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Big Sky Hoops tourney – Montana State beats Sac State, moves into Big Sky title game

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No. 5 Montana State is back in the Big Sky Conference championship game for the fourth year in a row after a 74-71 win over No. 10 Sac State on March 12, 2024.

Montana State awaits the winner of No. 3 Montana and No. 8 Idaho State.
The last and only time MSU played UM for the Big Sky Tourney title came in 1986 when the ‘Cats beat the Griz to go to the Big Dance for 1st time.

Montana State head coach Matt Logie, senior Robert Ford III (right) and junior Sam Lecholat after the win as did Sacramento State head coach David Patrick and juniors Austin Patterson (left) and Zee Hamoda after the loss.

Video filmed & produced by Colter Nuanez, Skyline Sports. All Rights Reserved.

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About Colter Nuanez

Colter Nuanez is the co-founder and senior writer for Skyline Sports. After spending six years in the newspaper industry with stops at the Missoulian, the Ellensburg Daily Record and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the former Washington Newspaper Association Sportswriter of the Year and University of Montana Journalism School graduate ('09) has cultivated a deep passion for sports journalism during his 13-year career covering the Big Sky Conference. In August of 2014, Colter and brother Brooks merged their passions of writing and art to found Skyline Sports.

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