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All 15 Montana Grizzlies Men’s Basketball March Madness Games [GALLERY]
The Montana Grizzlies Men's Basketball program has played 15 NCAA Tournament games. The Griz are 2-13 in those games.
Here's every game.
15) #2 Michigan Wolverines def. #15 Montana Grizzlies 74-55 (2nd round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa)
Montana's leading scorer was Sayeed Pridgett with 17 points. Ahmaad Rorie and Timmy Falls each had 10. Michigan's leading scorer was Charles Matthews with 22 points. Ignas Brazdeikis had 14, Jon Teske had 11 and Jordan Poole had 11. The Wolverines lost in the Sweet 16 against Texas Tech 63-44.
14) #3 Michigan Wolverines def. #14 Montana Grizzlies 61-47 (2nd round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament in Wichita, Kansas)
Montana's leading scorers were Ahmaad Rorie and Michael Oguine with 15 each. Michigan had Charles Matthews scoring 20 points. The Wolverines made it to the National Championship and lost the title game against Villanova.
13) #4 Syracuse Orange def. #13 Montana Grizzlies 81-34 (2nd round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament in San Jose, California)
Montana didn't have a scorer of over 5 points that day. Kareem Jamar, Spencer Coleman and Jacob Wiley each had 5. This was the final NCAA Tournament game for Wayne Tinkle during his time with the Griz. Syracuse featured future 1st round NBA Draft pick Michael Carter Williams.
12) #3 Wisconsin Badgers def. #14 Montana Grizzlies 73-49 (2nd round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico)
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11) #3 New Mexico Lobos def. #14 Montana Grizzlies 62-57 (Round of 64 of the 2010 NCAA Tournament in San Jose, California)
Montana's Brian Qvale had a game-high 26 points. Will Cherry had 8 for the Grizzlies.
10) #4 Boston College Eagles def. #12 Montana Grizzlies 69-56 (Round of 32 of the 2006 NCAA Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah)
Boston College had a pair of 20-point scorers - Craig Smith and future NBA player Jared Dudley (22 and 20 points). Montana was led by Jordan Hasquet with 13.
9) #12 Montana Grizzlies def. #5 Nevada Wolfpack 87-79 (Round of 64 of the 2006 NCAA Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah)
Montana's 2nd win in tournament history came against the Mountain West's Nevada Wolfpack. Andrew Strait scored 22 and Virgil Matthews scored 20 for the Griz.
8) #1 Washington Huskies def. #16 Montana Grizzlies 88-77 (Round of 64 in the 2005 NCAA Tournament in Boise, Idaho)
The 2005 Washington Huskies featured NBA talent through the roster. Nate Robinson (pictured above) plus Brandon Roy.
7) #2 Oregon Ducks def. #15 Montana Grizzlies 81-62 (Round of 64 in the 2002 NCAA Tournament in Sacramento, California)
Speaking of NBA talent, Oregon was led by Luke Ridnour's 18 points vs Montana in 2002.
6) #1 Kentucky Wildcats def. #16 Montana Grizzlies 92-54 (Round of 64 in the 1997 NCAA Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah)
Rick Pitino's Kentucky Wildcats defeated Montana behind Wayne Turner's 19 points. Montana's Ryan Dick, dad of Lauren and Connor Dick, notched a double-double in the loss.
5) #3 Florida State Seminoles def. #14 Montana Grizzlies 78-68 (Round of 64 in the 1992 NCAA Tournament in Boise, Idaho)
Sam Cassell led the Florida State Seminoles to the win with 23 points against Travis DeCuire's Montana Grizzlies. Coach, err, player DeCuire played in 21 minutes scoring 6 points.
4) #1 UNLV Runnin' Rebels def. #16 Montana Grizzlies 99-65 (Round of 64 in the 1991 NCAA Tournament in Tuscon, Arizona)
UNLV's magical run to the Final 4 began against the Grizzlies in 1991. Larry Johnson had 23, and Greg Anthony and Stacey Augmon each had 20. Montana was led by Delvon Anderson with 13.
3) UNLV Runnin' Rebels def. Montana Grizzlies 75-67 (Regional 3rd place game in the 1975 NCAA Tournament in Portland, Oregon)
The 1975 UNLV Runnin' Rebels had 6 future NBA teams (not pictured above): Eddie Owens, Ricky Sobers, Lewis Brown, Glen Gondrezick, Jackie Robinson and Robert Smith. Montana featured one NBAer: Michael Ray Richardson.
2) UCLA Bruins def. Montana Grizzlies 67-64 (Round of 16 in the 1975 NCAA Tournament in Portland, Oregon)
Wooden's UCLA Bruins defeated Montana in 1975, the last year Wooden won a National Championship in his elite coaching career.
1) Montana Grizzlies def. Utah State Aggies 69-63 (Round of 32 in the 1975 NCAA Tournament in Pullman, Washington)
Montana's first-ever NCAA Tournament game led to their first victory. Eric Hays scored 25 in the win and Michael Ray Richardson scored 13.
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Gallery Credit: Ace Sauerwein