North Dakota (3-7) vs. Montana (4-5) (7 p.m.)
27th all-time meeting | Montana leads series 19-7 | Last Meeting, Nov. 15, 2021 | UND 79, UM 77
Grand Forks, N.D (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center)
Watch:
Midco Sports / Summit League Network
Listen:
1440 AM The Fan
Full Game Notes are
here
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The North Dakota men's basketball game opens up a four-game homestand on Saturday night against Montana at 7 p.m. Coverage can be found on Midco Sports / Summit League Network and listened to on 1440 AM The Fan, with Paul Ralston on the call.
UND will play its second game of the Big Sky-Summit League Challenge. The Big Sky went 6-3 against the Summit League on Wednesday.
It is the 27th matchup all-time between UND and Montana, with the Grizzlies leading the series 19-7 overall. North Dakota won the last meeting on Nov. 15, 2021, when Caleb Nero scored the game-winning driving layup with 3.0 seconds to play to take the victory, 79-77. Prior to that, the Grizzlies had won the previous nine meetings.
North Dakota fell to Idaho on Wednesday by a score of 90-58 in Moscow. UND had two players in double figures, led by
Marley Curtis who compiled 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
Eli King contributed 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Scouting the Opposition
Montana enters this matchup with a 4-5 record, dropping its last four games. The Grizzlies are coming off an 81-72 home loss against North Dakota on Wednesday.
The Grizzlies were picked to finish first in the Big Sky this season, fresh off a 2025 NCAA Tournament appearance. Montana is led by Big Sky Preseason Player of the Year, Money Williams, who is averaging 19.3 points, 6.3 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game this season.
Pregame Notes
- The last four meetings between UND and Montana have been settled by less than 10 points
- Curtis is coming off his fourth double-digit point performance this season, tying a career-high three made three-point field goals against Idaho
- North Dakota will play four consecutive and seven of the next eight games at home
- UND's +4.9 turnover margin ranks 26th in the country and second in the Summit League
- Zach Kraft is 23-for-52 from deep (10-for-20 at home) this season, good for the third most three-pointers made in the Summit League
- Eli King has 117 career steals, now good for 10th all-time in program history
- Garrett Anderson is coming off a career-high four steals
- North Dakota is averaging 94.3 points per game in three home games this season
- NoDak owns a 1-4 record all-time in the Big Sky-Summit League Challenge
For more information on North Dakota men's basketball, visit FightingHawks.com or follow on social media @UNDmbasketball.
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