National Basketball Association
Washington 85, Montana St. 61
When: 11:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials:
# Gregory Nixon, # Nate Harris, # Justin Shamion
Attendance:
6042
By Field Level Media
Senior center Franck Kepnang registered 16 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots while posting his second career double-double and helping Washington to a 85-61 drubbing of Montana State on Tuesday night at Seattle.
Sahvir Wheeler added 14 points and Koren Johnson scored 13 for the Huskies (5-3). Anthony Holland was 3 of 3 from 3-point range for 11 points.
Robert Ford III notched 13 points and three steals for Montana State (3-5), which dropped its third straight game. Tyler Patterson had 12 points on four 3-pointers, Brian Goracke also had 12 and Sam Lecholat added 11.
The game was tight for the first 10 minutes before the Huskies erupted with a 20-2 spurt to open up a 17-point advantage. The lead topped out at 33 points.
Washington connected on 52.5 percent from the field, including 8 of 16 from 3-point range.
The Bobcats hit 38.9 percent of their attempts and were 9 of 31 (29 percent) from behind the arc. Montana State committed 18 turnovers and was outrebounded 44-26.
Montana State trailed by 17 early in the second half before Washington delivered the knockout punch with a 14-2 burst.
Paul Mulcahy and Holland finished the run with 3-pointers to give the Huskies a 63-34 advantage with 13:43 left in the game.
Mulcahy hit a layup to push the lead over 30 at 69-38 with 11:03 remaining, and the Huskies cruised to the finish.
Keion Brooks Jr. and Johnson had nine points apiece as Washington led 43-28 at the break. Patterson scored nine in the half for the Bobcats.
Montana State took its lone lead of the game at 20-19 when Goracke drained a 3-pointer with 10:03 left in the half. The trey capped an 8-0 burst.
Just 12 seconds later, Johnson hit a jumper to put the Huskies back in the lead. It also was the start of the 20-2 surge.
Johnson hit another jumper to end a string of 15 straight Washington points to make it 39-22 with 2:56 remaining in the half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Montana St. |
|
Washington |
Robert Ford III 13 |
Scoring |
Franck Kepnang 16 |
Sam Lecholat 3 |
Assists |
Paul Mulcahy 7 |
John Olmsted 6 |
Rebounds |
Franck Kepnang 11 |
Sam Lecholat 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Keion Brooks 4 |
Robert Ford III 3 |
Steals |
Koren Johnson 2 |
Brian Goracke 1 |
Blocks |
Franck Kepnang 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Montana St.
|
61 |
38.9 |
9-31 |
10-14 |
10 |
25 |
3 |
11 |
18 |
Washington
|
85 |
52.5 |
8-16 |
13-22 |
17 |
40 |
3 |
5 |
15 |