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Moody leads Montana past Portland State 87-81 in Big Sky quarterfinals

AP
Mar 12, 2024

BOISE, Idaho (AP) Aanen Moody scored 27 points to propel Montana to an 87-81 victory over Portland State on Monday night in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament.

Montana (22-10), the highest remaining seed at No. 3, will play eighth-seeded Idaho State in Tuesday's semifinals. No. 5 seed Montana State plays 10th-seeded Sacramento State in the other semifinal. Sac State knocked out top-seeded Eastern Washington after beating No. 9 seed Idaho in the first round.

Moody sank 9 of 13 shots with three 3-pointers and 6 of 9 free throws for the Grizzlies. Brandon Whitney added 18 points and Josh Vazquez scored 15.

KJ Allen finished with 28 points and 15 rebounds to pace the Vikings (17-15). Jorell Saterfield came off the bench to score 19 before fouling out. Kendall Munson added 11 points and reserve Isaiah Johnson scored 10.

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1st Half
PRST
Vikings
29
MONT
Grizzlies
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kendall Munson vs. Laolu Oke (Vikings gains possession)
19:37		Bobby Harvey misses three point jump shot
19:35		KJ Allen offensive rebound
19:35		Ismail Habib turnover (out of bounds)
19:08		Brandon Whitney misses three point jump shot
19:06		Kendall Munson defensive rebound
18:43		Isiah Kirby misses two point jump shot
18:41		Aanen Moody defensive rebound
18:12	+2	Josh Vazquez makes two point jump shot	0-2
17:51		Ismail Habib misses two point layup
17:49		Laolu Oke defensive rebound
17:43		Aanen Moody misses three point jump shot
17:41		Ismail Habib defensive rebound
17:30		KJ Allen turnover (lost ball)
17:06		Josh Vazquez misses three point jump shot
17:04		Kendall Munson defensive rebound
16:42		Kendall Munson misses two point layup
16:40		Laolu Oke defensive rebound
16:27	+3	Aanen Moody makes three point jump shot	0-5
16:01		Bobby Harvey misses three point jump shot
15:59		Laolu Oke defensive rebound
15:44		Aanen Moody misses three point jump shot
15:42		KJ Allen personal foul (Josh Vazquez draws the foul)
15:42		TV timeout
15:41	+2	Brandon Whitney makes two point jump shot (Josh Vazquez assists)	0-7
15:25		KJ Allen misses three point jump shot
15:23		Brandon Whitney defensive rebound
15:14		Te'Jon Sawyer misses three point jump shot
15:12		Jorell Saterfield defensive rebound
15:06		Jorell Saterfield misses two point jump shot
15:04		Isaiah Johnson offensive rebound
15:01		Dischon Thomas blocks Isaiah Johnson's two point jump shot
14:59		Vikings offensive rebound
14:39		Te'Jon Sawyer shooting foul (Isaiah Johnson draws the foul)
14:39		Isaiah Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:39	+1	Isaiah Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-7
14:33	+3	Brandon Whitney makes three point jump shot (Aanen Moody assists)	1-10
14:17	+2	KJ Allen makes two point layup (Isaiah Johnson assists)	3-10
14:05		Aanen Moody misses three point jump shot
14:03		KJ Allen defensive rebound
13:37	+3	Isaiah Johnson makes three point jump shot (Cole Farrell assists)	6-10
13:11	+2	Te'Jon Sawyer makes two point hook shot	6-12
12:56	+2	Cole Farrell makes two point layup	8-12
12:47		Dischon Thomas misses three point jump shot
12:45		Bobby Harvey defensive rebound
12:40		Bobby Harvey misses three point jump shot
12:38		Dischon Thomas defensive rebound
12:29	+2	Brandon Whitney makes two point layup	8-14
11:59	+2	Cole Farrell makes two point layup	10-14
11:49		Dischon Thomas misses three point jump shot
11:47		KJ Allen defensive rebound
11:38	+2	KJ Allen makes two point jump shot	12-14
11:38		KJ Allen personal foul (Josh Vazquez draws the foul)
11:19		TV timeout
11:19		Isiah Kirby personal foul (Te'Jon Sawyer draws the foul)
11:04		Josh Vazquez misses three point jump shot
11:02		Kendall Munson personal foul (Laolu Oke draws the foul)
10:45		Chase Henderson misses two point layup
10:43		Laolu Oke offensive rebound
10:42		Laolu Oke turnover (lost ball)
10:29		Laolu Oke blocks Isiah Kirby's two point jump shot
10:27		Vikings offensive rebound
10:23	+2	Kendall Munson makes two point layup	14-14
10:07		Jaxon Nap misses three point jump shot
10:05		Hunter Woods defensive rebound
9:58		Ismail Habib misses two point jump shot
9:56		Jaxon Nap defensive rebound
9:43		Ismail Habib personal foul (Chase Henderson draws the foul)
9:27	+3	Aanen Moody makes three point jump shot	14-17
9:11		Isiah Kirby turnover (bad pass) (Laolu Oke steals)
9:04		Isiah Kirby shooting foul (Brandon Whitney draws the foul)
9:04	+1	Brandon Whitney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-18
9:04	+1	Brandon Whitney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-19
8:56		Ismail Habib turnover (lost ball)
8:30		Brandon Whitney turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Johnson steals)
8:21		Hayden Curtiss misses two point layup
8:19		Hayden Curtiss offensive rebound
8:19		Dischon Thomas shooting foul (Hayden Curtiss draws the foul)
8:19	+1	Hayden Curtiss makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-19
8:19	+1	Hayden Curtiss makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-19
8:09		Cole Farrell blocks Josh Vazquez's two point layup
8:07		Cole Farrell defensive rebound
8:03		Cole Farrell misses two point layup
8:01		Grizzlies defensive rebound
7:50		Hayden Curtiss blocks Dischon Thomas's two point layup
7:50		Grizzlies offensive rebound
7:50		TV timeout
7:48		Josh Vazquez turnover (bad pass) (Cole Farrell steals)
7:42		Aanen Moody shooting foul (Cole Farrell draws the foul)
7:42		Cole Farrell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:42		Cole Farrell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:42		Isaiah Johnson offensive rebound
7:39		Laolu Oke shooting foul (Isaiah Johnson draws the foul)
7:39	+1	Isaiah Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-19
7:39	+1	Isaiah Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-19
7:27	+3	Josh Vazquez makes three point jump shot (Laolu Oke assists)	18-22
7:08		Isaiah Johnson misses two point layup
7:06		Kendall Munson offensive rebound
7:04		Kendall Munson turnover (lost ball) (Aanen Moody steals)
7:04		Bobby Harvey personal foul (Aanen Moody draws the foul)
7:04	+1	Aanen Moody makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-23
7:04		Aanen Moody misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:04		Isaiah Johnson defensive rebound
6:52		Cole Farrell misses two point jump shot
6:50		Te'Jon Sawyer personal foul (Kendall Munson draws the foul)
6:50		Isaiah Johnson misses two point layup
6:48		Kendall Munson offensive rebound
6:46		Bobby Harvey turnover (out of bounds)
6:20		Dischon Thomas misses two point jump shot
6:18		Cole Farrell defensive rebound
6:11	+2	Kendall Munson makes two point layup (Isaiah Johnson assists)	20-23
6:11		Laolu Oke shooting foul (Kendall Munson draws the foul)
6:11	+1	Kendall Munson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-23
6:08		Josh Vazquez turnover (bad pass) (Jorell Saterfield steals)
6:05		Bobby Harvey misses three point jump shot
6:03		Jorell Saterfield offensive rebound
5:58		Hunter Woods misses three point jump shot
5:56		Brandon Whitney defensive rebound
5:41		Josh Vazquez misses three point jump shot
5:39		Cole Farrell defensive rebound
5:32		Cole Farrell turnover (lost ball)
5:28	+2	Aanen Moody makes two point layup	21-25
5:05	+2	Jorell Saterfield makes two point jump shot	23-25
4:50		Grizzlies 30 second timeout
4:38	+3	Blake Jones makes three point jump shot (Brandon Whitney assists)	23-28
4:20		Aanen Moody personal foul (Jorell Saterfield draws the foul)
4:20	+1	Jorell Saterfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-28
4:20		Jorell Saterfield misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:20		Blake Jones defensive rebound
3:58		Brandon Whitney misses two point layup
3:57		Vikings defensive rebound
3:57		TV timeout
3:46		Bobby Harvey turnover (out of bounds)
3:30		Josh Vazquez misses three point jump shot
3:28		Grizzlies offensive rebound
3:10	+2	Giordan Williams makes two point layup	24-30
2:59		Ismail Habib misses two point layup
2:57		Blake Jones defensive rebound
2:57		Ismail Habib personal foul (Blake Jones draws the foul)
2:57		Blake Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:57		Isaiah Johnson defensive rebound
2:37		KJ Allen misses two point layup
2:35		KJ Allen offensive rebound
2:33		KJ Allen misses two point layup
2:31		Dischon Thomas defensive rebound
2:28		Giordan Williams misses two point layup
2:26		Isiah Kirby defensive rebound
2:18	+2	KJ Allen makes two point layup	26-30
2:01		Blake Jones offensive foul (Kendall Munson draws the foul)
2:01		Blake Jones turnover (offensive foul)
1:47		Bobby Harvey misses three point jump shot
1:45		Giordan Williams defensive rebound
1:29	+3	Blake Jones makes three point jump shot (Brandon Whitney assists)	26-33
1:13		Isaiah Johnson misses two point layup
1:11		Giordan Williams defensive rebound
0:51		Dischon Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:49		Cole Farrell defensive rebound
0:43		Josh Vazquez shooting foul (Cole Farrell draws the foul)
0:43		Cole Farrell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:43	+1	Cole Farrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-33
0:41		Isaiah Johnson personal foul (Brandon Whitney draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Brandon Whitney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-34
0:41	+1	Brandon Whitney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-35
0:29		Hunter Woods turnover (lost ball)
0:04		Brandon Whitney turnover (lost ball)
0:04		Vikings 30 second timeout
0:03		Blake Jones personal foul (Isiah Kirby draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Isiah Kirby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-35
0:02	+1	Isiah Kirby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-35
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PRST
Vikings
52
MONT
Grizzlies
52

Time		Play	Score
19:39	+2	Laolu Oke makes two point layup (Aanen Moody assists)	29-37
19:24		Isiah Kirby misses two point jump shot
19:22		Isiah Kirby offensive rebound
19:21		Isiah Kirby turnover (bad pass)
19:05		Brandon Whitney misses three point jump shot
19:03		KJ Allen defensive rebound
18:57	+2	KJ Allen makes two point layup	31-37
18:34	+2	Josh Vazquez makes two point layup	31-39
18:15		Laolu Oke shooting foul (Kendall Munson draws the foul)
18:15	+1	Kendall Munson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-39
18:15	+1	Kendall Munson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-39
17:53		Dischon Thomas misses two point jump shot
17:51		KJ Allen defensive rebound
17:40		KJ Allen misses two point layup
17:38		Aanen Moody defensive rebound
17:34	+2	Aanen Moody makes two point layup	33-41
17:19		Dischon Thomas shooting foul (Isiah Kirby draws the foul)
17:19	+1	Isiah Kirby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-41
17:19	+1	Isiah Kirby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-41
17:16		Kendall Munson personal foul (Aanen Moody draws the foul)
17:09	+2	Aanen Moody makes two point jump shot	35-43
16:52		Jorell Saterfield misses three point jump shot
16:50		Isiah Kirby offensive rebound
16:45		Blake Jones shooting foul (Kendall Munson draws the foul)
16:45	+1	Kendall Munson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-43
16:45	+1	Kendall Munson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-43
16:42		Te'Jon Sawyer offensive foul (KJ Allen draws the foul)
16:42		Te'Jon Sawyer turnover (offensive foul)
16:29		KJ Allen misses two point jump shot
16:27		KJ Allen offensive rebound
16:27		Dischon Thomas personal foul (KJ Allen draws the foul)
16:20		Josh Vazquez shooting foul (Isiah Kirby draws the foul)
16:20	+1	Isiah Kirby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-43
16:20	+1	Isiah Kirby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-43
16:14		Bobby Harvey blocks Brandon Whitney's two point layup
16:12		Vikings defensive rebound
15:53		Isaiah Johnson misses two point layup
15:51		Te'Jon Sawyer defensive rebound
15:35		Isaiah Johnson shooting foul (Brandon Whitney draws the foul)
15:35		TV timeout
15:35	+1	Brandon Whitney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-44
15:35		Brandon Whitney misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:35		KJ Allen defensive rebound
15:19	+3	Jorell Saterfield makes three point jump shot	42-44
14:47		Te'Jon Sawyer misses two point jump shot
14:45		KJ Allen defensive rebound
14:33	+2	KJ Allen makes two point jump shot	44-44
13:55	+3	Josh Vazquez makes three point jump shot	44-47
13:33		Isiah Kirby misses two point jump shot
13:31		Giordan Williams defensive rebound
13:19	+2	Aanen Moody makes two point layup (Te'Jon Sawyer assists)	44-49
13:18		Bobby Harvey shooting foul (Aanen Moody draws the foul)
13:18	+1	Aanen Moody makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-50
13:02		KJ Allen misses two point jump shot
13:02		KJ Allen offensive rebound
13:02		Jump ball. (Vikings gains possession)
12:52		Isaiah Johnson misses two point layup
12:50		Giordan Williams defensive rebound
12:33	+3	Aanen Moody makes three point jump shot (Josh Vazquez assists)	44-53
12:05		KJ Allen misses two point layup
12:03		KJ Allen offensive rebound
12:01	+2	KJ Allen makes two point layup	46-53
11:39	+2	Aanen Moody makes two point layup (Laolu Oke assists)	46-55
11:06		Isiah Kirby misses two point jump shot
11:04		Giordan Williams defensive rebound
10:52		Jorell Saterfield personal foul (Giordan Williams draws the foul)
10:52		TV timeout
10:51	+2	Giordan Williams makes two point layup (Josh Vazquez assists)	46-57
10:27	+2	Jorell Saterfield makes two point jump shot	48-57
10:27		Laolu Oke shooting foul (Jorell Saterfield draws the foul)
10:27		Jorell Saterfield misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:27		Josh Vazquez defensive rebound
10:12		Cole Farrell personal foul (Aanen Moody draws the foul)
10:00		Giordan Williams misses three point jump shot
9:58		Jorell Saterfield defensive rebound
9:51	+2	Jorell Saterfield makes two point jump shot	50-57
9:51		Hunter Woods personal foul (Josh Vazquez draws the foul)
9:47		Bobby Harvey personal foul (Brandon Whitney draws the foul)
9:47	+1	Brandon Whitney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-58
9:47	+1	Brandon Whitney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-59
9:30	+2	Jorell Saterfield makes two point jump shot	52-59
9:03		Giordan Williams offensive foul (Hunter Woods draws the foul)
9:03		Giordan Williams turnover (offensive foul)
8:49		Jorell Saterfield misses two point hook shot
8:47		Brandon Whitney defensive rebound
8:28	+2	Brandon Whitney makes two point layup (Dischon Thomas assists)	52-61
8:12	+3	Jorell Saterfield makes three point jump shot (Cole Farrell assists)	55-61
7:58	+2	Aanen Moody makes two point layup	55-63
7:58		Bobby Harvey shooting foul (Aanen Moody draws the foul)
7:58		TV timeout
7:58	+1	Aanen Moody makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-64
7:32	+2	KJ Allen makes two point layup	57-64
7:32		Aanen Moody shooting foul (KJ Allen draws the foul)
7:32	+1	KJ Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-64
7:28		Aanen Moody misses three point jump shot
7:26		KJ Allen defensive rebound
7:26		Aanen Moody personal foul (KJ Allen draws the foul)
7:26		KJ Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:26		KJ Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:26		Giordan Williams defensive rebound
6:59		Jorell Saterfield shooting foul (Dischon Thomas draws the foul)
6:59	+1	Dischon Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-65
6:59	+1	Dischon Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-66
6:43	+2	Isaiah Johnson makes two point layup	60-66
6:23		Dischon Thomas turnover (bad pass)
6:04	+2	Jorell Saterfield makes two point layup	62-66
5:44	+3	Josh Vazquez makes three point jump shot (Brandon Whitney assists)	62-69
5:19		Isiah Kirby misses two point layup
5:17		Blake Jones defensive rebound
4:59		Dischon Thomas offensive foul (Cole Farrell draws the foul)
4:59		Dischon Thomas turnover (offensive foul)
4:42		Jorell Saterfield turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Whitney steals)
4:39	+2	Giordan Williams makes two point layup (Brandon Whitney assists)	62-71
4:39		Ismail Habib shooting foul (Giordan Williams draws the foul)
4:39		Giordan Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:39		Jorell Saterfield defensive rebound
4:20		Jorell Saterfield misses three point jump shot
4:18		Josh Vazquez defensive rebound
3:59	+2	Brandon Whitney makes two point jump shot	62-73
3:37	+3	KJ Allen makes three point jump shot	65-73
3:33		Vikings 30 second timeout
3:33		TV timeout
3:09		Giordan Williams misses three point jump shot
3:07		KJ Allen defensive rebound
2:48	+2	KJ Allen makes two point layup	67-73
2:19	+2	Laolu Oke makes two point layup (Aanen Moody assists)	67-75
1:59		Jorell Saterfield misses three point jump shot
1:57		Laolu Oke defensive rebound
1:32		Josh Vazquez misses three point jump shot
1:30		Aanen Moody offensive rebound
1:28		Jorell Saterfield personal foul (Aanen Moody draws the foul)
1:28		TV timeout
1:28		Aanen Moody misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:28	+1	Aanen Moody makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-76
1:21		Cole Farrell misses two point layup
1:19		Isaiah Johnson offensive rebound
1:15	+2	Isaiah Johnson makes two point layup	69-76
1:12		Brandon Whitney turnover (Isaiah Johnson steals)
1:10		Brandon Whitney shooting foul (Jorell Saterfield draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Jorell Saterfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-76
1:10	+1	Jorell Saterfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-76
1:05	+2	Laolu Oke makes two point layup (Aanen Moody assists)	71-78
0:52	+2	Kendall Munson makes two point layup	73-78
0:52		Jorell Saterfield personal foul (Josh Vazquez draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Josh Vazquez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-79
0:52	+1	Josh Vazquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-80
0:49	+2	KJ Allen makes two point layup	75-80
0:48		Jorell Saterfield personal foul (Aanen Moody draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Aanen Moody makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-81
0:48		Aanen Moody misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:48		KJ Allen defensive rebound
0:35		Jump ball. Isaiah Johnson vs. Brandon Whitney (Brandon Whitney gains possession)
0:35		Isaiah Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Whitney steals)
0:33		Isiah Kirby personal foul (Chase Henderson draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Chase Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-82
0:33	+1	Chase Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-83
0:27		Isiah Kirby turnover (out of bounds)
0:24		Isiah Kirby personal foul (Chase Henderson draws the foul)
0:24		Chase Henderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:24	+1	Chase Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-84
0:19	+3	KJ Allen makes three point jump shot	78-84
0:13		KJ Allen personal foul (Aanen Moody draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Aanen Moody makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-85
0:13		Aanen Moody misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13		KJ Allen defensive rebound
0:07		KJ Allen misses three point jump shot
0:05		Giordan Williams defensive rebound
0:05		Isiah Kirby personal foul (Giordan Williams draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Giordan Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-86
0:05	+1	Giordan Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-87
0:01	+3	KJ Allen makes three point jump shot	81-87
0:00		End of period

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KJ Allen makes three point jump shot