Montana Grizzlies 2006 NCAA Tournament

Montana Grizzlies - Big Sky

Seed: #12 -Minneapolis Regional

RPI: 59 AP: na

Big Wins: Stanford (88-69), Oral Roberts (88-74), at Northern Arizona (73-60)

Bad Losses: at Weber St (67-72), at Idaho St (70-95), at Portland St (92-93)

Top Players for Montana:

• Andrew Strait, So, F, 17.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg
• Kevin Criswell, Sr, G, 16.9 ppg, 2.4 apg
• Virgil Matthews, Sr, G, 9.6 ppg, 4.0 apg
• Bryan Ellis, Jr, G, 8.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.6 apg

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Montana Grizzlies basketball notes:
By the numbers, this is a solid team. The Grizzlies have a deep bench, senior leadership, rank fourth in the nation in assists, 56 th in rebound margin; shoot 50% from the floor, 39% from long range and 71% from the charity stripe. So why is this a 15 seed that we have heard very little about all year? The schedule didn’t turn out to be that great and a few close road losses in conference slipped Montana down to second place in the Big Sky. The Grizzlies want to run and if they bump into a slow tempo team, they could be in trouble establishing a consistent half-court offense. I can’t pick a 15 over a two, but Montana could at least keep it close against Gonzaga if the long ball is falling.

Likely 2006 NCAA Tournament finish: First Round

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