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A new era begins in Ogden! Weber State is thrilled to announce the hire of Kaleb Canales as the new head coach of the Wildcat men’s basketball program! Welcome to Weber State @13_assist 📰: #WeAreWeber // #BigSkyMBB
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LIVE on ESPN2: Idaho vs Montana 2026 #StarchMadness #BigSkyMBB Tournament Championship Game from Idaho Central Arena in Boise Idaho
NAU men’s basketball is the No. 10 seed and will play No. 9 Idaho State in Boise on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
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NAU will be the No. 10 seed in Boise. Montana State will await the result of Portland State and Weber State.
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Final | Montana State 76 - Northern Arizona 65
Oakland Fort scored a career-high 26 points (10/12 FG, 4/5 3FG). Christian King led Montana State with 18 points.
The Bobcats shot over 50% from the floor and went 12/31 from deep.
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Oakland Fort. Career-high 26 points.
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Extended wait until the final media timeout. Oakland Fort now has 23 points to lead all scorers on 9/11 shooting. Montana State has 5 players in double-digits and is shooting 50%.
[H2 - 1:04] Montana State 71 - Northern Arizona 58
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Oakland Fort draws a foul to get NAU into the bonus. Shane Burcar calls a timeout before he takes his foul shots.
[H2 - 4:49] Montana State 64 - Northern Arizona 51
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NAU on a 7-0 run before a Jed Miller basket. They'll have to string this in a big one to comeback.
[H2 - 6:05] Montana State 63 - Northern Arizona 49
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Bobcats call a timeout up 19. Four Montana State players in double figures. King has 15. Steppe, Amunrud and Hodges have 10. Montana State shooting 51.1% from the floor.
[H2 - 8:29] Montana State 61 - Northern Arizona 42
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Oakland Fort another 3 out of the timeout. 19 points, 7/8 FG, 3/3 FG. His career-high is 25 two years ago against Idaho.
[H2 - 9:52] Montana State 59 - Northern Arizona 42
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16-0 run. Jed Miller 3. Komin again breaks the run with a jumper.
[H2 - 10:43] Montana State 59 - Northern Arizona 39
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Montana State on a 10-0 run and is 9/21 from deep. NAU is the 5th-worst team in the nation in defending the 3, a bad combination. NAU hasn't scored in 3 minutes.
[H2 - 12:40] Montana State 53 - Northern Arizona 37
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Was a solid start for NAU in the half, but Montana State responded on the offensive end. Chris Hodges with an and-one going into the media tiemout.
Oakland Fort has 16 points, 6/7 FG and 2/2 3FG.
[H2 - 15:23] Montana State 45 - Northern Arizona 37
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6-0 NAU run to start the half. Fort hit a jumper and now has 14 points. 5-point game.
[H2 - 18:20] Montana State 36 - Northern Arizona 31
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NAU ended the half making 4 of its last 5 shots, but is shooting 9/25 for the game. Montana State is shooting 7/16.
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Halftime | Montana State 36 - Northern Arizona 25
Oakland Fort scored 12 points all in the last 3:31. He already has a season-high and has made the deficit manageable.
Christian King leads 13 points.
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Oakland Fort with a layup and a 3 to lead NAU with 5 points.
[H1 - 2:19] Montana State 33 - Northern Arizona 18
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About as rough of a first half as NAU has had. Shooting 5/20 while Montana State is 12/25. Christian King has 10 points, only 3 less than NAU.
[H1 - 3:49] Montana State 30 - Northern Arizona 13
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Tack on a 8-0 run in just over 2 minutes for Montana State. They want that No. 1 seed bad. NAU is 2 for its last 10 and 5/19 overall.
[H1 - 4:30] Montana State 30 - Northern Arizona 13
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The Bobcats came into the night top 40 in D-1 in 3-point percentage. They are 4/9 from deep. NAU entered top 30 and is 1/6. Christian King leads with 7 points. Campisano leads NAU with 4.
[H1 - 7:36] Montana State 22 - Northern Arizona 13
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Now a 7-0 Montana State run off a 3 from Jed Miller. NAU is 1 of its last 9.
[H1 - 8:45] Montana State 22 - Northern Arizona 9
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Some anger on a tie up as Campisano fought for the ball with a few Montana State players. He got a shove as he was walking away and the refs are taking a look at it.
[H1 - 12:00] Montana State 15 - Northern Arizona 7
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Back to back Montana State 3s out of the timeout and it's an 11-0 Bobcats run. Komin ends the run with a 3.
[H1 - 13:10] Montana State 15 - Northern Arizona 7
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The Bobcats getting shots up early. 11 shots for MSU compared to 6 for NAU, both shooting around 35%. Jackson and Poom with the buckets for NAU. Christian King hit MSU's first baskets.
[H1 - 14:55] Montana State 9 - Northern Arizona 4
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Montana State wins the tip.
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NAU starters: Chris Komin, Brennan Peterson, Ryan Abelman, Traivar Jackson, Diego Campisano
Fourth straight game with this lineup. NAU is 0-4 with it this year.
No Davian Brown for Montana State for the 10th straight game.
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It’s the regular season finale here at the Walkup Skydome. NAU men’s basketball (10-20, 4-13 Big Sky) looks to go into Boise on a high note against Montana State (17-13, 11-6 Big Sky), which is playing for a share of the regular season title.
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LIVE on ESPNU #IDHOvsPRST #BigSkyMBB Idaho at Portland State from Stoller Court at Viking Pavilion at the Peter W. Stott Center in Portland, Oregon
Asked Shane Burcar about potentially getting Sacramento State on NAU’s non-conference schedule in the future. He said that probably won’t happen any time soon.
He did say NAU is going to Iowa State for a game next season.
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