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Montana State rolls past Idaho State 80-60 in Big Sky Conference Tournament quarterfinal

AP
Mar 10, 2025

BOISE, Idaho (AP) Tyler Patterson and Patrick McMahon scored 14 points apiece and Montana State Bobcats cruised to an 80-60 victory over Idaho State Bengals on Monday night in a Big Sky Conference Tournament quarterfinal.

The fifth-seeded Bobcats (15-17) advance to play top seed Northern Colorado in a Tuesday semifinal.

McMahon finished 6 of 9 from the field for the Bobcats. Patterson buried 4 of 6 from 3-point range. Sam Lecholat scored 13 on 6-for-8 shooting.

Jake O’Neil and Dylan Darling both scored 16 to lead the fourth-seeded Bengals (15-15) with O'Neil adding seven rebounds. Blake Daberkow scored 11.

Montana State took the lead with 17:33 left in the first half and never looked back. Patterson led his team in scoring with 11 points in the first half to help put them up 41-29 at the break.

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1st Half
MTST
Bobcats
41
IDST
Bengals
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Max Agbonkpolo vs. Evan Otten (Bobcats gains possession)
19:23		Isaiah Griffin blocks Jabe Mullins's three point jump shot
19:21		Isaiah Griffin defensive rebound
19:06		Dylan Darling misses two point jump shot
19:04		Sam Lecholat defensive rebound
18:51		Bryce Zephir misses three point jump shot
18:49		Evan Otten defensive rebound
18:33	+2	Jake O'Neil makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:14	+2	Sam Lecholat makes two point layup	2-2
17:48		Connor Hollenbeck misses three point jump shot
17:46		Jake O'Neil offensive rebound
17:42		Dylan Darling misses three point jump shot
17:40		Jabe Mullins defensive rebound
17:33	+2	Bryce Zephir makes two point dunk (Jabe Mullins assists)	4-2
17:00		Connor Hollenbeck misses three point jump shot
16:56		Isaiah Griffin offensive rebound
16:54		Connor Hollenbeck misses two point layup
16:52		Bengals offensive rebound
16:50		Jake O'Neil misses three point jump shot
16:48		Bryce Zephir defensive rebound
16:33	+3	Sam Lecholat makes three point jump shot (Bryce Zephir assists)	7-2
16:11		Sam Lecholat shooting foul (Dylan Darling draws the foul)
16:11		Dylan Darling misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:11	+1	Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-3
16:02		Patrick McMahon misses two point layup
16:00		Blake Daberkow defensive rebound
15:43		Jackson Greene misses two point jump shot
15:41		Jake O'Neil offensive rebound
15:27		Jake O'Neil misses two point layup
15:25		Jackson Greene offensive rebound
15:20		Jackson Greene misses two point layup
15:18		Tyler Patterson defensive rebound
15:16	+2	Sam Lecholat makes two point layup (Jabe Mullins assists)	9-3
14:48	+2	Blake Daberkow makes two point jump shot (Dylan Darling assists)	9-5
14:21	+2	Jabe Mullins makes two point layup	11-5
14:00		Blake Daberkow misses two point jump shot
13:58		Blake Daberkow offensive rebound
13:57		TV timeout
13:45		Dylan Darling misses three point jump shot
13:43		Bryce Zephir defensive rebound
13:19		Jabe Mullins misses three point jump shot
13:17		Bengals defensive rebound
13:03	+2	Blake Daberkow makes two point jump shot	11-7
12:36	+2	Brian Goracke makes two point layup	13-7
12:11		Patrick McMahon blocks Jackson Greene's two point layup
12:09		Blake Daberkow offensive rebound
12:04	+2	Blake Daberkow makes two point layup	13-9
11:58		Bryce Zephir offensive foul
11:58		Bryce Zephir turnover (offensive foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:46		AJ Burgin misses three point jump shot
11:44		Jake O'Neil offensive rebound
11:31	+3	Blake Daberkow makes three point jump shot (Dylan Darling assists)	13-12
11:17		Jackson Greene shooting foul (Patrick McMahon draws the foul)
11:17	+1	Patrick McMahon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-12
11:17	+1	Patrick McMahon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-12
11:04		Dylan Darling misses two point layup
11:02		Brian Goracke defensive rebound
10:45	+2	Patrick McMahon makes two point jump shot	17-12
10:38		Dylan Darling turnover (lost ball)
10:32	+3	Tyler Patterson makes three point jump shot (Patrick McMahon assists)	20-12
10:28		Bengals 30 second timeout
10:16		Jake O'Neil turnover (lost ball)
10:01	+3	Tyler Patterson makes three point jump shot (Jed Miller assists)	23-12
9:51		Blake Daberkow misses three point jump shot
9:49		Connor Hollenbeck offensive rebound
9:48		Tyler Patterson blocks Connor Hollenbeck's two point layup
9:47		Tyler Patterson defensive rebound
9:39		Patrick McMahon turnover (lost ball)
9:16		Dylan Darling misses three point jump shot
9:14		Jed Miller defensive rebound
9:09		Tyler Patterson misses three point jump shot
9:07		Connor Hollenbeck defensive rebound
8:59		Isaiah Griffin misses three point jump shot
8:57		Patrick McMahon defensive rebound
8:42		Brian Goracke turnover (bad pass)
8:16		Jake O'Neil misses three point jump shot
8:14		Evan Otten offensive rebound
8:02		Isaiah Griffin misses two point jump shot
8:00		Connor Hollenbeck offensive rebound
7:57	+2	Connor Hollenbeck makes two point layup	23-14
7:39		Jake O'Neil personal foul
7:39		TV timeout
7:34	+2	Tyler Patterson makes two point layup (Sam Lecholat assists)	25-14
7:22		Connor Hollenbeck misses two point hook shot
7:20		Sam Lecholat defensive rebound
7:06	+2	Sam Lecholat makes two point layup (Max Agbonkpolo assists)	27-14
6:42	+2	Dylan Darling makes two point jump shot	27-16
6:27	+3	Tyler Patterson makes three point jump shot (Sam Lecholat assists)	30-16
5:58	+2	Evan Otten makes two point hook shot (Connor Hollenbeck assists)	30-18
5:33		Max Agbonkpolo misses two point jump shot
5:31		Evan Otten defensive rebound
5:20	+2	Dylan Darling makes two point layup	30-20
4:55	+2	Jabe Mullins makes two point layup (Sam Lecholat assists)	32-20
4:40		Evan Otten misses two point jump shot
4:38		Jake O'Neil offensive rebound
4:34		Max Agbonkpolo blocks Jake O'Neil's two point layup
4:32		Sam Lecholat defensive rebound
4:28		Bobcats 30 second timeout
4:28		TV timeout
4:14	+3	Max Agbonkpolo makes three point jump shot (Bryce Zephir assists)	35-20
3:58	+2	Dylan Darling makes two point layup	35-22
3:49		Bryce Zephir misses two point layup
3:47		AJ Burgin defensive rebound
3:32		Connor Hollenbeck turnover (lost ball)
3:07	+2	Sam Lecholat makes two point layup (Jabe Mullins assists)	37-22
2:51		Patrick McMahon personal foul
2:44		Blake Daberkow turnover (lost ball) (Bryce Zephir steals)
2:40	+2	Bryce Zephir makes two point dunk	39-22
2:40		Jake O'Neil shooting foul (Bryce Zephir draws the foul)
2:40		Bryce Zephir technical foul
2:40		Bryce Zephir turnover
2:40	+1	Dylan Darling makes technical free throw 1 of 2	39-23
2:40		Dylan Darling misses technical free throw 2 of 2
2:40		Bryce Zephir misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:40		Blake Daberkow defensive rebound
2:24	+2	Dylan Darling makes two point jump shot (Jackson Greene assists)	39-25
2:24		Max Agbonkpolo shooting foul (Dylan Darling draws the foul)
2:24		Dylan Darling misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:24		Max Agbonkpolo defensive rebound
2:11		Max Agbonkpolo misses three point jump shot
2:09		Dylan Darling defensive rebound
2:02		AJ Burgin misses three point jump shot
2:00		Isaiah Griffin offensive rebound
1:54		Dylan Darling misses three point jump shot
1:52		Max Agbonkpolo defensive rebound
1:43		Max Agbonkpolo misses three point jump shot
1:41		Jabe Mullins offensive rebound
1:26	+2	Patrick McMahon makes two point jump shot	41-25
1:01	+2	Blake Daberkow makes two point jump shot (Jackson Greene assists)	41-27
1:00		Jabe Mullins personal foul
0:47	+2	Dylan Darling makes two point jump shot	41-29
0:08		Bobcats turnover (shot clock violation)
0:01		Dylan Darling misses two point layup
0:00		Sam Lecholat defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MTST
Bobcats
39
IDST
Bengals
31

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Sam Lecholat turnover (bad pass)
19:27		Dylan Darling misses three point jump shot
19:25		Max Agbonkpolo defensive rebound
19:19		Bryce Zephir turnover (lost ball) (Connor Hollenbeck steals)
19:17		Bryce Zephir personal foul
19:02		Isaiah Griffin misses two point jump shot
19:00		Jed Miller defensive rebound
18:54		Max Agbonkpolo misses three point jump shot
18:52		Connor Hollenbeck defensive rebound
18:37		Dylan Darling misses two point layup
18:35		Sam Lecholat defensive rebound
18:28		Evan Otten shooting foul (Max Agbonkpolo draws the foul)
18:28	+1	Max Agbonkpolo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-29
18:28	+1	Max Agbonkpolo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-29
17:58		Max Agbonkpolo blocks Connor Hollenbeck's two point layup
17:56		Jabe Mullins defensive rebound
17:44		Jed Miller misses three point jump shot
17:42		Jake O'Neil defensive rebound
17:31		Sam Lecholat blocks Jake O'Neil's two point layup
17:29		Jed Miller defensive rebound
17:24		Tyler Patterson misses three point jump shot
17:22		Evan Otten defensive rebound
17:14		Dylan Darling misses three point jump shot
17:12		Sam Lecholat defensive rebound
17:02		Sam Lecholat misses three point jump shot
17:00		Dylan Darling defensive rebound
16:34		Jake O'Neil turnover (bad pass)
16:29	+3	Max Agbonkpolo makes three point jump shot	46-29
16:28		Bengals 30 second timeout
16:28		TV timeout
16:07		Jackson Greene misses two point layup
16:05		Jed Miller defensive rebound
16:00		Dylan Darling personal foul
16:00		TV timeout
15:54	+3	Jed Miller makes three point jump shot (Patrick McMahon assists)	49-29
15:44		Jed Miller personal foul
15:34		Blake Daberkow turnover (bad pass) (Jed Miller steals)
15:29	+2	Patrick McMahon makes two point layup (Jed Miller assists)	51-29
15:05	+2	Jake O'Neil makes two point layup	51-31
15:05		Sam Lecholat shooting foul (Jake O'Neil draws the foul)
15:05	+1	Jake O'Neil makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-32
14:46		Patrick McMahon turnover (lost ball) (Jackson Greene steals)
14:24		AJ Burgin misses three point jump shot
14:22		Evan Otten offensive rebound
14:19		Evan Otten misses two point layup
14:17		Bobcats defensive rebound
14:07		Jump ball. Brian Goracke vs. Jake O'Neil (Jake O'Neil gains possession)
14:07		Brian Goracke turnover (lost ball) (Jake O'Neil steals)
13:36		Sam Lecholat shooting foul (Dylan Darling draws the foul)
13:36	+1	Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-33
13:36	+1	Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-34
13:24		AJ Burgin personal foul
13:21	+2	Patrick McMahon makes two point hook shot	53-34
13:04		Jake O'Neil misses two point jump shot
13:02		Evan Otten offensive rebound
12:52	+3	Jake O'Neil makes three point jump shot	53-37
12:33	+3	Jed Miller makes three point jump shot	56-37
12:19		Jake O'Neil misses three point jump shot
12:17		Jed Miller defensive rebound
12:11		Max Agbonkpolo misses three point jump shot
12:09		Jake O'Neil defensive rebound
12:09		Chika Nduka personal foul
11:57		Brian Goracke personal foul
11:57		TV timeout
11:45		Patrick McMahon shooting foul (Connor Hollenbeck draws the foul)
11:45	+1	Connor Hollenbeck makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-38
11:45	+1	Connor Hollenbeck makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-39
11:21	+2	Brian Goracke makes two point layup (Chika Nduka assists)	58-39
11:06	+2	Jake O'Neil makes two point layup	58-41
10:43		Brian Goracke turnover (lost ball)
10:25		Connor Hollenbeck turnover (lost ball)
10:22	+2	Jabe Mullins makes two point layup	60-41
10:10		Dylan Darling misses two point jump shot
10:08		Patrick McMahon defensive rebound
9:49	+2	Chika Nduka makes two point jump shot (Jed Miller assists)	62-41
9:49		Jackson Greene shooting foul (Chika Nduka draws the foul)
9:49		Chika Nduka misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:49		Blake Daberkow defensive rebound
9:36		Jackson Greene misses two point layup
9:34		Jabe Mullins defensive rebound
9:25	+2	Chika Nduka makes two point layup (Patrick McMahon assists)	64-41
9:06		Dylan Darling turnover (lost ball) (Jed Miller steals)
9:00	+3	Jed Miller makes three point jump shot (Jabe Mullins assists)	67-41
8:58		Bengals 30 second timeout
8:40		Dylan Darling turnover (lost ball) (Chika Nduka steals)
8:31	+2	Chika Nduka makes two point layup (Jed Miller assists)	69-41
8:14		Jed Miller personal foul (Dylan Darling draws the foul)
8:14	+1	Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-42
8:14	+1	Dylan Darling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-43
7:58	+2	Patrick McMahon makes two point dunk (Sam Lecholat assists)	71-43
7:35	+2	Jake O'Neil makes two point jump shot	71-45
7:03		Sam Lecholat misses three point jump shot
7:01		Bobcats offensive rebound
7:01		TV timeout
6:58	+2	Sam Lecholat makes two point layup (Jabe Mullins assists)	73-45
6:43		AJ Burgin misses two point layup
6:41		Patrick McMahon defensive rebound
6:23	+2	Patrick McMahon makes two point hook shot	75-45
6:04		Jed Miller blocks AJ Burgin's two point layup
6:02		Bengals offensive rebound
5:53	+2	Jake O'Neil makes two point jump shot	75-47
5:38		Jake O'Neil blocks Patrick McMahon's two point layup
5:36		AJ Burgin defensive rebound
5:27	+2	Jake O'Neil makes two point layup	75-49
5:06		Patrick McMahon misses three point jump shot
5:04		Dylan Darling defensive rebound
4:57		Tyler Patterson blocks AJ Burgin's three point jump shot
4:55		Patrick McMahon defensive rebound
4:37	+2	Jed Miller makes two point layup	77-49
4:11		Dylan Darling turnover (bad pass)
3:54	+3	Tyler Patterson makes three point jump shot (Bryce Zephir assists)	80-49
3:26	+3	AJ Burgin makes three point jump shot	80-52
3:24		Bengals 30 second timeout
3:24		TV timeout
2:56		Bryce Zephir misses two point jump shot
2:54		Evan Otten defensive rebound
2:42		Connor Hollenbeck turnover (bad pass)
2:13		Chika Nduka misses three point jump shot
2:11		Jake O'Neil defensive rebound
2:06		Jake O'Neil misses two point layup
2:03		Jed Miller personal foul
2:03	+1	Connor Hollenbeck makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-53
2:03	+1	Connor Hollenbeck makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-54
1:32		Bobcats turnover (shot clock violation)
1:20	+3	Quentin Meza makes three point jump shot (Jaedyn Brown assists)	80-57
0:56		Calum Rutherfurd offensive foul
0:56		Calum Rutherfurd turnover (offensive foul)
0:47		Justin Graham misses three point jump shot
0:45		Jed Miller defensive rebound
0:19		Brian Goracke turnover (bad pass)
0:09	+3	AJ Burgin makes three point jump shot (Quentin Meza assists)	80-60
0:00		End of period

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AJ Burgin makes three point jump shot (Quentin Meza assists)