Heidegger scores 27; UC Santa Barbara beats Montana 80-73
MALIBU, Calif. -- Max Heidegger scored 27 points to lead UC Santa Barbara to an 80-73 victory over Montana on Tuesday night in the Progressive Legends Classic championship.
Heidegger was 7 of 14 from the field and 13-of-16 shooting from the free-throw line. Leland King II added 20 points for UC Santa Barbara (3-2). Jalen Canty had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Ahmaad Rorie scored 20 points to lead Montana (3-2).
The Gauchos started on a 25-9 run and led 38-27 at halftime. Montana answered in the second half with a 21-8 run and led 48-46 with 13 minutes to play. Rorie scored five points during the stretch.
Canty scored eight points and Heidegger added seven during a 15-0 surge, and the Gauchos regained the lead, 59-48. The Grizzlies cut the deficit to four points, 72-68, with three minutes to play but didn't get closer.
The four-team tournament started Monday night. Montana beat Oral Roberts and UCSB defeated Pepperdine in the openers.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Sam Haddad
- Klaus Endrissat
- Jeremy Dente
2023-24 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Washington | 15-3 | - | 21-11 |
Montana | 12-6 | 3 | 24-12 |
Northern Colorado | 12-6 | 3 | 19-14 |
Weber State | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
Montana State | 9-9 | 6 | 17-18 |
Portland State | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
Northern Arizona | 7-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
Idaho State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-20 |
Idaho | 5-13 | 10 | 11-21 |
Sacramento State | 4-14 | 11 | 10-24 |
2023-24 Big West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UC Irvine | 17-3 | - | 24-10 |
UC San Diego | 15-5 | 2 | 21-12 |
UC Davis | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Hawai'i | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
Long Beach State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-15 |
UC Riverside | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
Cal State Northridge | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
UC Santa Barbara | 9-11 | 8 | 16-15 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 8-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
Cal State Fullerton | 7-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
Cal Poly | 0-20 | 17 | 4-28 |