Adamu carries Montana St. over N. Colorado 76-74 in OT
GREELEY, Colo. -- — Amin Adamu had a career-high 36 points and scored the final points of the game on a layup with 1:58 left in overtime as Montana State edged past Northern Colorado 76-74 on Saturday.
Adamu made 9 of 10 foul shots. He added nine rebounds.
Xavier Bishop had 22 points for Montana State (5-3, 2-0 Big Sky Conference). Abdul Mohamed added eight rebounds.
Matt Johnson II tied a career high with 21 points and had seven rebounds for the Bears (5-6, 2-4). Bodie Hume added 14 points and nine rebounds. Greg Bowie II had 12 points. Tre'Shon Smoots made a 3-pointer with seven seconds left in regulation to force overtime.
The Bobcats improve to 2-0 against the Bears for the season. Montana State defeated Northern Colorado 79-67 on Thursday.
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2020-2021 Big Sky Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Washington | 11-2 | - | 12-6 |
Southern Utah | 10-2 | 0.5 | 17-3 |
Weber State | 11-3 | 0.5 | 16-5 |
Idaho State | 7-5 | 3.5 | 12-9 |
Montana State | 7-5 | 3.5 | 10-8 |
Portland State | 6-6 | 4.5 | 9-10 |
Northern Colorado | 6-7 | 5 | 10-9 |
Montana | 7-9 | 5.5 | 11-12 |
Sacramento State | 4-8 | 6.5 | 7-10 |
Northern Arizona | 4-10 | 7.5 | 5-15 |
Idaho | 1-17 | 12.5 | 1-20 |