Idaho Vandals vs. Montana State Bobcats

Mar 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
IDHO	36	42	78
MTST	40	34	74

Game Recap

Johnson, Brickner help Idaho upset No. 2 seed Montana State 78-74 in Big Sky Tournament quarterfinal. Biko Johnson had 19 points and Isaiah Brickner scored 15 — all in the second half — to propel Idaho to a 78-74 victory over No. 2 seed Montana State on Sunday night in a Big Sky Conference Tournament quarterfinal.

Player Stats

IDAHO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Jackson Rasmussen	32	5-7	1-1	0-0	5	1	0	0	4	1	11
0Brody Rowbury	28	3-4	0-1	0-2	5	1	0	0	0	2	6
3Biko Johnson	36	7-12	1-5	4-5	5	4	0	0	1	2	19
14Kolton Mitchell	21	1-6	0-1	2-2	1	2	0	0	1	1	4
5Isaiah Brickner	24	6-11	0-2	3-5	7	1	0	1	0	1	15
21Seth Joba	11	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
24Miles Klapper	21	4-6	0-1	3-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	11
7Jack Payne	11	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1Trevon Blassingame	16	3-3	2-2	0-0	0	0	1	2	2	0	8
4Aidan Sevilla	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	31-5556.4%	4-1625.0%	12-1866.7%	28	9	1	3	8	9	78

MONTANA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Christian King	38	9-13	3-5	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	2	21
21Chris Hodges	16	0-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
5Jeremiah Davis	35	9-10	4-5	0-0	6	2	2	1	2	2	22
24Jed Miller	38	6-15	2-7	4-5	5	1	0	0	3	2	18
1Patrick McMahon	22	3-12	1-2	1-2	5	2	0	0	0	1	8
44Jaden Steppe	18	1-7	0-3	0-2	4	4	1	1	1	3	2
12Seth Amunrud	13	0-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Howie Keene	20	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	5	3


TOTAL	-	29-6544.6%	11-2445.8%	5-955.6%	28	12	4	2	6	18	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfIDHOMTST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Montana State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Idaho.
(19:44) Patrick McMahon misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(19:41) Patrick McMahon Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:40) Jeremiah Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Patrick McMahon assists).
03
+2 (19:16) Brody Rowbury makes layup (Kolton Mitchell assists).
23
(19:16) Foul on Chris Hodges.
(19:16) Brody Rowbury misses free throw 1 of 1.
(19:14) Patrick McMahon Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:50) Jeremiah Davis makes 10-foot step back jumpshot.
25
+2 (18:34) Biko Johnson makes layup.
45
(18:21) Jed Miller misses 13-foot jumper.
(18:17) Isaiah Brickner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:00) Jackson Rasmussen makes driving layup.
65
+2 (17:37) Christian King makes 7-foot step back jumpshot.
67
(17:26) Isaiah Brickner misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:22) Christian King Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:13) Patrick McMahon makes 6-foot hook shot.
69
+2 (17:00) Biko Johnson makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
89
(16:35) Christian King misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:32) Jackson Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:22) Brody Rowbury makes layup (Biko Johnson assists).
109
(15:57) Patrick McMahon misses 9-foot hook shot.
(15:55) Brody Rowbury Defensive Rebound.
(15:31) Jackson Rasmussen bad pass turnover.
(15:31) Jeremiah Davis Steal.
(15:29) Foul on Isaiah Brickner.
(15:22) Jeremiah Davis bad pass turnover.
(14:59) Kolton Mitchell bad pass turnover.
(14:59) Howie Keene Steal.
+2 (14:55) Christian King makes driving layup (Jaden Steppe assists).
1011
(14:45) Foul on Jaden Steppe.
(14:44) Isaiah Brickner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:40) Jed Miller Defensive Rebound.
(14:26) Jaden Steppe misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:22) Isaiah Brickner Defensive Rebound.
(14:13) Jack Payne misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:09) Jaden Steppe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:54) Jed Miller makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
1013
(13:22) Biko Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:19) Jeremiah Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:14) Jeremiah Davis makes driving layup.
1015
+2 (13:01) Kolton Mitchell makes driving layup.
1215
(12:53) Jed Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:49) Isaiah Brickner Defensive Rebound.
(12:43) Isaiah Brickner misses driving layup.
(12:40) Howie Keene Defensive Rebound.
(12:19) Jaden Steppe bad pass turnover.
(11:59) Kolton Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(11:53) Jackson Rasmussen Offensive Rebound.
(11:50) Jackson Rasmussen out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(11:32) Seth Amunrud misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(11:31) Montana State Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:31) Foul on Kolton Mitchell.
(11:24) Howie Keene misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:20) Idaho Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:55) Miles Klapper makes 12-foot jumper.
1415
(10:29) Patrick McMahon misses driving layup.
(10:26) Idaho Defensive Rebound.
(10:02) Jackson Rasmussen misses driving layup.
(10:00) Idaho Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:57) Trevon Blassingame makes layup (Biko Johnson assists).
1615
(9:44) Foul on Jackson Rasmussen.
+1 (9:44) Patrick McMahon makes free throw 1 of 2.
1616
(9:43) Patrick McMahon misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:42) Miles Klapper Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:23) Jackson Rasmussen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Biko Johnson assists).
1916
(9:05) Patrick McMahon misses 15-foot step back jumpshot.
(9:02) Biko Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(8:46) Seth Joba misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:43) Seth Amunrud Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:27) Jed Miller makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
1918
(8:15) Biko Johnson bad pass turnover.
(8:11) Jed Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:07) Seth Joba Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:48) Trevon Blassingame makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jackson Rasmussen assists).
2218
(7:17) Chris Hodges misses layup.
(7:17) Trevon Blassingame Block.
(7:17) Montana State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:12) Jeremiah Davis makes 3-foot hook shot.
2220
(6:53) Kolton Mitchell misses 7-foot jumper.
(6:50) Jeremiah Davis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:42) Jeremiah Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Hodges assists).
2223
(6:16) Biko Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:11) Jeremiah Davis Defensive Rebound.
(6:02) Christian King misses driving layup.
(6:01) Kolton Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:51) Biko Johnson makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
2423
(5:30) Chris Hodges misses 7-foot hook shot.
(5:27) Brody Rowbury Defensive Rebound.
(5:07) Foul on Jeremiah Davis.
+2 (4:56) Jack Payne makes driving layup.
2623
+3 (4:38) Howie Keene makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaden Steppe assists).
2626
+2 (4:27) Biko Johnson makes driving layup.
2826
(4:27) Foul on Jaden Steppe.
+1 (4:27) Biko Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1.
2926
+2 (4:13) Christian King makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
2928
+2 (3:46) Biko Johnson makes layup.
3128
+3 (3:31) Christian King makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaden Steppe assists).
3131
(3:07) Jackson Rasmussen traveling turnover.
(2:55) Christian King misses layup.
(2:55) Trevon Blassingame Block.
(2:55) Montana State Offensive Rebound.
(2:54) Jed Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:48) Miles Klapper Defensive Rebound.
(2:36) Foul on Chris Hodges.
+1 (2:36) Miles Klapper makes free throw 1 of 2.
3231
(2:35) Miles Klapper misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:32) Christian King Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) Jed Miller bad pass turnover.
(2:06) Trevon Blassingame Steal.
(2:01) Seth Joba misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:57) Christian King Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:51) Christian King makes 25-foot three pointer.
3234
(1:32) Foul on Howie Keene.
(1:17) Seth Joba misses layup.
(1:17) Jeremiah Davis Block.
(1:16) Idaho Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:12) Seth Joba makes 6-foot hook shot.
3434
(1:00) Foul on Biko Johnson.
+1 (1:00) Jed Miller makes free throw 2 of 2.
3436
+1 (1:00) Jed Miller makes free throw 1 of 2.
3435
(0:50) Kolton Mitchell misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:46) Christian King Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:38) Jed Miller makes 14-foot jumper (Jeremiah Davis assists).
3438
(0:03) Foul on Howie Keene.
+1 (0:03) Kolton Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2.
3538
+1 (0:03) Kolton Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2.
3638
(0:01) Foul on Biko Johnson.
+1 (0:01) Jed Miller makes free throw 1 of 3.
3639
+1 (0:01) Jed Miller makes free throw 2 of 3.
3640
(0:01) Jed Miller misses free throw 3 of 3.
(0:00) Jaden Steppe Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

IDHO

MTST

78Points74

31-55(56.4%)Field Goal(%)29-65(44.6%)

4-16(25.0%)3-Point(%)11-24(45.8%)

12-18(66.7%)Free Throw(%)5-9(55.6%)

34(4)Rebounds(Offensive)31(8)

9Assists12

1Steals4

3Blocks2

8Turnovers6

9(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

8Largest Lead7

Game Details

Sunday, March 8, 2026 · 10:20 PM

Worthington Arena · Bozeman, MT

capacity: 6,772

tv: ESPN+

spread: IDHO -1.5

over/under: 143.5