Men's Basketball: Montana Grizzlies win in triple OT

GREELEY, Colo. – Jordan Gregory knocked down a pair of free throws with 2.2 seconds left in the third overtime to lift Montana over Northern Colorado 83-81 on Saturday.

Montana (14-10, 10-3 Big Sky) trailed by three points in the final seconds of the second overtime when Gregory rebounded his own missed 3-point attempt and air balled another 3. But Martin Breunig tapped the missed shot back out to Brandon Gfeller, who nailed the game-tying 3-point attempt at the buzzer.

Gfeller had 21 points and Gregory had 20 to lead the Grizzlies, who moved into a second-place tie with Sacramento State.

Northern Colorado (12-12, 7-6) had its largest lead at 64-59 with 1:40 left in the first overtime.

The Bears trailed 33-18 late in the first half but had a 12-0 run midway through the second to tie it at 48. The Grizzlies pushed back in front at 57-52, but went scoreless for the final 4:26 as Northern Colorado scored the last five points in regulation to force the first overtime.

Tevin Svihovec led the Bears with 23 points.

MONTANA (14-10)

Breunig 6-10 0-3 12, Gfeller 7-16 0-0 21, Gregory 5-16 9-9 20, Dunn 4-7 0-1 9, Krslovic 4-6 1-2 9, Bradshaw 0-3 0-0 0, Weisner 3-7 1-2 8, Lopez 1-2 1-2 4, Kemp 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-67 12-19 83.

N. COLORADO (12-12)

Michael 5-16 2-4 17, Lee 4-11 6-6 14, Wilson 3-7 2-3 9, Verhagen 1-2 2-2 4, Dotson 1-2 0-2 3, Svihovec 7-14 8-10 23, Huskisson 2-6 2-5 6, Spence 2-4 0-0 5, McDavis 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-65 22-32 81.

Halftime—Montana 33-24. End Of Regulation—Tied 57. End Of 1st Overtime—Tied 64. End Of 2nd Overtime—Tied 72. 3-Point Goals—Montana 11-31 (Gfeller 7-15, Dunn 1-2, Lopez 1-2, Weisner 1-3, Gregory 1-8, Bradshaw 0-1), N. Colorado 9-22 (Michael 5-12, Dotson 1-1, Svihovec 1-2, Spence 1-2, Wilson 1-3, Johnson 0-1, Huskisson 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Montana 43 (Breunig 9), N. Colorado 51 (Lee 16). Assists—Montana 18 (Gregory 6), N. Colorado 12 (Huskisson, Svihovec 3). Total Fouls—Montana 21, N. Colorado 19. A—NA.