Northern Arizona beats Montana 83-71 in Big Sky semifinal
AP
Mar 07, 2023
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Jalen Cole had 28 points in Northern Arizona Lumberjacks's 83-71 win over Montana Grizzlies on Tuesday night in a Big Sky Conference Tournament semifinal. Championship
Cone was 8-of-12 shooting, including 6 for 10 from distance, and went 6 for 6 from the line for the Lumberjacks (12-22). Carson Towt scored 14 points and added nine rebounds. Xavier Fuller was 4-of-11 shooting and went 6 for 7 from the line to finish with 14 points while adding eight rebounds.
The Grizzlies (17-14) were led in scoring by Dischon Thomas, who finished with 19 points and seven rebounds. Josh Bannan added 16 points, 11 rebounds and four assists for Montana. Brandon Whitney also had 10 points and five assists.
Northern Arizona turned a five-point second-half advantage into a 12-point lead with a 7-0 run to make it 58-46 with 9:38 remaining in the half. Cone scored 13 second-half points in the game.
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1st Half
NAU
Lumberjacks
32
MONT
Grizzlies
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:59
Carson Towt vs. Dischon Thomas (Grizzlies gains possession)
19:39
Aanen Moody turnover (out of bounds)
19:23
Liam Lloyd misses two point jump shot
19:21
Dischon Thomas defensive rebound
19:13
Lonnell Martin Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:11
Carson Towt defensive rebound
18:48
+3
Jalen Cone makes three point jump shot
3-0
18:26
+2
Dischon Thomas makes two point jump shot (Josh Bannan assists)
3-2
18:11
+3
Jalen Cone makes three point jump shot
6-2
17:57
Dischon Thomas misses three point jump shot
17:55
Liam Lloyd defensive rebound
17:45
+2
Liam Lloyd makes two point layup
8-2
17:45
Lonnell Martin Jr. shooting foul (Liam Lloyd draws the foul)
17:45
Liam Lloyd misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:45
Josh Bannan defensive rebound
17:30
+2
Josh Bannan makes two point jump shot
8-4
17:01
+2
Liam Lloyd makes two point jump shot
10-4
16:37
+3
Brandon Whitney makes three point jump shot (Josh Bannan assists)
10-7
16:19
Xavier Fuller misses two point jump shot
16:17
Aanen Moody defensive rebound
16:08
Dischon Thomas offensive foul
16:08
Dischon Thomas turnover (offensive foul)
15:40
Liam Lloyd misses three point jump shot
15:38
Josh Bannan defensive rebound
15:29
Josh Bannan offensive foul
15:29
Josh Bannan turnover (offensive foul)
15:29
TV timeout
15:00
+2
Carson Towt makes two point jump shot
12-7
14:32
Josh Vazquez misses two point jump shot
14:30
Carson Towt defensive rebound
14:12
Jalen Cone turnover (Laolu Oke steals)
14:06
Josh Bannan misses two point layup
14:04
Laolu Oke offensive rebound
14:04
Josh Bannan offensive foul
14:04
Josh Bannan turnover (offensive foul)
13:46
Oakland Fort misses two point jump shot
13:44
Josh Vazquez defensive rebound
13:33
Oakland Fort personal foul (Dischon Thomas draws the foul)
13:21
Josh Vazquez misses three point jump shot
13:19
Carson Towt personal foul
13:13
Trenton McLaughlin shooting foul (Brandon Whitney draws the foul)
13:13
+1
Brandon Whitney makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-8
13:13
Brandon Whitney misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:13
Jack Wistrcill defensive rebound
12:42
Xavier Fuller misses two point layup
12:40
Xavier Fuller offensive rebound
12:40
Aanen Moody shooting foul (Xavier Fuller draws the foul)
12:40
+1
Xavier Fuller makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-8
12:40
+1
Xavier Fuller makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-8
12:32
Liam Lloyd shooting foul (Brandon Whitney draws the foul)
12:32
+1
Brandon Whitney makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-9
12:32
+1
Brandon Whitney makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-10
12:07
Jack Wistrcill misses two point jump shot
12:05
Dischon Thomas defensive rebound
11:42
+3
Lonnell Martin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Brandon Whitney assists)
14-13
11:27
Liam Lloyd misses two point jump shot
11:25
Laolu Oke defensive rebound
11:17
Dischon Thomas misses three point jump shot
11:15
Jack Wistrcill defensive rebound
11:08
+2
Jack Wistrcill makes two point layup (Liam Lloyd assists)
16-13
10:41
Dischon Thomas misses two point jump shot
10:39
Jack Wistrcill defensive rebound
10:18
+3
Jalen Cone makes three point jump shot (Jack Wistrcill assists)
19-13
9:57
Brandon Whitney misses two point jump shot
9:55
Dischon Thomas offensive rebound
9:54
Jack Wistrcill shooting foul (Dischon Thomas draws the foul)
9:54
TV timeout
9:54
+1
Dischon Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-14
9:54
+1
Dischon Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-15
9:29
Carson Towt misses two point hook shot
9:27
Mack Anderson defensive rebound
9:12
+2
Brandon Whitney makes two point jump shot
19-17
8:47
+2
Xavier Fuller makes two point jump shot
21-17
8:25
+2
Mack Anderson makes two point dunk (Aanen Moody assists)
21-19
7:55
Carson Towt misses two point hook shot
7:53
Brandon Whitney defensive rebound
7:22
Josh Vazquez misses three point jump shot
7:20
Grizzlies turnover (shot clock violation)
7:20
TV timeout
7:10
Jalen Cone turnover (out of bounds)
6:44
+2
Aanen Moody makes two point jump shot
21-21
6:27
Nik Mains turnover (bad pass)
6:13
Dischon Thomas misses three point jump shot
6:11
Carson Towt defensive rebound
5:57
Trenton McLaughlin misses two point jump shot
5:55
Lumberjacks offensive rebound
5:52
+3
Jalen Cone makes three point jump shot (Xavier Fuller assists)
24-21
5:36
Carson Towt personal foul (Aanen Moody draws the foul)
5:16
+2
Josh Bannan makes two point jump shot
24-23
4:56
Trenton McLaughlin misses three point jump shot
4:54
Josh Bannan defensive rebound
4:47
Aanen Moody misses three point jump shot
4:45
Jack Wistrcill defensive rebound
4:29
Xavier Fuller misses two point jump shot
4:27
Dischon Thomas defensive rebound
4:17
+2
Dischon Thomas makes two point dunk (Josh Bannan assists)
24-25
3:54
Josh Vazquez personal foul (Xavier Fuller draws the foul)
3:54
TV timeout
3:48
+3
Jalen Cone makes three point jump shot
27-25
3:30
Jack Wistrcill personal foul (Dischon Thomas draws the foul)
3:30
+1
Dischon Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-26
3:30
+1
Dischon Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-27
3:20
Dischon Thomas blocks Jack Wistrcill's two point jump shot
3:18
Xavier Fuller offensive rebound
3:12
Nik Mains misses three point jump shot
3:10
Josh Bannan defensive rebound
2:58
+3
Dischon Thomas makes three point jump shot (Brandon Whitney assists)
27-30
2:34
+2
Trenton McLaughlin makes two point layup (Nik Mains assists)
29-30
2:31
Grizzlies 30 second timeout
2:08
Dischon Thomas misses two point jump shot
2:06
Carson Towt personal foul (Laolu Oke draws the foul)
2:06
+1
Laolu Oke makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-31
2:06
+1
Laolu Oke makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-32
1:41
Liam Lloyd turnover (Laolu Oke steals)
1:29
Brandon Whitney offensive foul (Jalen Cone draws the foul)
1:29
Brandon Whitney turnover (offensive foul)
1:12
+3
Jack Wistrcill makes three point jump shot (Oakland Fort assists)
