A rumble of a game... 54 total fouls called (Miami 28, Griz 24). Montana shot a mediocre 69% from the FT line (18-26) compared to Miami's 28-33 (84%). Free throws basically kept Miami in the game & so it was a nice turnabout when Sayeed Pridgett netted two free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining to give Montana the 71-69 win.
Ahmaad Rorie was the late minutes star, however, nailing 3 treys in the final 3-4 minutes, including a 30-ft dagger (see replay below) with 16 sec. remaining to give the Griz a 69-67 lead.
The Griz were seriously out-manned & out-muscled in the paint, losing the rebounding battle 33-22, so it was up to Montana's perimeter game where Montana's second half was golden, converting 7-10 shots for treys... and a game final percentage of 47.4%, and 50% from the field overall. Donaven Dorsey and Kendal Manuel provided critical punch, hitting a combined 5-for-9 from 3-pt range. Manuel had several slashing drives for buckets as well. Besides losing the ft comps and the rebounding battle, Montana won every other statistical category.
Frosh posts Mack Anderson and Kelby Kramer played hard, but are still learning & took some lumps from the 3 Miami horses in the paint.
Final analysis, a very good win for a team absent their senior post leader Akoh.
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