Wednesday, December 16
Seattle, WA
8:00 PM
University of Washington
1-5,0-2Pac-12
58
vs
66
Montana
2-4,0-2Big Sky
1
2
F
Montana
33
33
66
Washington
21
37
58
Washington Falls to Montana, 66-58
December 16, 2020 | Men's Basketball
SEATTLE (AP) — Kyle Owens scored 13 points despite struggling with his shot, Josh Vazquez scored seven of his 12 points in the final 3½ minutes, and Montana stunned Washington 66-58 on Wednesday night.
Montana beat the Huskies for the first time since Nov. 28, 1994, closing the game on a 15-5 run. It was Montana's first win over a Power Five conference team since beating Pittsburgh in November 2017 and its first win over a Pac-12 opponent since beating Oregon State in December 2010.
Montana (2-4) finished with five players in double figures. Owens was just 4-of-18 shooting, but had plenty of help. Josh Bannan had 12 points, Michael Steadman added 11 and Brandon Whitney scored 10.
Nate Pryor and Nate Roberts each scored 13 points to lead Washington (1-5), but the Huskies could not overcome a first half where they trailed 33-21 at the break. Riley Sorn added 10 points all in the second half for the Huskies, but the biggest problem was a quiet night from leading scorer Quade Green.
Green, who was averaging 17 points per game, finished with just four points on 1-of-11 shooting and fouled out in the closing seconds.
Despite trailing much of the night, Washington took its first lead since it was 5-4 on Jamal Bey's free throw with 4:26 left. Green's two free throws with 3:50 left gave the Huskies a 53-51 lead, but that's when Montana took over.
Vazquez knocked down his second 3-pointer of the game to put the Grizzlies back in front. He added a pair of free throws after Hameir Wright missed a pair for Washington and after another empty trip by the Huskies, Whitney's 3 put the Grizzlies in front 59-53 with 2:12 left. Vazquez added another basket for a 61-53 lead and the Grizzlies made enough free throws in the closing minutes.
UP NEXT
The Huskies face Colorado in a non-conference game on Sunday in Las Vegas.
Montana beat the Huskies for the first time since Nov. 28, 1994, closing the game on a 15-5 run. It was Montana's first win over a Power Five conference team since beating Pittsburgh in November 2017 and its first win over a Pac-12 opponent since beating Oregon State in December 2010.
Montana (2-4) finished with five players in double figures. Owens was just 4-of-18 shooting, but had plenty of help. Josh Bannan had 12 points, Michael Steadman added 11 and Brandon Whitney scored 10.
Nate Pryor and Nate Roberts each scored 13 points to lead Washington (1-5), but the Huskies could not overcome a first half where they trailed 33-21 at the break. Riley Sorn added 10 points all in the second half for the Huskies, but the biggest problem was a quiet night from leading scorer Quade Green.
Green, who was averaging 17 points per game, finished with just four points on 1-of-11 shooting and fouled out in the closing seconds.
Despite trailing much of the night, Washington took its first lead since it was 5-4 on Jamal Bey's free throw with 4:26 left. Green's two free throws with 3:50 left gave the Huskies a 53-51 lead, but that's when Montana took over.
Vazquez knocked down his second 3-pointer of the game to put the Grizzlies back in front. He added a pair of free throws after Hameir Wright missed a pair for Washington and after another empty trip by the Huskies, Whitney's 3 put the Grizzlies in front 59-53 with 2:12 left. Vazquez added another basket for a 61-53 lead and the Grizzlies made enough free throws in the closing minutes.
UP NEXT
The Huskies face Colorado in a non-conference game on Sunday in Las Vegas.
Team Stats
Mont
UW
FG%
.370
.421
3FG%
.308
.167
FT%
.815
.421
RB
34
35
TO
12
16
STL
5
6
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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