BOISE, Idaho — Marah Dykstra put again her personal miss simply earlier than the ultimate buzzer to present top-seeded Montana State a 58-57 victory over No. 6 seed Montana on Wednesday to assert the Massive Sky Event championship.
Montana State (30-3) received its second convention match title in 4 years and the fourth in program historical past. Montana (14-18) was within the title recreation for the primary time since 2015.
Dykstra, from Vancouver, gave Montana State a 56-52 lead with 2:34 remaining and neither group scored till freshman Avery Waddington made a driving layup with 30.8 seconds left to get Montana inside two factors.
MJ Bruno poked it away from Montana State level guard with 24 seconds left and Mack Konig dribbled down the clock for Montana earlier than discovering Dani Bartsch for a large open 3-pointer to present the Woman Griz a one-point lead with 7.9 seconds left.
Dykstra got here off a excessive display for a contested left-handed layup that didn’t hit the rim, nevertheless it bounced proper again to her off the backboard and she or he narrowly beat the buzzer to win it.
Esmeralda Morales completed with 25 factors to guide Montana State.
Waddington had 15 factors and eight rebounds, Konig added 13 factors and eight assists, and Bruno scored 11 for Montana.
Tyler McCliment-Name sank a 3-pointer from the nook with 6:53 remaining within the fourth to present Montana its first lead, 50-49, because it was 21-19.
Montana State and Montana have met six occasions within the Massive Sky Event championship recreation, with Montana successful in 1991, ’95, ’97, ‘08. The Bobcats’ solely different win over the Woman Griz was in 1993.
There was loads of Canadian illustration all through the drama-filled ball recreation as Montana was led by Mack Konig of Milton, Ont., who was voted to the All-Massive Sky second group. She completed with 13 factors, eight assists and two rebounds within the loss.
With information from Sportsnet Employees.
