Northern Colorado Bears vs. Montana Grizzlies

Mar 9, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNCO	32	57	89
MONT	49	46	95

Game Recap

Williams scores 40, Montana tops Northern Colorado 95-89 in Big Sky Tournament quarterfinal. Money Williams scored a career-high 40 points to lead Montana to a 95-89 victory over Northern Colorado on Monday night in a Big Sky Conference Tournament quarterfinal.

Player Stats

NORTHERN COLORADO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Ring Nyeri	34	5-10	1-3	1-2	9	0	0	1	1	3	12
14Brock Wisne	35	7-13	0-1	1-4	11	3	0	0	3	1	15
54Ibu Yamazaki	31	5-12	3-10	3-3	4	1	1	0	0	4	16
35Quinn Denker	40	9-23	1-4	10-12	4	8	0	0	0	4	29
8Zach Bloch	38	2-7	2-7	2-2	1	3	2	0	0	4	8
33Egan Shields	11	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
3Ariik Mawien	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
1Vincent Delano	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	2
TOTAL	-	32-7145.1%	8-2630.8%	17-2373.9%	33	15	3	1	4	19	89

MONTANA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Kenyon Aguino	28	5-8	0-1	2-2	8	1	0	0	1	4	12
32Te'Jon Sawyer	29	4-9	1-4	2-2	3	2	1	1	0	3	11
0Money Williams	35	10-21	2-5	18-19	7	3	0	0	4	3	40
3Brooklyn Hicks	27	2-7	1-4	0-1	2	2	0	0	1	0	5
4Tyler Thompson	33	5-8	3-6	1-2	5	1	0	0	1	0	14
1Trae Taylor	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
11Grant Kepley	20	4-4	1-1	2-4	4	1	0	0	2	1	11
8Tyler Isaak	16	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	5	0
TOTAL	-	31-5853.4%	8-2138.1%	25-3083.3%	32	11	2	1	9	16	95

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUNCOMONT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Montana.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Northern Colorado.
(19:51) Tyler Thompson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:47) Ring Nyeri Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:41) Ring Nyeri makes 5-foot dunk (Quinn Denker assists).
20
(19:27) Money Williams misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(19:24) Kenyon Aguino Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:23) Kenyon Aguino makes layup.
22
+3 (19:09) Zach Bloch makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ibu Yamazaki assists).
52
+3 (18:48) Money Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brooklyn Hicks assists).
55
(18:31) Brock Wisne bad pass turnover.
(18:17) Kenyon Aguino misses 8-foot hook shot.
(18:14) Ibu Yamazaki Defensive Rebound.
(18:02) Ibu Yamazaki misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:59) Brock Wisne Offensive Rebound.
(17:57) Zach Bloch misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:53) Money Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:47) Money Williams makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
57
+2 (17:25) Brock Wisne makes 5-foot hook shot.
77
(17:08) Kenyon Aguino misses layup.
(17:06) Kenyon Aguino Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:06) Kenyon Aguino makes layup.
79
(16:48) Brock Wisne misses layup.
(16:48) Te'Jon Sawyer Defensive Rebound.
(16:48) Te'Jon Sawyer Block.
(16:40) Money Williams misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(16:36) Ring Nyeri Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:23) Brock Wisne makes layup (Quinn Denker assists).
99
+2 (15:56) Tyler Thompson makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
911
(15:29) Quinn Denker misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:27) Kenyon Aguino Defensive Rebound.
(15:18) Te'Jon Sawyer misses 7-foot hook shot.
(15:16) Brock Wisne Defensive Rebound.
(15:09) Brock Wisne misses driving layup.
(15:07) Kenyon Aguino Defensive Rebound.
(14:49) Brooklyn Hicks misses driving layup.
(14:47) Kenyon Aguino Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:41) Te'Jon Sawyer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Aguino assists).
914
(14:18) Foul on Kenyon Aguino.
+1 (14:18) Ibu Yamazaki makes free throw 1 of 2.
1014
+1 (14:18) Ibu Yamazaki makes free throw 2 of 2.
1114
(14:05) Money Williams misses 16-foot jumper.
(14:02) Vincent Delano Defensive Rebound.
(13:55) Vincent Delano misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
(13:52) Montana Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:35) Money Williams makes 19-foot jumper.
1116
(13:08) Brock Wisne misses 5-foot hook shot.
(13:06) Kenyon Aguino Defensive Rebound.
(12:57) Foul on Vincent Delano.
+1 (12:57) Money Williams makes free throw 1 of 2.
1117
+1 (12:57) Money Williams makes free throw 2 of 2.
1118
(12:43) Ring Nyeri misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:40) Grant Kepley Defensive Rebound.
(12:40) Foul on Vincent Delano.
(12:26) Te'Jon Sawyer misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:22) Ariik Mawien Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:11) Ariik Mawien makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quinn Denker assists).
1418
+2 (11:43) Te'Jon Sawyer makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
1420
(11:19) Ibu Yamazaki misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(11:14) Grant Kepley Defensive Rebound.
(10:53) Te'Jon Sawyer misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:50) Ariik Mawien Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:28) Egan Shields makes 7-foot hook shot (Quinn Denker assists).
1620
(10:18) Money Williams bad pass turnover.
(10:09) Quinn Denker misses 7-foot hook shot.
(10:07) Tyler Thompson Defensive Rebound.
(9:59) Money Williams misses driving layup.
(9:56) Money Williams Offensive Rebound.
(9:52) Money Williams misses layup.
(9:52) Ring Nyeri Block.
(9:52) Montana Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:50) Brooklyn Hicks makes 11-foot jumper (Money Williams assists).
1622
(9:17) Quinn Denker misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:16) Montana Defensive Rebound.
(9:16) Montana Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Montana retains its timeout.
(8:58) Foul on Zach Bloch.
+1 (8:58) Money Williams makes free throw 1 of 2.
1623
+1 (8:58) Money Williams makes free throw 2 of 2.
1624
+2 (8:38) Quinn Denker makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
1824
+2 (8:29) Money Williams makes driving layup.
1826
+2 (8:14) Egan Shields makes layup (Zach Bloch assists).
2026
+2 (7:58) Te'Jon Sawyer makes driving layup.
2028
(7:40) Brock Wisne bad pass turnover.
(7:40) Tyler Isaak Steal.
+3 (7:25) Brooklyn Hicks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Te'Jon Sawyer assists).
2031
(7:13) Quinn Denker misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:10) Te'Jon Sawyer Defensive Rebound.
(6:57) Foul on Brock Wisne.
+1 (6:57) Te'Jon Sawyer makes free throw 1 of 2.
2032
+1 (6:57) Te'Jon Sawyer makes free throw 2 of 2.
2033
(6:46) Quinn Denker misses driving layup.
(6:42) Brock Wisne Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:42) Brock Wisne makes layup.
2233
(6:18) Te'Jon Sawyer misses 9-foot hook shot.
(6:16) Ring Nyeri Defensive Rebound.
(6:09) Brock Wisne misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:06) Tyler Thompson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:54) Money Williams makes driving layup.
2235
(5:38) Foul on Money Williams.
(5:38) Ring Nyeri misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:38) Northern Colorado Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:38) Ring Nyeri makes free throw 2 of 2.
2335
(5:26) Brooklyn Hicks misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:23) Brock Wisne Defensive Rebound.
(5:04) Foul on Te'Jon Sawyer.
+1 (5:04) Quinn Denker makes free throw 1 of 2.
2435
+1 (5:04) Quinn Denker makes free throw 2 of 2.
2535
+2 (4:35) Grant Kepley makes 15-foot step back jumpshot.
2537
(4:10) Quinn Denker misses driving layup.
(4:08) Brooklyn Hicks Defensive Rebound.
(3:56) Kenyon Aguino misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:53) Zach Bloch Defensive Rebound.
(3:41) Foul on Te'Jon Sawyer.
(3:41) Brock Wisne misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:41) Northern Colorado Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:40) Brock Wisne misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:39) Tyler Isaak Defensive Rebound.
(3:27) Kenyon Aguino bad pass turnover.
(3:27) Zach Bloch Steal.
(3:19) Ibu Yamazaki misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:15) Brock Wisne Offensive Rebound.
(3:13) Ibu Yamazaki misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:08) Brock Wisne Offensive Rebound.
(3:06) Brock Wisne turnover.
+2 (2:51) Kenyon Aguino makes layup (Tyler Isaak assists).
2539
(2:24) Foul on Kenyon Aguino.
+3 (2:23) Ibu Yamazaki makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quinn Denker assists).
2839
+3 (2:06) Money Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2842
+2 (1:51) Ring Nyeri makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
3042
+3 (1:43) Tyler Thompson makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
3045
+2 (1:22) Ibu Yamazaki makes 10-foot step back jumpshot.
3245
(1:02) Foul on Ibu Yamazaki.
(1:02) Grant Kepley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:02) Montana Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:02) Grant Kepley makes free throw 2 of 2.
3246
(0:49) Ibu Yamazaki misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:46) Tyler Isaak Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:29) Tyler Thompson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brooklyn Hicks assists).
3249
(0:00) Quinn Denker misses driving layup.
(0:00) Northern Colorado Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UNCO

MONT

89Points95

32-71(45.1%)Field Goal(%)31-58(53.4%)

8-26(30.8%)3-Point(%)8-21(38.1%)

17-23(73.9%)Free Throw(%)25-30(83.3%)

34(11)Rebounds(Offensive)36(7)

15Assists11

3Steals2

1Blocks1

4Turnovers9

19(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

3Largest Lead17

Game Details

Monday, March 9, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Dahlberg Arena · Missoula, MT

capacity: 7,500

tv: ESPN+

spread: UNCO -4.5

over/under: 152.5