Montana State tops Weber State 91-82, advances to Big Sky semifinals
AP
Mar 12, 2024
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Robert Ford III had 27 points in Montana State Bobcats's 91-82 win over Weber State Wildcats on Monday night in the Big Sky Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
Montana State, the No. 5 seed, will play 10th-seeded Sacramento State in Tuesday's semifinals. The Hornets knocked off top-seeded Eastern Washington after beating No. 9 seed Idaho in the first round.
Ford also contributed six rebounds for the Bobcats (14-17, 1-0 Big Sky Conference). Brian Goracke scored 25 points while going 8 of 12 from the floor, including 5 for 9 from 3-point range, and 4 for 5 from the line. Tyler Patterson shot 3 of 7 from the field, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the line to finish with 12 points.
Blaise Threatt led the way for the fourth-seeded Wildcats (20-11, 0-1) with 20 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two steals. Weber State also got 19 points, five assists and two steals from Dillon Jones. Dyson Koehler had 14 points and two steals.
Ford scored 20 points in the second half to help Montana State rally after trailing 34-25 at halftime.
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1st Half
MTST
Bobcats
25
WEB
Wildcats
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Brandon Walker vs. Alex Tew (Wildcats gains possession)
19:53
Dillon Jones turnover (lost ball) (Eddie Turner III steals)
19:40
+2
Brandon Walker makes two point layup
2-0
19:10
+3
Dyson Koehler makes three point jump shot (Dillon Jones assists)
2-3
19:01
Brandon Walker turnover (lost ball) (Dillon Jones steals)
18:55
Dillon Jones turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Patterson steals)
18:30
Brandon Walker misses two point layup
18:28
Robert Ford III offensive rebound
18:24
Eddie Turner III misses three point jump shot
18:22
Blaise Threatt defensive rebound
18:09
Dyson Koehler misses three point jump shot
18:07
Bobcats defensive rebound
17:59
+3
Robert Ford III makes three point jump shot
5-3
17:38
+3
Steven Verplancken makes three point jump shot (Blaise Threatt assists)
5-6
17:13
Alex Tew blocks Brandon Walker's two point layup
17:11
Alex Tew defensive rebound
17:01
Brandon Walker personal foul (Dillon Jones draws the foul)
16:51
Steven Verplancken misses two point jump shot
16:49
Eddie Turner III defensive rebound
16:40
Robert Ford III misses two point jump shot
16:38
Steven Verplancken defensive rebound
16:22
Alex Tew misses two point layup
16:20
Blaise Threatt offensive rebound
16:18
+2
Blaise Threatt makes two point layup
5-8
15:58
+2
Eddie Turner III makes two point jump shot
7-8
15:29
Dyson Koehler misses three point jump shot
15:27
Brandon Walker defensive rebound
15:15
Tyler Patterson misses three point jump shot
15:13
Alex Tew defensive rebound
14:49
Brian Goracke blocks Dyson Koehler's two point layup
14:47
Steven Verplancken offensive rebound
14:46
Alex Tew turnover (bad pass)
14:46
TV timeout
14:31
John Olmsted turnover (lost ball) (Dillon Jones steals)
14:24
KJ Cunningham misses two point jump shot
14:22
Sam Lecholat defensive rebound
14:15
+2
Robert Ford III makes two point jump shot
9-8
13:55
+3
Dillon Jones makes three point jump shot (Steven Verplancken assists)
9-11
13:34
Robert Ford III misses three point jump shot
13:32
Dillon Jones defensive rebound
13:19
Viljami Vartiainen turnover (lost ball) (Eddie Turner III steals)
13:08
Dillon Jones personal foul (Robert Ford III draws the foul)
12:56
Eddie Turner III misses three point jump shot
12:54
John Olmsted offensive rebound
12:52
John Olmsted turnover (bad pass) (Dyson Koehler steals)
12:30
Louie Jordan misses three point jump shot
12:28
Dyson Koehler offensive rebound
12:25
+2
Dyson Koehler makes two point dunk
9-13
12:18
Eddie Turner III turnover (bad pass)
12:00
+2
Dillon Jones makes two point layup
9-15
11:50
+2
Robert Ford III makes two point jump shot
11-15
11:32
Dyson Koehler misses three point jump shot
11:30
Jed Miller defensive rebound
11:20
Jed Miller misses three point jump shot
11:18
Blaise Threatt defensive rebound
11:10
Blaise Threatt turnover (traveling)
11:10
TV timeout
10:59
+3
Brian Goracke makes three point jump shot (Sam Lecholat assists)
14-15
10:51
Brandon Walker shooting foul (Dillon Jones draws the foul)
10:43
+1
Dillon Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-16
10:43
+1
Dillon Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-17
10:33
KJ Cunningham personal foul (Jed Miller draws the foul)
10:30
Robert Ford III offensive foul (Steven Verplancken draws the foul)
10:30
Robert Ford III turnover (offensive foul)
10:14
KJ Cunningham misses three point jump shot
10:12
Alex Tew offensive rebound
10:06
+2
Steven Verplancken makes two point layup
14-19
9:50
Sam Lecholat turnover (bad pass) (Dyson Koehler steals)
9:42
+2
Alex Tew makes two point layup (KJ Cunningham assists)
14-21
9:21
Brandon Walker turnover (double dribble)
9:21
Brian Goracke personal foul (Dillon Jones draws the foul)
9:12
Dillon Jones turnover (bad pass) (Sam Lecholat steals)
9:04
+2
Eddie Turner III makes two point jump shot
16-21
8:48
Steven Verplancken misses three point jump shot
8:46
John Olmsted defensive rebound
8:33
Alex Tew shooting foul (Brian Goracke draws the foul)
8:33
+1
Brian Goracke makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-21
8:33
+1
Brian Goracke makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-21
8:04
+3
KJ Cunningham makes three point jump shot
18-24
7:44
Brian Goracke misses three point jump shot
7:42
Bobcats offensive rebound
7:41
Alex Tew personal foul (Sam Lecholat draws the foul)
7:41
TV timeout
7:26
Robert Ford III misses two point jump shot
7:24
Blaise Threatt defensive rebound
7:13
+2
KJ Cunningham makes two point layup (Blaise Threatt assists)
18-26
7:03
Eddie Turner III misses two point jump shot
7:01
Blaise Threatt defensive rebound
6:54
Louie Jordan misses three point jump shot
6:52
Robert Ford III defensive rebound
6:35
Robert Ford III misses three point jump shot
6:33
KJ Cunningham defensive rebound
6:09
Dyson Koehler misses two point jump shot
6:07
John Olmsted defensive rebound
5:53
Jump ball. (Bobcats gains possession)
5:53
Brian Goracke misses three point jump shot
5:51
Louie Jordan defensive rebound
5:45
Steven Verplancken misses two point layup
5:43
Wildcats offensive rebound
5:34
Louie Jordan misses three point jump shot
5:32
Sam Lecholat defensive rebound
5:15
+2
Brian Goracke makes two point layup (Sam Lecholat assists)
20-26
5:04
Dillon Jones turnover (bad pass)
4:54
Louie Jordan personal foul (Eddie Turner III draws the foul)
4:37
Dyson Koehler blocks Robert Ford III's two point layup
4:35
Sam Lecholat offensive rebound
4:33
+2
Sam Lecholat makes two point layup
22-26
4:12
+2
Blaise Threatt makes two point layup (Dillon Jones assists)
22-28
3:56
+3
Sam Lecholat makes three point jump shot (Robert Ford III assists)
25-28
3:56
Bobcats 30 second timeout
3:56
TV timeout
3:28
+3
Viljami Vartiainen makes three point jump shot (Dillon Jones assists)
25-31
2:55
Tyler Patterson misses two point jump shot
2:53
Sam Lecholat offensive rebound
2:53
Sam Lecholat turnover (lost ball) (Blaise Threatt steals)
2:33
Eddie Turner III shooting foul (Dyson Koehler draws the foul)
2:33
+1
Dyson Koehler makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-32
2:33
Dyson Koehler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:33
Robert Ford III defensive rebound
2:04
Brian Goracke misses three point jump shot
2:02
Bobcats offensive rebound
2:02
Bobcats turnover (shot clock violation)
1:41
+2
Dillon Jones makes two point layup
25-34
1:08
Brian Goracke misses three point jump shot
1:06
Blaise Threatt defensive rebound
0:44
Dillon Jones turnover (out of bounds)
0:31
Eddie Turner III misses two point jump shot
0:29
Blaise Threatt defensive rebound
0:21
Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:01
Sam Lecholat blocks Dillon Jones's two point jump shot
0:00
Eddie Turner III defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
MTST
Bobcats
66
WEB
Wildcats
48
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:50
+2
Dillon Jones makes two point layup
25-36
19:49
Tyler Patterson shooting foul (Dillon Jones draws the foul)
19:49
+1
Dillon Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1
25-37
19:23
+2
Eddie Turner III makes two point jump shot
27-37
18:55
+3
Blaise Threatt makes three point jump shot
27-40
18:30
+3
Tyler Patterson makes three point jump shot (Brandon Walker assists)
30-40
18:09
Dillon Jones misses two point jump shot
18:07
Alex Tew offensive rebound
18:05
+2
Alex Tew makes two point dunk
30-42
17:53
+3
Brian Goracke makes three point jump shot (Robert Ford III assists)
33-42
17:33
+3
Steven Verplancken makes three point jump shot (Blaise Threatt assists)
33-45
17:18
+3
Brandon Walker makes three point jump shot
36-45
16:54
+2
Dillon Jones makes two point layup (Alex Tew assists)
36-47
16:54
Brian Goracke shooting foul (Dillon Jones draws the foul)
16:54
+1
Dillon Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1
36-48
16:31
Eddie Turner III misses three point jump shot
16:29
Dyson Koehler defensive rebound
16:13
Brian Goracke personal foul (Alex Tew draws the foul)
16:02
Sam Lecholat blocks Alex Tew's two point layup
16:00
Brandon Walker defensive rebound
16:00
Blaise Threatt personal foul (Brandon Walker draws the foul)
15:46
Brandon Walker misses two point jump shot
15:44
Alex Tew defensive rebound
15:34
Steven Verplancken turnover (lost ball) (Eddie Turner III steals)
15:27
+2
Robert Ford III makes two point layup
38-48
15:07
+2
Alex Tew makes two point jump shot (Dillon Jones assists)
38-50
14:44
Steven Verplancken personal foul (Tyler Patterson draws the foul)
14:44
TV timeout
14:42
+3
Tyler Patterson makes three point jump shot (Eddie Turner III assists)
41-50
14:20
Steven Verplancken misses three point jump shot
14:18
Tyler Patterson defensive rebound
14:08
Robert Ford III misses three point jump shot
14:06
Eddie Turner III offensive rebound
14:00
Eddie Turner III misses two point layup
13:58
John Olmsted offensive rebound
13:56
+3
Tyler Patterson makes three point jump shot (John Olmsted assists)
44-50
13:39
Dillon Jones turnover (lost ball) (Sam Lecholat steals)
13:32
Tyler Patterson misses three point jump shot
13:30
Dillon Jones defensive rebound
13:18
Dillon Jones misses two point layup
13:16
John Olmsted defensive rebound
13:03
John Olmsted misses two point layup
13:01
Steven Verplancken defensive rebound
12:32
Steven Verplancken turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Patterson steals)
12:11
+2
Brian Goracke makes two point jump shot
46-50
11:51
Steven Verplancken misses three point jump shot
11:49
Brian Goracke defensive rebound
11:37
Alex Tew personal foul (John Olmsted draws the foul)
11:37
TV timeout
11:35
+2
John Olmsted makes two point alley-oop dunk (Sam Lecholat assists)
48-50
11:15
Alex Tew misses two point jump shot
11:13
Blaise Threatt offensive rebound
11:09
Alex Tew misses two point layup
11:09
Blaise Threatt offensive rebound
11:09
KJ Cunningham misses three point jump shot
11:07
Sam Lecholat defensive rebound
10:56
+3
Robert Ford III makes three point jump shot
51-50
10:23
+2
Dillon Jones makes two point layup
51-52
10:08
Robert Ford III turnover (lost ball) (Blaise Threatt steals)
10:08
Blaise Threatt turnover (traveling)
10:01
Dyson Koehler shooting foul (Brian Goracke draws the foul)
10:01
Brian Goracke misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:01
+1
Brian Goracke makes regular free throw 2 of 2
52-52
9:42
Dillon Jones misses two point jump shot
9:40
Eddie Turner III defensive rebound
9:33
+3
Brian Goracke makes three point jump shot (Eddie Turner III assists)
55-52
9:08
+2
Blaise Threatt makes two point layup
55-54
8:49
Blaise Threatt shooting foul (Tyler Patterson draws the foul)
8:49
+1
Tyler Patterson makes regular free throw 1 of 3
56-54
8:49
+1
Tyler Patterson makes regular free throw 2 of 3
57-54
8:49
+1
Tyler Patterson makes regular free throw 3 of 3
58-54
8:34
+3
Dyson Koehler makes three point jump shot (Dillon Jones assists)
58-57
8:14
+2
John Olmsted makes two point alley-oop dunk (Eddie Turner III assists)
60-57
7:49
Dillon Jones misses two point layup
7:47
Blaise Threatt offensive rebound
7:44
Blaise Threatt misses two point layup
7:42
Alex Tew offensive rebound
7:42
+2
Alex Tew makes two point layup
60-59
7:42
Wildcats 30 second timeout
7:42
TV timeout
7:30
+2
Robert Ford III makes two point layup
62-59
7:30
Blaise Threatt shooting foul (Robert Ford III draws the foul)
7:30
TV timeout
7:30
+1
Robert Ford III makes regular free throw 1 of 1
63-59
7:11
Sam Lecholat shooting foul (Steven Verplancken draws the foul)
7:11
Steven Verplancken misses regular free throw 1 of 3
7:11
+1
Steven Verplancken makes regular free throw 2 of 3
63-60
7:11
+1
Steven Verplancken makes regular free throw 3 of 3
63-61
6:59
Robert Ford III turnover (lost ball) (Alex Tew steals)
6:56
John Olmsted shooting foul (Blaise Threatt draws the foul)
6:56
+1
Blaise Threatt makes regular free throw 1 of 2
63-62
6:56
+1
Blaise Threatt makes regular free throw 2 of 2
63-63
6:37
+3
Eddie Turner III makes three point jump shot (Robert Ford III assists)
66-63
6:11
Blaise Threatt turnover (lost ball) (Robert Ford III steals)
6:06
+2
Robert Ford III makes two point layup
68-63
5:54
Dyson Koehler misses three point jump shot
5:52
Sam Lecholat defensive rebound
5:31
+3
Brian Goracke makes three point jump shot (Sam Lecholat assists)
71-63
5:20
Sam Lecholat blocks Dillon Jones's two point layup
5:18
Robert Ford III defensive rebound
5:07
Bobcats 30 second timeout
4:51
Bobcats 30 second timeout
4:49
+3
Brian Goracke makes three point jump shot (John Olmsted assists)
74-63
4:32
Steven Verplancken misses three point jump shot
4:30
Robert Ford III defensive rebound
4:08
+2
Robert Ford III makes two point layup
76-63
3:51
+2
Dillon Jones makes two point layup
76-65
3:28
+2
Robert Ford III makes two point layup (John Olmsted assists)
78-65
3:15
+2
Dyson Koehler makes two point layup
78-67
3:04
Dyson Koehler personal foul (Robert Ford III draws the foul)
3:04
TV timeout
3:04
+1
Robert Ford III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
79-67
3:04
+1
Robert Ford III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
80-67
2:56
Blaise Threatt turnover (lost ball)
2:52
+2
Brian Goracke makes two point jump shot
82-67
2:52
Dillon Jones shooting foul (Brian Goracke draws the foul)
2:52
+1
Brian Goracke makes regular free throw 1 of 1
83-67
2:46
+2
Blaise Threatt makes two point layup
83-69
2:46
John Olmsted personal foul
2:46
Blaise Threatt misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:46
Robert Ford III defensive rebound
2:35
Bobcats turnover (10-second violation)
2:30
Dyson Koehler misses three point jump shot
2:28
Brian Goracke defensive rebound
2:17
+2
Sam Lecholat makes two point layup (Robert Ford III assists)
85-69
2:17
Steven Verplancken shooting foul (Sam Lecholat draws the foul)
2:17
+1
Sam Lecholat makes regular free throw 1 of 1
86-69
2:11
Dillon Jones misses three point jump shot
2:09
John Olmsted defensive rebound
2:07
John Olmsted turnover (bad pass)
2:00
+2
Blaise Threatt makes two point layup (Steven Verplancken assists)
86-71
2:00
Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:47
Blaise Threatt personal foul (Robert Ford III draws the foul)
1:47
+1
Robert Ford III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
87-71
1:47
+1
Robert Ford III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
88-71
1:41
Dillon Jones misses three point jump shot
1:39
Blaise Threatt offensive rebound
1:35
+3
Dyson Koehler makes three point jump shot (Blaise Threatt assists)
88-74
1:20
Dillon Jones personal foul (Robert Ford III draws the foul)
1:20
+1
Robert Ford III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
89-74
1:20
+1
Robert Ford III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
90-74
1:16
+2
Blaise Threatt makes two point layup
90-76
1:16
Brian Goracke shooting foul (Blaise Threatt draws the foul)
1:16
+1
Blaise Threatt makes regular free throw 1 of 1
90-77
0:59
Dillon Jones personal foul (Sam Lecholat draws the foul)
