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weak call on Geno... typical Big Sky BS Montana Bias

come... on... Shanks!

Griz commit Cardinal sin for the 2nd time UND converts for the 2nd time

UND cuts it down to 4 TO UND Griz 59 UND 55 6::43 2nd

Griz 58 UND 50 7:55 2nd

can someone help out Geno here? He has 25.

Montana's big man is playing out of his head...

Griz 47 UND 41 11:53 2nd Geno is heading to the line for 2. He needs some help

Montana getting on a little run, UND can't make anything outside of Geno

Geno is not letting this team die

Griz 37 UND 35 15:44 2nd

In other Big Sky action MSU defeats UNC 68-53 EWU up 35-28 on Weber at the half Idaho up 31-30 on ISU at the half PSU up 64-55 on SUU with 1100 left in the 2nd half

Griz 32 UND 31 Half Decent 1st half, they can win this game if they can keep getting good looks and stop turning the ball over. Keeping the guards quiet so far

TO UND Griz 30 UND 27 1:34 1st

Griz 28 UND 27 3:04 1st UND needs to finish this half strong. 10 turnovers for UND this half, too high and unusual

Geno is a one man show right now, he has 13

turnovers are killing UND right now Griz 25 UND 21 7:38 1st Geno has been awesome, others need to step up

sloppy offense. defense starting to come around

gotta rebound guys.

Montana hitting outside shots, UND turning it over a little too much right now Mont 21 UND 15 11:11 1st

fast and furious action on both sides. TO Montana UND 10 Mont 9 15:51 1st

Early update on other Big Sky action Sac gets the road sweep with a 74-62 win over NAU MSU with a 33-20 halftime lead over UNC

Women bounce back with a 73-63 win over the Lady Griz. Tough road trip up ahead out at Poky and Weber next week

Could be something or could be nothing (like a mobile app) but WAC conference has a "important announcement" to make later today.

With solid performances by Hooker, Geno and Avants, UND was able to get a decent road win over the Bobcats. Now the attention turns to Missoula, where a critical showdown against the Griz awaits in the only meeting of the season. UND has not fared well against Montana since joining the Big Sky, only going 1-7 against them and they have not get tasted victory in Missoula, going 0-4 over there This Montana team is a bit different than years past, as they are more guard oriented and want to push the tempo a lot more than they have in recent memory. They have a trio of pretty good guards, led by the Oregon transfer (Griz always seem to hit the gold mind with Pac-12 transfers don't they) Ahmaad Rorie. He and Oguine can shoot it from the outside and Wright is deadly from the free throw line (as is the entire team, who shoots 75% as a team). They have also played a rugged non-conference schedule so they are battle-tested for conference play, and it has showed so far. They do not have a dominate big man like they have had in years past. The guy they do have can rebound pretty well (top 5 in the conference for that) UND is going to need a similar performance like against MSU. Hooker and Geno need to play like stars and Avants needs to get touches in the paint. Perhaps Drick can get a little bit more involved. The stakes are high in this game, this is the only matchup between the two so for seeding purposes this is huge. If UND wants to make up for the mis-step in Portland, here is a golden opportunity to do so. Other games: EWU (3-1) @ Weber (3-0) *How for real are you EWU, almost knocked off the Griz at home, can you beat the Cats on the road? Weber looking to defend home court before a big road test next Thursday at UND Idaho (1-3) @ Idaho State (0-3) *Preseason, this would have been a great matchup for two top 5 teams in the conference. Now? Just looking to jump start their seasons SAC (1-3) @ NAU (0-3) *Hornets broke through with win #1, can they get the road sweep? Can NAU finally get on the board PSU (2-1) @ SUU (2-2) *SUU trying to stop the bleeding and not let the losing streak get to 3. PSU got PPD in Arizona, so they will be somewhat rested before playing the make-up game on Monday UNC (3-2) @ MSU (1-4) *MSU not off to the start that they hoped, they need to start getting wins at home to start putting themselves in better position for a good seed. Beating UNC would be a good start. The call: The knock on UND has been their inability to beat Montana and Weber on a consistent basis since joining the Big Sky. After Saturday's game 1/3 of the Big Sky season will be completed for UND, and they can be in a great spot with a win. They have been playing much better, but they are going to need their best here. With that said... this is a game for a Big Sky POY to show his stuff. Hooker shines and gets enough help from his friends to pull the upset and get that statement win on the road. 77-74 UND