Montana on the road to play Washington on Tuesday
11/25/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 25, 2013
THE GAME: The University of Montana Grizzlies (1-2) are on the road again for a pair of games, starting with the University of Washington Huskies (2-3), Tuesday, Nov. 26, with tip-off at 7:00 p.m. (Mtn.) in UW's Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000).
NEXT: Montana is at Hawai'i on Friday, Nov. 29, for a return game from a BracketBuster contest played in Missoula in the 2011-12 season, which Montana won, 94-79.
RADIO: Tom Schultz will be calling the play-by-play on UM's flagship station, KGVO 1290 AM/ & 101.5 FM. (MBB Radio Network listed on add 4 of the weekly release).
TV: The Montana-Washington game will be televised on the Pac-12 Network, with Rich Waltz calling the play-by-play and Ernie Kent serving as the color analyst.
AUDIO STREAMING: gogriz.com/all-access .
LIVE STATS: GoHuskies.com.
GRIZ LAST GAME: U of San Francisco 75, at Montana 74: The Dons dominated play inside en route to the win, scoring 30 points in the paint (UM had 16), and they out-rebounded the Griz 35 to 25. Junior forward Kruize Pinkins came off the bench to lead USF with 22 points, and he made 10-of-11 shots from the floor, most of them coming in the paint. Jamar led Montana with a game-high 25 points, and he led UM with 8 assists and 6 rebounds
GRIZ LAST SEASON: The Griz were 25-7 and made their second trip in a row and third in the last four years to the NCAA Tournament. The Griz won the Big Sky regular-season title with a 19-1 record. UM guard-forward Kareem Jamar was named the Big Sky MVP, while guard Jordan Gregory was an honorable mention all-league pick.
COACH TINKLE THIRD IN CAREER WINS: With UM's win at South Dakota State on Nov. 14, Griz mentor Wayne Tinkle now has 142 career wins -- the third most in Montana history. He recently passed Blaine Taylor, who had 141 career victories from 1992-1998. Tinkle has taken the Griz to the NCAA Tournament three times in his tenure.
JAMAR 15TH IN CAREER SCORING: Jamar now has 1,174 career points, which ranks him 15th in school history. He needs 41 to pass Charles Davis (1,214 points, 1947, 1951-53) for 14th.
MONTANA GRIZZLIES (1-2)-------------------PPG--RPG--MISC.
F- 33-Mike Weisner, F, 6-7, 193, Jr., 2V--6.7--3.7--40.0 3PT%
C-45-Eric Hutchison, 6-9, 243, Sr., 3V--4.3--1.7--11 pts. in SDSU win
G-10-Jordan Gregory, 6-2, 194, Jr., 2V--6.7--3.0--10/4/2 vs. USF
G-15-Keron DeShields, 6-2, 177, Jr., 2V--10.7--3.0--12/5/4 at SDSU
G-F-32-Kareem Jamar, 6-5, 207, Sr., 2V--22.0--8.0--52.4 FG%
6-1-Mario Dunn, G, 6-0, 171, Fr., HS--4.3--0.3--averages 20.3 mins. pg
6-34-Brandon Gfeller, G, 6-4, 190, Fr., HS--8.7--2.0--8x13 on 3-PTers/1 start
6-31-Jack Lopez, 6-5, G-F, Fr., HS--3.5--0.5--60.0 FG%
6-24-Chris Kemp, 6-7, 236, Jr., JC--3.3--2.3--10/4/2 Blks. vs. USF
Head Coach: Wayne Tinkle (Montana, 2005/8th season at Montana: 142-80)
UW HUSKIES (2-3)-------------------------PPG--RPG--MISC.
F-2-Perris Blackwell, 6-9, 275, Sr., TR--11.8--8.0--USF transfer
F-40-Shawn Kemp Jr., 6-9, 250, Jr., 2V--4.0--2.2--50.0 FG%
G-5-Nigel Williams-Goss, 6-3, 185, Fr., HS--12.0--4.2--4.8 apg
G- 12-Andrew Andrews, 6-2, 195, So., 1V--13.0--3.6--31 games last year
G- 23-C.J. Wilcox, 6-5, 195, Sr., 3V--23.0--4.4--85.3 FT%
6- 1-Darin Johnson, G, 6-5, 200, Fr.,HS--10.6--2.8--89.5 FT%
Head Coach: Lorenzo Romar (Cincinnati, 1992)/12th season at UW: 239-132)
UW SCORES TO DATE: UC Irvine 86, Huskies 72; at Huskies 88, Seattle 78; at Huskies 92, E. Washington 80; %Indiana 102, Huskies 84; %Boston College 89, Huskies 78. %=2K Sports Classic, New York.
SERIES: The Huskies lead 42-9. LAST MEETING (11/29/09): at Washington 63, Montana 59. OF NOTE: In that last meeting, UW was 17-of-26 from the line, while the Griz were 5-of-8.
