Northern Colorado Bears vs. Montana Grizzlies

FINAL

Jan 3, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNCO	25	54	79
MONT	34	54	88

Game Recap

Williams' 31 lead Montana past Northern Colorado 88-79. Money Williams' 31 points led Montana over Northern Colorado 88-79 on Saturday.

Player Stats

NORTHERN COLORADO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
7Ring Nyeri	6	0-3	0-2	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	1
14Brock Wisne	37	7-14	3-5	5-8	8	4	0	3	1	22
54Ibu Yamazaki	29	5-10	3-7	1-1	5	2	0	0	2	14
35Quinn Denker	38	6-16	0-3	2-2	6	7	0	3	5	14
8Zach Bloch	37	3-13	3-11	4-4	1	2	3	1	5	13
33Egan Shields	24	2-4	0-0	1-2	6	3	0	2	4	5
10Tanner Braketa	9	1-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	2
3Ariik Mawien	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	1	0
1Vincent Delano	17	2-7	2-4	2-2	3	1	0	0	4	8
TOTAL	-	26-7136.6%	11-3531.4%	16-2176.2%	31	19	4	10	24	79

MONTANA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Kenyon Aguino	31	1-4	0-1	2-3	5	4	1	2	0	3	4
32Te'Jon Sawyer	26	6-8	1-3	2-2	7	2	0	0	1	4	15
0Money Williams	35	7-15	0-5	17-17	4	5	2	2	4	4	31
8Tyler Isaak	29	2-5	2-5	5-5	2	0	1	0	1	2	11
4Tyler Thompson	33	4-12	2-8	1-1	9	1	1	0	0	2	11
1Trae Taylor	12	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
11Grant Kepley	25	3-7	2-2	6-8	4	2	0	0	4	2	14
10Connor Dick	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Brooklyn Hicks	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	23-5244.2%	7-2429.2%	35-3892.1%	34	15	5	4	11	19	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUNCOMONT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Northern Colorado.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Montana.
(19:47) Ring Nyeri misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:43) Kenyon Aguino Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:33) Tyler Isaak makes 24-foot three point jumper (Te'Jon Sawyer assists).
03
(19:15) Ring Nyeri misses 4-foot jumper.
(19:12) Tyler Isaak Defensive Rebound.
(18:51) Money Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:48) Ibu Yamazaki Defensive Rebound.
(18:41) Quinn Denker misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(18:32) Tyler Thompson Defensive Rebound.
(18:14) Kenyon Aguino misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:10) Ibu Yamazaki Defensive Rebound.
(18:00) Ring Nyeri misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(17:56) Te'Jon Sawyer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:48) Tyler Isaak makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tyler Thompson assists).
06
(17:30) Zach Bloch misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(17:27) Te'Jon Sawyer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:11) Te'Jon Sawyer makes layup (Money Williams assists).
08
(16:53) Foul on Te'Jon Sawyer.
(16:53) Egan Shields misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:53) Northern Colorado Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:53) Egan Shields makes free throw 2 of 2.
18
(16:45) Tyler Isaak misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:41) Brock Wisne Defensive Rebound.
(16:28) Brock Wisne misses 4-foot jumper.
(16:10) Tyler Thompson Defensive Rebound.
(16:10) Money Williams turnover.
(16:05) Foul on Money Williams.
+3 (15:58) Brock Wisne makes 24-foot three point jumper (Quinn Denker assists).
48
(15:42) Tyler Thompson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:39) Egan Shields Defensive Rebound.
(15:26) Egan Shields traveling turnover.
(15:06) Te'Jon Sawyer misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:03) Quinn Denker Defensive Rebound.
(14:51) Quinn Denker misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(14:48) Brock Wisne Offensive Rebound.
(14:37) Quinn Denker misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:33) Brooklyn Hicks Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:25) Te'Jon Sawyer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brooklyn Hicks assists).
411
+2 (14:10) Ibu Yamazaki makes layup (Egan Shields assists).
611
+2 (13:56) Te'Jon Sawyer makes layup (Kenyon Aguino assists).
613
(13:40) Egan Shields misses layup.
(13:37) Egan Shields Offensive Rebound.
(13:35) Zach Bloch misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(13:33) Northern Colorado Offensive Rebound.
(13:33) Foul on Kenyon Aguino.
(13:20) Ariik Mawien bad pass turnover.
(13:13) Tyler Isaak bad pass turnover.
(13:13) Ariik Mawien Steal.
+2 (12:57) Egan Shields makes 4-foot hook shot (Zach Bloch assists).
813
+3 (12:27) Tyler Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Money Williams assists).
816
(12:00) Quinn Denker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:57) Money Williams Defensive Rebound.
(11:30) Foul on Quinn Denker.
+1 (11:30) Grant Kepley makes free throw 1 of 2.
817
+1 (11:30) Grant Kepley makes free throw 2 of 2.
818
+2 (11:16) Quinn Denker makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
1018
(11:00) Grant Kepley traveling turnover.
(10:29) Foul on Te'Jon Sawyer.
(10:29) Ring Nyeri misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:29) Northern Colorado Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:29) Ring Nyeri makes free throw 2 of 2.
1118
(10:10) Grant Kepley bad pass turnover.
(10:10) Zach Bloch Steal.
(10:07) Zach Bloch bad pass turnover.
(9:54) Brooklyn Hicks misses 7-foot step back jumpshot.
(9:49) Vincent Delano Defensive Rebound.
(9:39) Egan Shields traveling turnover.
(9:25) Tyler Thompson misses 17-foot jumper.
(9:21) Ibu Yamazaki Defensive Rebound.
(9:11) Quinn Denker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:11) Money Williams Block.
(9:06) Tyler Thompson Defensive Rebound.
(8:44) Money Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:40) Ibu Yamazaki Defensive Rebound.
(8:14) Zach Bloch misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(8:10) Tyler Thompson Defensive Rebound.
(8:04) Foul on Zach Bloch.
+1 (8:03) Tyler Isaak makes free throw 1 of 3.
1119
+1 (8:03) Tyler Isaak makes free throw 2 of 3.
1120
+1 (8:03) Tyler Isaak makes free throw 3 of 3.
1121
(7:50) Foul on Tyler Thompson.
(7:43) Quinn Denker misses 9-foot hook shot.
(7:40) Trae Taylor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:35) Grant Kepley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Money Williams assists).
1124
(7:14) Quinn Denker bad pass turnover.
(7:14) Tyler Isaak Steal.
+2 (7:08) Tyler Thompson makes layup (Money Williams assists).
1126
(6:57) Ariik Mawien misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:53) Trae Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(6:47) Foul on Ariik Mawien.
+1 (6:47) Grant Kepley makes free throw 1 of 2.
1127
+1 (6:47) Grant Kepley makes free throw 2 of 2.
1128
(6:35) Quinn Denker bad pass turnover.
(6:16) Money Williams misses 7-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:13) Brock Wisne Defensive Rebound.
(6:10) Zach Bloch misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:08) Northern Colorado Offensive Rebound.
(5:48) Brock Wisne misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:45) Money Williams Defensive Rebound.
(5:35) Tyler Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:32) Northern Colorado Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:19) Brock Wisne makes layup (Ibu Yamazaki assists).
1328
(5:04) Foul on Tanner Braketa.
+1 (5:04) Trae Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2.
1329
+1 (5:04) Trae Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2.
1330
(4:48) Quinn Denker misses 11-foot jumper.
(4:47) Egan Shields Offensive Rebound.
(4:44) Egan Shields misses layup.
(4:44) Kenyon Aguino Block.
(4:36) Kenyon Aguino Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Money Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:31) Zach Bloch Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:19) Zach Bloch makes 23-foot three point jumper (Quinn Denker assists).
1630
(3:43) Brooklyn Hicks bad pass turnover.
+2 (3:38) Tanner Braketa makes 20-foot jumper (Brock Wisne assists).
1830
(3:12) Money Williams misses driving layup.
(3:10) Tanner Braketa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:52) Quinn Denker makes 8-foot step back jumpshot.
2030
(2:43) Grant Kepley misses layup.
(2:40) Kenyon Aguino Offensive Rebound.
(2:34) Kenyon Aguino misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(2:31) Egan Shields Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:14) Egan Shields makes layup (Quinn Denker assists).
2230
(1:56) Grant Kepley misses 17-foot jumper.
(1:53) Kenyon Aguino Offensive Rebound.
(1:53) Foul on Tanner Braketa.
(1:37) Foul on Egan Shields.
(1:37) Grant Kepley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:37) Montana Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:37) Grant Kepley makes free throw 2 of 2.
2231
(1:23) Tanner Braketa misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:19) Brock Wisne Offensive Rebound.
(1:19) Foul on Trae Taylor.
(1:19) Brock Wisne misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:19) Northern Colorado Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:19) Brock Wisne makes free throw 2 of 2.
2331
+3 (0:58) Grant Kepley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Aguino assists).
2334
(0:44) Foul on Grant Kepley.
+1 (0:44) Zach Bloch makes free throw 1 of 2.
2434
+1 (0:44) Zach Bloch makes free throw 2 of 2.
2534
(0:27) Money Williams bad pass turnover.
(0:04) Brock Wisne misses 6-foot hook shot.
(0:04) Montana Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UNCO

MONT

79Points88

26-71(36.6%)Field Goal(%)23-52(44.2%)

11-35(31.4%)3-Point(%)7-24(29.2%)

16-21(76.2%)Free Throw(%)35-38(92.1%)

40(14)Rebounds(Offensive)37(5)

19Assists15

4Steals5

0Blocks4

10Turnovers11

24(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

0Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Dahlberg Arena · Missoula, MT

attendance: 3,430 (45.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UNCO -1.5

over/under: 161.5