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Big Sky Tournament - Montana Downs Idaho 78-55 - Match Report

The battle between Montana and Idaho didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Idaho was handed a 78-55 defeat on Tuesday at Idaho Central Arena.

Austin Patterson had 20 points for Montana and Kai Johnson chipped in with 13 points. Money Williams had 5 assists for them, while Joe Pridgen was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.

Idaho got 18 points from Jack Payne in a losing cause and another 12 points from Kolton Mitchell. Isaiah Brickner contributed 2 assists for them, while Julius Mims had 7 rebounds.

Montana was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Idaho won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 35-34.