Montana wins 10th straight, beats Northern Colorado 88-79
GREELEY, Colo. -- Fabijan Krslovic scored 21 points and sparked a key surge to help Montana pull away and beat Northern Colorado 88-79 on Thursday night for its tenth straight win.
Montana (17-5, 10-0 Big Sky Conference) has also won six straight road games, and is off to its best start since going 17-4 in the 2012-13 season. Northern Colorado (14-8, 5-4) has lost two consecutive games.
The game was tied 37-37 at halftime, and Grizzlies opened the second half on a 26-9 run for a 63-48 lead with 12 minutes left. Krslovic scored 12 points, Bobby Moorehead hit two 3-pointers and had eight points, and Ahmaad Rorie capped the surge with a dunk.
Krslovic was 8 of 10 from the field, and Moorehead finished with 18 points and Rorie had 17. Jamar Akoh chipped in 13 points for Montana.
Andre Spight scored 32 points to lead Northern Colorado.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Winston Stith
- Jeff Wooten
- Dan Nowakowski
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 |
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