The Grizzlies knew they needed a win against the Rockets after losing three times earlier this season. Here's how they pulled it off.

Kai Johnson, added to the starting lineup shortly before game time, scored 25 points to lead Montana over Montana State 77-70 in Big Sky Conference men's basketball Saturday night. Johnson, who supplanted Money Williams in the lineup,

Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks scored an and-1 layup and walked over behind the baseline to flex at the Memphis crowd whose adoration for him had morphed into abhorrence. The former Grizzly scored 22 points for the Rockets on Thursday night,

Sacramento State and Montana will take the floor in a matchup of Big Sky foes. Saturday's matchup is the first this season between the teams.

MISSOULA — The Montana and Montana State men's basketball teams were picked 1-2 in the Big Sky Conference preseason ... the coaches and media polls. The Grizzlies have done a better job of ...

BOTTOM LINE: Esmeralda Morales and Montana State visit Dani Bartsch and Montana in Big Sky action Saturday. The Grizzlies have gone 6-3 in home games. Montana averages 14.6 turnovers per game and ...

Montana State Bobcats (17-2, 7-0 Big Sky) at Montana Grizzlies (7-11, 3-4 Big Sky) Missoula, Montana; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Esmeralda Morales and Montana State visit Dani Bartsch and ...

The Montana Grizzlies will play host to conference foe Montana State. Saturday's meeting is the first this season between the two squads. Montana is 3-4 against the Big Sky, and

Montana Grizzlies (7-12, 3-5 Big Sky) at Portland State Vikings (4-12, 1-6 Big Sky) Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Montana visits Portland State after Avery Waddington scored

The new-look Montana softball team, directed by first-year skipper Stef Ewing, will make its debut a week from Friday against Colgate in Phoenix.

The two additions, one from Granite Bay High School and one from Inderkum, are both Sacramento Bee All-Metro standouts.

Oklahoma City, Houston and Memphis are young teams with large asset pools, but going "all-in" at the wrong time could backfire.