Bobcats Fall in Shut Battle with Stanford, 77-68

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STANFORD, Calif. – Montana State rallied to take a six-point lead over (RV) Stanford halfway by the second half on Wednesday, however the Bobcats in the end fell, 77-68, in a good contest towards the Cardinal at Maples Pavilion.
 
The Bobcats hung tight with undefeated Stanford in MSU’s second street contest of the yr, taking a 61-55 lead with 8:20 remaining within the second half after trailing, 36-31, at halftime. However, a late surge from the Cardinal powered by freshman Ebuka Okorie allowed Stanford to shut the sport on a 22-7 run to seal the win on its residence courtroom. Christian King (14 factors) and Chris Hodges (11) each posted profession highs in scoring whereas Jed Miller was only one rebound shy of a double-double along with his 10-point, nine-rebound effort for the Bobcats.
 
“Boy, that one was something,” Montana State head coach Matt Logie stated. “We have been taking part in our greatest basketball right this moment. We have been aggressive, essentially sound. When the sport acquired away from us on the finish, we had a few turnovers and run outs, which Stanford took benefit of. We do not have everyone taking part in properly on the similar time but. Lots of meat was left on that bone. So we have simply gotta help these guys, and once we get everyone taking part in properly on the similar time we’ll be fantastic. I’ve acquired plenty of religion on this group.
 
“Obviously, they’re (Stanford) a big physical team. They really work hard to get the ball to the rim. That shows up at the free throw line. We’ve had two performances on the road at a Big 12 and ACC school. I think we can be proud of the process. We obviously want to get the result. But now it’s on us to make sure that we do our best every single night, and it’s not dependent on who that opponent is. We still had a chance to win in the last four minutes.”
 
Stanford made its first two buckets of the sport to take a 5-0 lead, however a pair of Patrick McMahon free throws and a Christian King layup shortly lower the Cardinal’s result in 5-4 just below two minutes into the sport. Montana State remained inside 5 factors of Stanford for the following six minutes of play earlier than the Cardinal used a 6-0 run to widen the hole to 9 factors, 22-13, on the 9:14 mark within the first half. The Bobcats, who scored 13 of their first 17 factors within the paint,  responded with buckets from Cavin Holden and Hodges to trim Stanford’s result in 22-17 with 8:23 on the clock. Stanford’s lead grew to as a lot as 10 factors with 1:12 left within the interval, however Montana State scored the ultimate 5 factors of the half to trim the Cardinal’s result in 36-31 at halftime. Davian Brown led the Cats within the first half with eight factors off the bench whereas King added seven factors and 4 rebounds. Montana State outshot Stanford, 44.8% to 42.9%, from the sphere within the first half whereas tallying 20 paint factors to the Cardinal’s 18.
 
Both groups opened the second half robust as Montana State made 4 of its first six pictures whereas Stanford shot 5-of-8 from the ground within the first 4 minutes out of the break. The Bobcats then started their comeback as Stanford made simply one in every of its subsequent 9 buckets over the following 5 minutes, permitting Montana State to take its first lead of the sport, 49-48, on a Cavin Holden layup with 12:55 remaining in regulation. That bucket got here as a part of an 8-0 Bobcat run, which was capped off by a Patrick McMahon three-point play to offer the Cats a 52-48 lead with 11:53 left within the second half. Montana State prolonged the hole to 6 factors, 61-55, with 8:20 to play on a Jeremiah Davis layup earlier than Stanford’s Okorie scored 9 factors as a part of a 14-2 run to assist the Cardinal regain the lead for good, 69-63, with 3:57 to play. Cavin Holden trimmed the result in 4 factors with 2:18 remaining, however Stanford closed on an 8-3 run to seal the 77-68 win and transfer to 3-0 on the season. Montana State dropped to 1-3 after taking its second Power Four college all the way down to the wire in 4 video games to open the yr. 
 
Montana State posted a 46.6% clip from the sphere to Stanford’s 45.2% whereas limiting the Cardinal to 5-of-19 (26.3%) from three-point vary. The Cats held the Cardinal to only 4 bench factors whereas Brown scored eight of Montana State’s 12 off the bench. Both groups mixed for 84 factors within the paint as Stanford tallied 46 and Montana State added 38.
 
The Bobcats continued their good streak of 4 or extra gamers scoring in double figures in every sport to open the season so far as King (14), McMahon (12), Hodges (11), and Miller (10) led the Bobcats in scoring. Miller (9) and King (7) mixed for 16 of the Cats’ 33 rebounds in all-around efforts for the Bobcats on Wednesday. 
 
The Bobcats will proceed their street journey in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday, Nov. 15, once they face the Boise State Broncos at Extra Mile Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for two p.m. with the sport set to air on the Mountain West Network.
 
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