Block.
(2:06) Gus Etchison Defensive Rebound.
(2:00) Foul on Brooklyn Hicks.
+1 (2:00) Gus Etchison makes free throw 1 of 2.
3533
+1 (2:00) Gus Etchison makes free throw 2 of 2.
3534
(1:46) Brooklyn Hicks misses 17-foot step back jumpshot.
(1:44) Louis Bond Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:41) Gus Etchison makes 25-foot three pointer.
3537
+2 (1:07) Kenyon Aguino makes layup (Grant Kepley assists).
3737
(0:44) Blake Daberkow misses 6-foot hook shot.
(0:42) Kenyon Aguino Defensive Rebound.
(0:31) Kenyon Aguino misses 4-foot hook shot.
(0:31) Tyler Isaak Offensive Rebound.
(0:31) Blake Daberkow Block.
(0:11) Grant Kepley misses driving layup.
(0:11) Louis Bond Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Gus Etchison makes 1-foot dunk.
3739

2nd half

Team Stats

MONT

IDST

69Points73

22-48(45.8%)Field Goal(%)26-58(44.8%)

9-21(42.9%)3-Point(%)7-21(33.3%)

16-22(72.7%)Free Throw(%)14-17(82.4%)

29(5)Rebounds(Offensive)33(10)

11Assists8

4Steals8

1Blocks7

14Turnovers12

17(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

10Largest Lead7

Game Details

Thursday, February 19, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Reed Gym · Pocatello, ID

attendance: 1,217 (40.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MONT -1.5

over/under: 149.5