Montana Grizzlies @ Stanford Cardinal
Okorie scores 29, Stanford pulls away from Montana for 91-68 win
STANFORD, Calif. -- — Ebuka Okorie scored 21 of his 29 points in the second half and Stanford pulled away for a 91-68 win over Montana on Saturday.
Okorie scored 26, a Stanford record for a freshman debut, in Tuesday's 89-79 win over Portland State.
The Grizzlies were within seven early in the fourth quarter before Okorie had a three-point play in a 7-0 run to put the Cardinal up by double figures for good. Okorie and Benny Gealer had 3-pointers in a late 12-0 run that pushed the lead to 88-61 with 3:13 left.
Gealer had three 3s and 13 points for the Cardinal (2-0) and AJ Rohosy and Aidan Cammann both added 12.
Money Williams scored 19 points to lead the Grizzlies (2-1). Brooklyn Hicks added 13 and Kenyon Aguino and Te'Jon Sawyer both had 12.
Stanford scored the first nine points of the game and led 35-25 at the half on Cameron Grant's jumper at the buzzer.
Montana opened the second half making eight free throws and then Courtney Anderson knocked down a 3 to bring the Grizzlies within 43-36. Okorie and Williams swapped layups before Okorie and Chisom Okpara combined for the surge that made it 52-38 with 14:34 left.
Stanford has three more home games, including Wednesday against Montana State before meeting Minnesota in a tournament on Thanksgiving for its first Power 4 game.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Roger Ayers
- Ryan Sassano
- Nick Terry
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Idaho State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Northern Colorado | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Sacramento State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Weber State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Montana | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Montana State | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Northern Arizona | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Portland State | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Eastern Washington | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |

