Montana-Western Bulldogs @ Idaho State Bengals

Montana-Western BulldogsW MontanaMTW

Final

	1	2	T
W Montana MTW	33	31	64
Idaho St IDST	41	39	80

Idaho State BengalsIdaho StIDST

7-5, 4-0 Home

Evan Otten makes layup (Lachlan Brewer assists)
Martin Kheil misses 23-foot three point jumper
Connor Hollenbeck misses tip in layup
Connor Hollenbeck makes layup
Connor Hollenbeck makes 7-foot floating jump shot
Jamison Guerra makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Caleb Van De Griend makes layup
Caleb Van De Griend makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamison Guerra assists)
Connor Hollenbeck misses layup
Caleb Van De Griend misses dunk
Cheikh Sow makes 1-foot dunk
Martin Kheil misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gus Etchison makes 24-foot three pointer
Connor Hollenbeck misses 6-foot hook shot
Caleb Van De Griend makes layup (Connor Hollenbeck assists)
Martin Kheil makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamison Guerra assists)
Caleb Van De Griend misses layup
Caleb Van De Griend misses 23-foot three point jumper
Lachlan Brewer makes 11-foot floating jump shot
Jamison Guerra makes driving layup
Connor Hollenbeck misses dunk
Connor Hollenbeck makes 0-foot tip in layup
Connor Hollenbeck makes driving layup
Jamison Guerra misses driving layup
Martin Kheil misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jamison Guerra makes driving layup
Caleb Van De Griend misses layup
Gus Etchison makes 21-foot jumper (Caleb Van De Griend assists)
Lachlan Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Gus Etchison misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Gus Etchison misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jamison Guerra makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Jamison Guerra makes 24-foot three point jumper
Caleb Van De Griend misses layup
Evan Otten misses 5-foot hook shot
Evan Otten misses layup
Caleb Van De Griend makes layup (Martin Kheil assists)
Caleb Van De Griend misses layup
Jamison Guerra misses 25-foot three point jumper
Caleb Van De Griend makes layup (Martin Kheil assists)
Connor Hollenbeck misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jamison Guerra makes driving layup
Lachlan Brewer makes layup (Connor Hollenbeck assists)
Martin Kheil makes 23-foot three point jumper
Lachlan Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper
Martin Kheil misses 23-foot three point jumper
Gus Etchison makes 23-foot three point jumper (Blake Daberkow assists)
Jamison Guerra misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Connor Hollenbeck makes layup
Evan Otten makes 9-foot hook shot
Martin Kheil misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jamison Guerra misses driving layup
Connor Hollenbeck misses tip in layup
Caleb Van De Griend makes 0-foot tip in layup
Jamison Guerra misses 20-foot jumper
Evan Otten makes 8-foot hook shot (Jamison Guerra assists)
Emanuel Steward misses 7-foot floating jump shot
Emanuel Steward makes 24-foot three pointer
Billy Carlson misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
David Young makes 11-foot floating jump shot
David Young makes 23-foot three pointer
Emanuel Steward makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jacob Ankeny assists)
Emanuel Steward misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Emanuel Steward makes 7-foot floating jump shot
Joshua Whiteside misses layup
Kolter Merritt misses 10-foot floating jump shot
Kyle Gruhler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jacob Ankeny misses layup
Kyle Gruhler misses 11-foot floating jump shot
Kyle Gruhler makes layup (David Young assists)
David Young misses 27-foot three point jumper
Joshua Whiteside misses layup
Billy Carlson makes 23-foot three pointer
Billy Carlson misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Kolter Merritt makes layup
Emanuel Steward misses layup
Emanuel Steward misses layup
Emanuel Steward misses 23-foot three point jumper
Joshua Whiteside makes 0-foot tip in dunk
Kolter Merritt makes 20-foot jumper
Kolter Merritt makes layup
Joshua Whiteside misses 5-foot floating jump shot
Joshua Whiteside misses layup
Emanuel Steward misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kyle Gruhler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kolter Merritt assists)
Kolter Merritt makes driving layup
Jacob Ankeny makes layup (Emanuel Steward assists)
Emanuel Steward makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Gruhler assists)
Emanuel Steward makes 10-foot floating jump shot
Billy Carlson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Billy Carlson misses layup
Kyle Gruhler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kyle Gruhler misses driving layup
Emanuel Steward misses 23-foot three point jumper
David Young makes 23-foot three point jumper
Kyle Gruhler makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
David Young makes 24-foot three point jumper (Emanuel Steward assists)
Emanuel Steward misses 7-foot floating jump shot
Kolter Merritt misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kolter Merritt misses layup
Emanuel Steward misses 16-foot jumper
Kyle Gruhler misses 6-foot floating jump shot
David Young misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jacob Ankeny misses 9-foot floating jump shot
Kolter Merritt misses 7-foot floating jump shot
Mark Huber misses layup
Emanuel Steward misses 8-foot floating jump shot
David Young makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mark Huber assists)
Joshua Whiteside makes 12-foot jumper (Mark Huber assists)
Kyle Gruhler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mark Huber misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Jacksen Burckley misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Kyle Gruhler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Emanuel Steward assists)
Kyle Gruhler misses 24-foot three point jumper

W MONTANA

IDAHO ST

TIME		MTW	IDST
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Idaho State	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Montana Western	0	0
19:43	Evan Otten makes layup (Lachlan Brewer assists)	2	0
19:31	Emanuel Steward bad pass turnover	2	0
19:31	Evan Otten Steal.	2	0
19:10	Foul on Emanuel Steward.	2	0
19:05	Martin Kheil misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	0
19:03	Connor Hollenbeck Offensive Rebound.	2	0
19:03	Connor Hollenbeck misses tip in layup	2	0
19:03	Jacob Ankeny Block.	2	0
19:03	Idaho State Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:51	Jamison Guerra bad pass turnover	2	0
18:51	Billy Carlson Steal.	2	0
18:35	Foul on Jamison Guerra.	2	0
18:35	Emanuel Steward makes free throw 1 of 2	2	1
18:35	Emanuel Steward makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
18:20	Connor Hollenbeck makes layup	4	2
17:57	Jacob Ankeny traveling turnover	4	2
17:37	Foul on Billy Carlson.	4	2
17:37	Connor Hollenbeck makes free throw 1 of 2	5	2
17:37	Connor Hollenbeck makes free throw 2 of 2	6	2
17:16	Emanuel Steward misses 7-foot floating jump shot	6	2
17:14	Connor Hollenbeck Defensive Rebound.	6	2
17:05	Connor Hollenbeck makes 7-foot floating jump shot	8	2
16:48	Emanuel Steward makes 24-foot three pointer	8	5
16:24	Jamison Guerra makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	10	5
16:00	Billy Carlson misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	10	5
15:57	Connor Hollenbeck Defensive Rebound.	10	5
15:52	Official TV Timeout	10	5
15:52	Lachlan Brewer subbing out for Idaho State	5	10
15:52	Evan Otten subbing out for Idaho State	5	10
15:52	Cheikh Sow subbing in for Idaho State	5	10
15:52	Caleb Van De Griend subbing in for Idaho State	5	10
15:38	Connor Hollenbeck bad pass turnover	5	10
15:24	David Young makes 11-foot floating jump shot	7	10
15:09	Caleb Van De Griend makes layup	7	12
14:55	David Young makes 23-foot three pointer	10	12
14:34	Jamison Guerra bad pass turnover	10	12
14:19	Foul on Cheikh Sow.	10	12
14:19	Jacob Ankeny misses free throw 1 of 2	10	12
14:19	Montana-Western Deadball Team Rebound.	10	12
14:19	Martin Kheil subbing out for Idaho State	10	12
14:19	Lachlan Brewer subbing in for Idaho State	10	12
14:19	Billy Carlson subbing out for Montana-Western	10	12
14:19	Kolter Merritt subbing in for Montana-Western	10	12
14:19	Jacob Ankeny misses free throw 2 of 2	10	12
14:18	Caleb Van De Griend Defensive Rebound.	10	12
13:57	Caleb Van De Griend makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamison Guerra assists)	10	15
13:32	Emanuel Steward makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jacob Ankeny assists)	13	15
13:10	Foul on Kolter Merritt.	13	15
13:10	Jamison Guerra subbing out for Idaho State	13	15
13:10	Gus Etchison subbing in for Idaho State	13	15
13:10	David Young subbing out for Montana-Western	13	15
13:10	Jacob Ankeny subbing out for Montana-Western	13	15
13:10	Joshua Whiteside subbing in for Montana-Western	13	15
13:10	Mark Huber subbing in for Montana-Western	13	15
13:03	Connor Hollenbeck misses layup	13	15
13:03	Joshua Whiteside Block.	13	15
12:59	Kolter Merritt Defensive Rebound.	13	15
12:57	Emanuel Steward misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	15
12:57	Idaho State Defensive Rebound.	13	15
12:57	Connor Hollenbeck subbing out for Idaho State	13	15
12:57	Martin Kheil subbing in for Idaho State	13	15
12:41	Caleb Van De Griend misses dunk	13	15
12:41	Montana-Western Deadball Team Rebound.	13	15
12:28	Emanuel Steward bad pass turnover	13	15
12:28	Cheikh Sow Steal.	13	15
12:23	Cheikh Sow makes 1-foot dunk	13	17
12:12	Emanuel Steward makes 7-foot floating jump shot	15	17
11:47	Martin Kheil misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	17
11:47	Montana-Western Deadball Team Rebound.	15	17
11:47	Official TV Timeout	15	17
11:47	Caleb Van De Griend subbing out for Idaho State	15	17
11:47	Evan Otten subbing in for Idaho State	15	17
11:47	Kyle Gruhler subbing out for Montana-Western	15	17
11:47	David Young subbing in for Montana-Western	15	17
11:36	Foul on Cheikh Sow.	15	17
11:36	Cheikh Sow subbing out for Idaho State	15	17
11:36	Connor Hollenbeck subbing in for Idaho State	15	17
11:35	Foul on Lachlan Brewer.	15	17
11:24	Joshua Whiteside misses layup	15	17
11:24	Evan Otten Block.	15	17
11:24	Evan Otten Defensive Rebound.	15	17
11:03	Gus Etchison makes 24-foot three pointer	15	20
10:42	Foul on Joshua Whiteside.	15	20
10:42	Joshua Whiteside turnover	15	20
10:42	Evan Otten subbing out for Idaho State	15	20
10:42	Caleb Van De Griend subbing in for Idaho State	15	20
10:42	Emanuel Steward subbing out for Montana-Western	15	20
10:42	Joshua Whiteside subbing out for Montana-Western	15	20
10:42	Kyle Gruhler subbing in for Montana-Western	15	20
10:42	Jacob Ankeny subbing in for Montana-Western	15	20
10:28	Foul on Jacob Ankeny.	15	20
10:19	Connor Hollenbeck misses 6-foot hook shot	15	20
10:16	Kyle Gruhler Defensive Rebound.	15	20
10:13	Kolter Merritt misses 10-foot floating jump shot	15	20
10:13	Idaho State Deadball Team Rebound.	15	20
9:58	Caleb Van De Griend makes layup (Connor Hollenbeck assists)	15	22
9:48	Kyle Gruhler misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	22
9:44	Caleb Van De Griend Defensive Rebound.	15	22
9:44	Gus Etchison subbing out for Idaho State	15	22
9:44	Jamison Guerra subbing in for Idaho State	15	22
9:44	Kolter Merritt subbing out for Montana-Western	15	22
9:44	Billy Carlson subbing in for Montana-Western	15	22
9:32	Martin Kheil makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamison Guerra assists)	15	25
9:15	Jacob Ankeny misses layup	15	25
9:12	Lachlan Brewer Defensive Rebound.	15	25
9:03	Caleb Van De Griend misses layup	15	25
9:01	Jacob Ankeny Defensive Rebound.	15	25
8:50	David Young bad pass turnover	15	25
8:50	Connor Hollenbeck Steal.	15	25
8:34	Caleb Van De Griend misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	25
8:31	Mark Huber Defensive Rebound.	15	25
8:22	Kyle Gruhler misses 11-foot floating jump shot	15	25
8:19	Lachlan Brewer Defensive Rebound.	15	25
8:18	Lachlan Brewer bad pass turnover	15	25
8:18	David Young Steal.	15	25
8:15	Kyle Gruhler makes layup (David Young assists)	17	25
7:50	Lachlan Brewer makes 11-foot floating jump shot	17	27
7:50	Foul on Mark Huber.	17	27
7:50	Official TV Timeout	17	27
7:50	Foul on Mark Huber.	17	27
7:50	Caleb Van De Griend subbing out for Idaho State	17	27
7:50	Evan Otten subbing in for Idaho State	17	27
7:50	Mark Huber subbing out for Montana-Western	17	27
7:50	Jacob Ankeny subbing out for Montana-Western	17	27
7:50	Emanuel Steward subbing in for Montana-Western	17	27
7:50	Joshua Whiteside subbing in for Montana-Western	17	27
7:50	Lachlan Brewer makes free throw 1 of 1	17	28
7:32	David Young misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	28
7:29	Evan Otten Defensive Rebound.	17	28
7:21	Jamison Guerra makes driving layup	17	30
6:59	Billy Carlson bad pass turnover	17	30
6:59	Evan Otten Steal.	17	30
6:50	Connor Hollenbeck misses dunk	17	30
6:50	Billy Carlson Block.	17	30
6:44	Connor Hollenbeck Offensive Rebound.	17	30
6:44	Connor Hollenbeck makes 0-foot tip in layup	17	32
6:37	Foul on Lachlan Brewer.	17	32
6:37	Lachlan Brewer subbing out for Idaho State	17	32
6:37	Quin Patterson subbing in for Idaho State	17	32
6:27	Joshua Whiteside misses layup	17	32
6:24	Connor Hollenbeck Defensive Rebound.	17	32
6:22	Connor Hollenbeck makes driving layup	17	34
6:22	Foul on Kyle Gruhler.	17	34
6:22	David Young subbing out for Montana-Western	17	34
6:22	Kolter Merritt subbing in for Montana-Western	17	34
6:22	Connor Hollenbeck makes free throw 1 of 1	17	35
6:01	Billy Carlson makes 23-foot three pointer	20	35
5:28	Jamison Guerra misses driving layup	20	35
5:25	Joshua Whiteside Defensive Rebound.	20	35
5:11	Billy Carlson misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	20	35
5:08	Jamison Guerra Defensive Rebound.	20	35
5:03	Martin Kheil misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	35
4:59	Montana-Western Defensive Rebound.	20	35
4:59	Idaho State Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Idaho State retain their timeout	20	35
4:41	Kolter Merritt makes layup	22	35
4:08	team shot clock turnover	22	35
4:08	Quin Patterson subbing out for Idaho State	22	35
4:08	Lachlan Brewer subbing in for Idaho State	22	35
3:52	Emanuel Steward misses layup	22	35
3:52	Evan Otten Block.	22	35
3:47	Kolter Merritt Offensive Rebound.	22	35
3:46	Emanuel Steward misses layup	22	35
3:42	Joshua Whiteside Offensive Rebound.	22	35
3:35	Emanuel Steward misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	35
3:27	Joshua Whiteside Offensive Rebound.	22	35
3:27	Joshua Whiteside makes 0-foot tip in dunk	24	35
3:25	Jamison Guerra makes driving layup	24	37
3:10	Kolter Merritt makes 20-foot jumper	26	37
2:52	Foul on Billy Carlson.	26	37
2:52	Official TV Timeout	26	37
2:52	Jamison Guerra subbing out for Idaho State	26	37
2:52	Martin Kheil subbing out for Idaho State	26	37
2:52	Gus Etchison subbing in for Idaho State	26	37
2:52	Quin Patterson subbing in for Idaho State	26	37
2:52	Billy Carlson subbing out for Montana-Western	26	37
2:52	Mark Huber subbing in for Montana-Western	26	37
2:52	Evan Otten makes free throw 1 of 2	26	38
2:52	Evan Otten makes free throw 2 of 2	26	39
2:52	Evan Otten subbing out for Idaho State	26	39
2:52	Caleb Van De Griend subbing in for Idaho State	26	39
2:27	Kolter Merritt makes layup	28	39
2:12	Caleb Van De Griend misses layup	28	39
2:09	Kolter Merritt Defensive Rebound.	28	39
2:03	Joshua Whiteside misses 5-foot floating jump shot	28	39
2:03	Caleb Van De Griend Block.	28	39
1:58	Quin Patterson Defensive Rebound.	28	39
1:46	Gus Etchison makes 21-foot jumper (Caleb Van De Griend assists)	28	41
1:14	Joshua Whiteside misses layup	28	41
1:12	Kolter Merritt Offensive Rebound.	28	41
1:10	Emanuel Steward misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	28	41
1:08	Kolter Merritt Offensive Rebound.	28	41
1:06	Kyle Gruhler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kolter Merritt assists)	31	41
1:04	Montana-Western Timeout	31	41
1:02	Caleb Van De Griend subbing out for Idaho State	31	41
1:02	Evan Otten subbing in for Idaho State	31	41
0:55	Joshua Whiteside subbing out for Montana-Western	31	41
0:55	Jacob Ankeny subbing in for Montana-Western	31	41
0:45	Lachlan Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper	31	41
0:41	Jacob Ankeny Defensive Rebound.	31	41
0:37	Kolter Merritt makes driving layup	33	41
0:08	Gus Etchison misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	33	41
0:08	Mark Huber Defensive Rebound.	33	41
0:08	Mark Huber out of bounds bad pass turnover	33	41
0:08	Quin Patterson subbing out for Idaho State	33	41
0:08	Evan Otten subbing out for Idaho State	33	41
0:08	Martin Kheil subbing in for Idaho State	33	41
0:08	Caleb Van De Griend subbing in for Idaho State	33	41
0:00	Gus Etchison misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	41
0:00	Kolter Merritt Defensive Rebound.	33	41
0:00	End of 1st half	33	41

Connor Hollenbeck gets the basket plus the foul

0:16

Reed Gym

9:00 PM, December 18, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Pocatello, ID

Attendance: 1,133

Referees:
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Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Northern Colorado	0-0	-	9-2
Idaho	0-0	-	7-4
Portland State	0-0	-	6-4
Idaho State	0-0	-	7-5
Montana	0-0	-	6-6
Northern Arizona	0-0	-	5-6
Weber State	0-0	-	5-6
Montana State	0-0	-	5-7
Sacramento State	0-0	-	4-6
Eastern Washington	0-0	-	2-9

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