Montana Grizzlies

2-2 overall, 0-0 Big Sky, margin +12.8

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-0.7

net rating per 100 · #163 in D-I · model

100.6

adjusted offense · #272

101.3

adjusted defense · #84

70.8

pace, possessions / 40 · #155

-13.0

strength of schedule so far · #264

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Player of the Night Noah Bendinger: 22 points (W 105-40 vs. Salish Kootenai) Wednesday, Nov. 4

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
2	Tyler Thompson	G	JR	6' 6"	4/4	31.2	9.8	3.2	3.8	46.9	51.7	-0.6
3	Jordan Clark	G	SR	6' 2"	4/4	29.0	14.5	2.0	3.5	62.5	71.9	-0.6
0	Jalen Brown	G	SR	6' 2"	3/3	25.7	11.3	2.7	1.3	41.2	45.3	-4.8
8	LoLo Rudolph	G	JR	6' 2"	4/0	18.2	3.5	1.2	4.2	39.3	44.4	-1.7
5	Amari Jedkins	F	SR	6' 8"	2/0	18.0	4.5	4.0	2.0	50.0	46.7	+3.2
21	Clayton Mpiana	F	SO	6' 9"	4/4	18.0	7.0	5.8	0.0	61.9	59.2	+2.2
10	Connor Dick	G	SR	6' 4"	4/4	17.8	1.0	4.2	1.0	22.2	22.2	+0.9
11	Semaj Carter FR	G	FR	6' 4"	4/1	15.8	12.5	4.0	0.5	63.2	64.4	+0.4
22	Garret Dutro	G	SR	6' 6"	4/0	13.0	5.5	4.2	0.0	67.9	69.8	+2.8
1	Josiah Sanders	F	SR	6' 7"	4/0	12.5	5.5	2.8	0.8	56.2	59.0	+1.0
9	Seven Pridgen FR	G	FR	6' 3"	1/0	11.0	3.0	5.0	1.0	33.3	38.7	+0.6
13	Courtney Anderson Jr.	G	SR	6' 5"	2/0	10.0	2.5	0.5	0.0	33.3	38.8	-1.2
7	Noah Bendinger	G	SO	6' 4"	4/0	8.5	6.0	1.2	0.8	100.0	93.2	-0.0
4	Jackson Haggins FR	G	FR	6' 2"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
24	Kenyon Aguino	F	SO	6' 8"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Mon 11/2	at Oregon Ducks	BTN	L 69-87	+19.5 cover	–	481 -1h
Wed 11/4	vs Salish Kootenai Bison	ESPN+	W 105-40	–	1	481
Tue 11/10	at San Francisco Dons	ESPN+	L 58-63	+4.5 miss	5	761 -1h
Sat 11/14	at North Dakota Fighting Hawks	Summit League NetworkMidco Sports Plus	W 80-71	-4.5 cover	3	1,556 +1h
Mon 11/16	at Kansas State Wildcats	ESPN+	8 PM ET	+15.5model +8.4 · 24% winUnderdogMONT +15.57.1Under 155.82.6	1	604 +1h	odds
Mon 11/23	vs Carroll (MT) Fighting Saints	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–model -42.2 · 100% win	6	1,024
Mon 11/30	at Arizona State Sun Devils	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–	6	936
Thu 12/3	at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Big Sky	ESPN+	8 PM ET	–	2	124
Sat 12/5	at Utah State Aggies	CW	6:30 PM ET	–	1	452
Tue 12/8	vs South Dakota Coyotes	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–	2	371
Sat 12/12	at Cal Poly Mustangs	ESPN+	5:30 PM ET	–	3	872 -1h
Fri 12/18	vs Pepperdine Waves	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–	5	872
Mon 12/21	vs Providence (MT) Argonauts	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–	2	–
Thu 12/31	vs Northern Colorado Bears Big Sky	ESPN+	6 PM ET	–	9	–
Sat 1/2	vs Portland State Vikings Big Sky	–	4 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/7	at Weber State Wildcats Big Sky	–	8 PM ET	–	4	403
Sat 1/9	at Idaho State Bengals Big Sky	–	6 PM ET	–	1	116
Thu 1/14	vs Idaho Vandals Big Sky	–	9 PM ET	–	4	287
Sat 1/16	vs Eastern Washington Eagles Big Sky	–	6 PM ET	–	1	–
Mon 1/18	at Utah Tech Trailblazers Big Sky	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–
Sat 1/23	at Montana State Bobcats Big Sky	–	9 PM ET	–	4	163
Mon 1/25	vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds Big Sky	–	9 PM ET	–	1	163
Sat 1/30	vs Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Big Sky	–	6 PM ET	–	4	–
Thu 2/4	at Portland State Vikings Big Sky	–	10 PM ET	–	4	425 -1h
Sat 2/6	at Northern Colorado Bears Big Sky	–	8 PM ET	–	1	1,068
Thu 2/11	at Eastern Washington Eagles Big Sky	–	9 PM ET	–	4	816 -1h
Sat 2/13	at Idaho Vandals Big Sky	–	5 PM ET	–	1	59 -1h
Thu 2/18	vs Idaho State Bengals Big Sky	–	9 PM ET	–	4	142
Sat 2/20	vs Weber State Wildcats Big Sky	–	6 PM ET	–	1	–
Mon 2/22	vs Utah Tech Trailblazers Big Sky	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–
Sat 2/27	vs Montana State Bobcats Big Sky	–	9 PM ET	–	4	–
Mon 3/1	at Southern Utah Thunderbirds Big Sky	–	8:30 PM ET	–	1	637

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 13,450 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

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Players

Tyler Thompson #2 · G

Player rating-0.6#58 of 148 in the Big Sky

Offense-2.9#142

Defense+2.2#9

209 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%

9.8 pts3.2 reb3.8 ast31.2 min 11-32 FG8-24 3PT9-13 FT 51.7 TS%15.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 6" · 204 lbs · Fairfield, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ORE	L 69-87	38	14	5-9	4-8	0-1	0	2	3	4	1
11-05	vs SKC	W 105-40	23	8	2-5	2-4	2-2	4	8	1	3	2
11-11	at SF	L 58-63	32	2	0-5	0-4	2-4	3	2	3	2	0
11-15	at UND	W 80-71	32	15	4-13	2-8	5-6	6	3	2	1	0

Jordan Clark #3 · G

Player rating-0.6#57 of 148 in the Big Sky

Offense-0.3#73

Defense-0.4#48

194 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

14.5 pts2.0 reb3.5 ast29.0 min 16-32 FG8-22 3PT18-19 FT 71.9 TS%17.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 2" · 192 lbs · Seattle, WA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ORE	L 69-87	38	19	5-11	3-8	6-6	3	5	2	0	0
11-05	vs SKC	W 105-40	20	5	2-5	0-3	1-1	3	5	4	4	1
11-11	at SF	L 58-63	25	7	2-6	0-3	3-4	1	3	2	2	0
11-15	at UND	W 80-71	33	27	7-10	5-8	8-8	1	1	2	2	0

Jalen Brown #0 · G

Player rating-4.8#141 of 148 in the Big Sky

Offense-4.3#148

Defense-0.5#52

126 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 34%

11.3 pts2.7 reb1.3 ast25.7 min 12-34 FG4-14 3PT6-8 FT 45.3 TS%23.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 2" · 186 lbs · Salinas, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ORE	L 69-87	30	19	6-12	3-4	4-5	1	4	3	0	0
11-05	vs SKC	W 105-40	DNP
11-11	at SF	L 58-63	30	9	3-14	1-5	2-3	5	0	3	2	0
11-15	at UND	W 80-71	17	6	3-8	0-5	0-0	2	0	2	2	0

LoLo Rudolph #8 · G

Player rating-1.7#84 of 148 in the Big Sky

Offense-1.1#111

Defense-0.6#54

123 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%

3.5 pts1.2 reb4.2 ast18.2 min 5-14 FG1-3 3PT3-4 FT 44.4 TS%11.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 2" · 187 lbs · San Diego, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ORE	L 69-87	13	0	0-5	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	0
11-05	vs SKC	W 105-40	21	6	3-6	0-1	0-0	2	9	0	3	0
11-11	at SF	L 58-63	24	4	1-2	0-0	2-2	1	3	3	0	1
11-15	at UND	W 80-71	15	4	1-1	1-1	1-2	1	2	2	1	0

Amari Jedkins #5 · F

Player rating+3.2#6 of 148 in the Big Sky

Offense-0.4#79

Defense+3.6#2

62 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%

4.5 pts4.0 reb2.0 ast18.0 min 3-7 FG1-3 3PT2-6 FT 46.7 TS%10.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 8" · 202 lbs · Racine, WI · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ORE	L 69-87	DNP
11-05	vs SKC	W 105-40	DNP
11-11	at SF	L 58-63	19	5	2-4	1-2	0-2	2	2	0	2	0
11-15	at UND	W 80-71	17	4	1-3	0-1	2-4	6	2	0	2	0

Clayton Mpiana #21 · F

Player rating+2.2#12 of 148 in the Big Sky

Offense+1.4#25

Defense+0.8#22

120 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%

7.0 pts5.8 reb0.0 ast18.0 min 13-21 FG0-0 3PT2-6 FT 59.2 TS%14.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 9" · 230 lbs · Birmingham, England · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ORE	L 69-87	22	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	7	2	2	2
11-05	vs SKC	W 105-40	17	14	7-8	0-0	0-2	7	0	0	0
11-11	at SF	L 58-63	16	10	4-5	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	1
11-15	at UND	W 80-71	17	4	2-5	0-0	0-2	6	1	0	0

Connor Dick #10 · G

Player rating+0.9#24 of 148 in the Big Sky

Offense-0.9#96

Defense+1.8#12

118 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 10%

1.0 pts4.2 reb1.0 ast17.8 min 2-9 FG0-3 3PT0-0 FT 22.2 TS%7.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 4" · 201 lbs · Missoula, MT · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	BLK
11-03	at ORE	L 69-87	26	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	1
11-05	vs SKC	W 105-40	18	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	6	1	2	1
11-11	at SF	L 58-63	10	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0
11-15	at UND	W 80-71	17	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	2	1	0

Semaj Carter #11 · G

Player rating+0.4#38 of 148 in the Big Sky

Offense+0.1#56

Defense+0.3#33

105 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 38%

12.5 pts4.0 reb0.5 ast15.8 min 17-34 FG9-18 3PT7-11 FT 64.4 TS%26.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 4" · 205 lbs · Compton, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	at ORE	L 69-87	16	9	3-8	3-6	0-0	4	1	0	0
11-05	vs SKC	W 105-40	17	17	6-9	4-6	1-2	2	1	0	0
11-11	at SF	L 58-63	21	16	4-9	2-3	6-9	7	0	2	1
11-15	at UND	W 80-71	9	8	4-8	0-3	0-0	3	0	1	0

Garret Dutro #22 · G

Player rating+2.8#8 of 148 in the Big Sky

Offense-0.5#86

Defense+3.3#4

90 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 20%

5.5 pts4.2 reb0.0 ast13.0 min 8-14 FG3-8 3PT3-4 FT 69.8 TS%14.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 196 lbs · Auburn, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ORE	L 69-87	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0
11-05	vs SKC	W 105-40	16	11	4-5	2-3	1-2	6	1	1	2
11-11	at SF	L 58-63	11	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	0
11-15	at UND	W 80-71	23	6	2-5	0-2	2-2	8	1	1	0

Josiah Sanders #1 · F

Player rating+1.0#22 of 148 in the Big Sky

Offense-0.2#70

Defense+1.2#17

85 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%

5.5 pts2.8 reb0.8 ast12.5 min 9-16 FG0-2 3PT4-6 FT 59.0 TS%14.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 7" · 223 lbs · Phoenix, AZ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	BLK
11-03	at ORE	L 69-87	12	6	2-6	0-1	2-2	1	0	1
11-05	vs SKC	W 105-40	17	12	6-6	0-0	0-0	4	2	1
11-11	at SF	L 58-63	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0
11-15	at UND	W 80-71	17	4	1-4	0-1	2-4	4	1	2

Seven Pridgen #9 · G

Player rating+0.6#32 of 148 in the Big Sky

Offense-1.4#116

Defense+1.9#10

19 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%

3.0 pts5.0 reb1.0 ast11.0 min 1-3 FG0-0 3PT1-2 FT 38.7 TS%14.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 3" · 186 lbs · Worcester, MA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ORE	L 69-87	DNP
11-05	vs SKC	W 105-40	11	3	1-3	0-0	1-2	5	1	0	1	0
11-11	at SF	L 58-63	DNP
11-15	at UND	W 80-71	DNP

Courtney Anderson Jr. #13 · G

Player rating-1.2#68 of 148 in the Big Sky

Offense+0.3#49

Defense-1.5#84

35 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 17%

2.5 pts0.5 reb0.0 ast10.0 min 2-6 FG0-4 3PT1-1 FT 38.8 TS%12.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 5" · 203 lbs · Vallejo, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ORE	L 69-87	DNP
11-05	vs SKC	W 105-40	18	5	2-5	0-3	1-1	1	0	0	1	0
11-11	at SF	L 58-63	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-15	at UND	W 80-71	DNP

Noah Bendinger #7 · G

Player rating-0.0#47 of 148 in the Big Sky

Offense-0.3#78

Defense+0.3#32

58 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 29%

6.0 pts1.2 reb0.8 ast8.5 min 10-12 FG4-6 3PT0-2 FT 93.2 TS%21.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 4" · 173 lbs · Draper, UT · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	at ORE	L 69-87	3	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0
11-05	vs SKC	W 105-40	22	22	9-11	4-6	0-2	3	2	3	2
11-11	at SF	L 58-63	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0
11-15	at UND	W 80-71	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0

Jackson Haggins #4 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Freshman · 6' 2" · 198 lbs · Riverside, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	at ORE	L 69-87	DNP
11-05	vs SKC	W 105-40	DNP
11-11	at SF	L 58-63	DNP
11-15	at UND	W 80-71	DNP

Kenyon Aguino #24 · F

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 8" · 229 lbs · Albuquerque, NM · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	at ORE	L 69-87	DNP
11-05	vs SKC	W 105-40	DNP
11-11	at SF	L 58-63	DNP
11-15	at UND	W 80-71	DNP