Griz conclude road trip with game versus USF Dons
11/29/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 29, 2012
THE GAME: The University of Montana Grizzlies (3-2) continue their current road trip, playing the University of San Francisco Dons (3-1) on Friday, Nov. 30th in USF's War Memorial Gym (5,300). Tip-off is at 8:00 p.m. (Mtn.).
RADIO/STREAMING: The "Voice of the Grizzles" is Mick Holien, a 12-time "Montana Broadcaster of the Year" selection, who is calling the play-by-play for his 20th season in a row. Streaming is available at www.gogriz.com.
TELEVISION: There is no TV scheduled for the UM-USF game.
GRIZ LAST TWO GAMES: BYU 85, Montana 60: Senior forward Brandon Davies registered a double-double and the BYU Cougars capitalized on turnovers, as they defeated the Grizzlies in a non-league contest in Energy Solutions Arena (attendance 12,378), the home of the NBA's Utah Jazz. BYU capitalized on 17 Griz turnovers, scoring 26 points off of Montana's miscues. Griz junior-guard forward Kareem Jamar had team-highs of 17 points and 9 rebounds, while sophomore guard Keron DeShields was UM's only other player in double figures with 12 points. UM's leading scorer, senior forward Mathias Ward, had just 7 points and played only 19 minutes, and he fouled out with 8:24 left to play. Davies, a 6-9, 235-pound senior, had game-highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds.
At Montana 67, San Diego 66: Sophomore forward Kevin Henderson nailed a three-point shot with 2.5 seconds remaining in the game to give the Griz the dramatic victory. Ward led UM with a season-high 23 points. Henderson was UM's second leading scorer with 9 points. Jamar was held to 8 points, but had a team-leading 6 rebounds, and tied a career-high with 11 assists, and his last dish was to Henderson which led to the game-winning shot.
100TH GAME FOR MATHIAS: Ward will be playing in his 100th career game (33rd start) at USF this Friday.
TINKLE FOURTH ON WINS LIST: Seventh-year Montana head coach Wayne Tinkle has 119 career wins -- the fourth most in school history.
SERIES/LAST MEETING: USF leads the series 4-0. The Dons defeated the Grizzlies 65-62 in Missoula last year, and were led by senior guard Rashad Green, who had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Senior forward Art Stewart led the Griz with 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
MONTANA GRIZZLIES (3-2)--PPG--RPG--MISC.
F-24-Spencer Coleman, 6-6 1/2, 198, Jr., JC--7.8--3.0--11-of-13 FTs
F-40-Mathias Ward , 6-7, 228, Sr., 3V--14.0--2.0--53.1 FG%
C-41-Andy Martin, 7-0, 223, Fr., HS--2.4--1.4--8 blks.
G-20-Keron DeShields, 6-2, 182, So., 1V 9.2--2.6--81.3 FT%
G-32-Kareem Jamar, 6-5, 210, Jr., 2V--13.8--6.0--17/9 at BYU
6-10-Jordan Gregory, G, 6-2, 188, So., 1V--7.4--2.6--43.8 3PT%
6-2-Kevin Henderson, F, 6-5, 208, So., 1V--4.8--3.4--1.2 stl. pg
6-33-Mike Weisner, F, 6-7, 195, So., 1V--6.6--1.2--50.0 3PT%
Head Coach: Wayne Tinkle (119-73, seventh season at Montana)
USF DONS (3-1)--PPG--RPG--SC.
F-25-Cole Dickerson, 6-7, 230, Jr.--13.--3.8--10/14 vs. Columbia
C-15-Tao Xu, 6-11, 260, Fr.--4.3--2.5--2 starts
G-21-De'End Parker, 6-6, 215, Jr.--20.3--3.3--31 pts. vs. Columbia
G-32-Tim Derksen, 6-3, 185, Fr.--7.0--3.8
G-45-Cody Doolin, 6-2, 170, Jr.--10.3--3.5--5.3 apg
6-12-Avry Holmes, G, 6-2, 170, Fr.--8.8--2.8--40.9 3PT%
Head Coach: Rex Walters (65-67/6th season at USF)
USF RESULTS TO DATE: Stanford 74, USF 62; at USF 73, Cal State-East Bay 58; USF 67, at American 53; at USF 79, Columbia 50. UP NEXT: 12/4-St. John's.
