MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Kareem Jamar scored 24 points to lead Montana to a 91-74 win over Montana-Western on Friday night.
Keron DeShields contributed 17 points, Jordan Gregory added 16 and Michael Weisner had 14 for the Grizzlies (4-4), who shot 53 percent from the field and have now won three games straight.
Montana led the entire game but didn’t break away until the second half with a 12-4 spurt that included a Weisner 3-pointer, then kept the Bulldogs at bay before closing with a 9-1 run.
Montana-Western, an NAIA team, trailed just 41-37 at the break, but couldn’t overtake the Grizzlies, who logged 11 steals on the night and had eight fewer turnovers.
