Montana Grizzlies @ Texas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M builds 19-point lead in 2nd half and holds off Montana 86-81
Rylan Griffen scored 17 points, Rashaun Agee added 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Texas A&M held off Montana for an 86-81 victory on Tuesday night.
Montana trailed by double-digits since 2:19 remained in the first half and 73-54 with 6:29 left in the second. Money Williams then hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points during a 26-8 run to pull the Grizzlies to 81-80 with nine seconds left.
The Aggies shot 5 of 6 from the line and forced a turnover in the closing seconds.
Ruben Dominguez scored 12 points for Texas A&M (3-2), which shot 71% from the floor and hit 6 of 11 from 3-point range in the first half but cooled to 40% (12 of 30) overall and hit just 1 of its 12 shots from distance after the break.
Williams finished with five 3s and 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting and had seven assists to lead Montana (4-2). Brooklyn Hicks added 18 points and Tyler Isaak chipped in with 13. The Grizzlies shot 41% overall and 44% (8 of 18) from long range in the first half yet 72% and 61.5% (8 of 13) in the second.
Dominguez scored 11 points and made three 3s in the first half to help Texas A&M build a 45-31 halftime lead. Hicks scored seven first-half points for Montana.
It was the first meeting between the teams since their only other matchup, an 81-64 Texas A&M win at home in the 2015 NIT.
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Game Information
College Station, TX

Referee:Chuck Jones
Referee:Owen Shortt
Referee:Chuck McCoy

2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |
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