Who’s Playing
Montana State Bobcats @ Denver Pioneers
Current Records: Montana State 0-2, Denver 2-2
How To Watch
- When: Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 4 p.m. ET
- Where: Hamilton Gymnasium — Denver, Colorado
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
The Montana State Bobcats will face off against the Denver Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at Hamilton Gymnasium. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Montana State took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They simply couldn’t be stopped as they easily beat Northwest 93-35. With the Bobcats ahead 60-15 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Montana State smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northwest only pulled down ten.
Meanwhile, Denver posted their biggest victory since December 20, 2023 on Thursday. Everything went their way against Colorado Christian as Denver made off with an 86-63 win. With that victory, the Pioneers brought their scoring average up to 77.5 points per game.
Montana State made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 0-2. As for Denver, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Montana State hasn’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 76.3 points per game. However, it’s not like Denver struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 77.5. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Montana State came up short against Denver in their previous matchup back in December of 2018, falling 76-64. Can Montana State avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Series History
Denver and Montana State both have 1 win in their last 2 games.
- Dec 18, 2018 – Denver 76 vs. Montana State 64
- Dec 18, 2017 – Montana State 79 vs. Denver 65
