SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Montana State Bobcats pulled out a 69-66 victory over Portland Friday afternoon in the opening game of the Incarnate Word Tournament hosted at the McDermott Center. The game was close throughout and the Pilots had a three-pointer rim out at the buzzer that would have forced overtime. The loss snapped a five game Portland winning streak.
Moses Wood led the Pilots with 22 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Tyler Robertson added 16 points, while Chris Austin and Mike Meadows added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
The game came down to the final possession as the team's traded leads late in regulation.