GRIZZLY SPORTS INFORMATION ` 2012-13 GRIZ HOOPS

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(Game #10) Montana Continues Big Sky Play On the Road: at Sac State Dec. 21

GRIZZLY SPORTS INFORMATION Dave Guffey, Assistant AD, Media Relations

32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812 (406) 243-5402 email: guffeydb@mso.umt.edu

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THE GAME: The University of Montana Grizzlies (5-4/1-0 BSC) continue their Big Sky Conference slate on the road, playing the Sacramento State Hornets (6-3/1-0) on Friday, Dec. 21. The UM-Sac contest starts at 8:00 p.m. (Mtn.) in the Hornets Nest.

RADIO/STREAMING/TV: The "Voice of the Griz" Mick Holien, a 12-time "Montana Broadcaster of the Year" pick, calls the play-by-play on Missoula's KGVO Radio (1290 AM and 101.5 FM) for his 20th season in a row. Streaming is available at . The game will not be televised. (Griz Radio Network stations listed on add 4-4-4).

GRIZ RANKED IN 3-POINT% & FT%: Montana is ranked third in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage at 42.5% (65-of-153), trailing Central Florida (44.1%). UM is 27th in free throw percentage at 76.1% . Central Connecticut State leads the nation (83.3%).

SERIES/LAST YEAR: Montana leads the series with Sac 32-5. Last year: at Griz 85, Sac 56 and at Sac 67, Griz 58. (Last season's UM-Sac box scores attached).

CHERRY RETURNS: Senior guard Will Cherry returned to action on Dec. 15th against SDSU after missing the last two-and-a-half months due to a foot injury. He was named to the 2012-13 collegeinsider Lou Henson Preseason All-America team.

MONTANA GRIZZLIES (5-4/1-0)

PPG RPG MISC.

F-40-Mathias Ward, 6-7, 228, Sr., 3V

14.9 3.1

53.8 FG%

C-45-Eric Hutchison, 6-9, 230, Jr., 2V

2.0

1.7

6 starts

G-5-Will Cherry, 6-1, 188, Sr., 3V

7.0

3.5

12/3/3 at NAU

G-10-Jordan Gregory, 6-2, 188, So., 1V

8.5

4.0

12/7/2 at NAU

G-32-Kareem Jamar, 6-5, 210, Jr., 2V

14.4 6.7

Sky: 6ppg/4-rpg

6-20-Keron DeShields, G, 6-2, 182, So., 1V 8.7

2.6

3rd leading scorer

6-24-Spencer Coleman, F, 6-6 1/2, 198, Jr., JC 5.6

3.1

has 4 starts

6-33-Mike Weisner, F, 6-7, 195, So., 1V

7.0

1.6

55.0 3PTFG%

Head Coach: Wayne Tinkle (121-75/67-30 Big Sky 7th season at Montana)

Coach Tinkle vs. Sac State: Coach Tinkle is 11-1 against the Hornets and has won the last 11 in a row.

SAC STATE HORNETS (6-3/1-0) F-3-Joe Eberhard, 6-6, 210, Sr., 1V F-32-John Dickson, 6-6, 200, Sr., 3V C-41-Konner Veteto, 6-8, 290, Sr., 1V G-5-Dylan Garrity, 6-2, 175, So., 1V G-10-Mikh McKinney, 6-1, 165, So., JC F-4-Joey Quigley, 6-8, 210, Jr., JC

PPG 7.6 15.9 11.2 13.1 13.4 4.1

RPG 6.7 5.7 6.1 2.4 4.9 2.5

MISC.

10 rebs. vs. MSU

1.6 blk pg 19/9 vs. MSU

5.7 apg/53.0 FG% 87.8 FT% (36x41)

6 starts

Head Coach: Brian Katz (82-144, 8th year at Sac)

GRIZ TRAVEL: Depart for Sacramento from Phoenix via Delta on Thursday, Dec. 20, with lodging at Marriott Rancho Cordova (916-638-1100). Return to Missoula on Delta flight Saturday, Dec. 22, with ETA 12:42 p.m.

MONTANA 2012-13 GRIZZLY SCHEDULE/RESULTS (5-4/1-0 BSC)

Date

Opponent

Time (Mtn.)

Nov. 1 Lewis-Clark State (Ex.)

W, 86-68

Nov. 9 at Colorado State

L, 72-65

Nov. 14 Minot State

W, 82-53

Nov. 17 at Idaho

W, 66-63

Nov. 24 Univ. of San Diego

W, 67-66

Nov. 28 at BYU

L, 85-60

Nov. 30 at U of San Francisco

L. 78-68

Dec. 8 Carroll College

W, 78-58

Dec. 15 South Dakota State

L, 68-67 (2 OT)

Dec. 19 at Northern Arizona*

W, 62-56

Dec. 21 at Sacramento State*

8:05 pm

Jan. 3 Eastern Washington*

7:05 pm

Jan. 5 Portland State*

7:05 pm

Jan. 10 at North Dakota*

6:05 pm

Jan. 12 at Northern Colorado*

7:05 pm

Jan. 17 Southern Utah*

7:05 pm

Jan. 19 ^Montana State*

7:05 pm

Jan. 24 Idaho State*

7:05 pm

Jan. 26 Weber State*

7:05 pm

Jan. 31 at Portland State*

8:35 pm

Feb. 2 at Eastern Washington*

7:05 pm

Feb. 7 Northern Colorado*

7:05 pm

Feb. 9 North Dakota*

7:05 pm

Feb. 14 at Weber State*

7:05 pm

Feb. 16 at Idaho State*

7:05 pm

Feb. 23 at BracketBusters

TBA

Mar. 2 at ^Montana State*

7:05 pm

Mar. 4 at Southern Utah*

7:05 pm

Mar. 7 Sacramento State*

7:05 pm

Mar. 9 Northern Arizona*

7:05 pm

Mar. 14-16 Big Sky Tournament

TBA

(hosted by regular-season champion)

* =Big Sky Conference game ^ =Televised by Max Media

MONTANA QUICK FACTS Enrollment.......................................................15,642 Location.....................................................Missoula School Founded..................................Feb. 17, 1893 President..................................Dr. Royce Engstrom Athletic Director..................................Kent Haslam Nickname...............................................Grizzlies/Griz Colors..............................................Maroon & Silver Head Coach.............Wayne Tinkle (Montana, 2005) Tinkle Record....121-75/67-30 BSC (7th year) Arena/Phone..Dahlberg (7,321/406-243-4281) Conference........................Big Sky (Inaugural, 1963) 2011-12 Record.............................25-7/15-1 (1st BSC) First year of Basketball...................................1901-02 All-Time BB Record..................1,266-1,148-1 All-time Big Sky Record...........406-291 (.582) Big Sky Tournament titles............................8 NCAA berths................................................9 Last NCAA..... 2012, 73-49 loss to Wisconsin

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MONTANA HEAD COACH WAYNE TINKLE

(121-75, Seventh Season at Montana)

Head coach Wayne Tinkle

TINKLE FOURTH IN CAREER WINS AT MONTANA

Rk. Coach

W L

1. Jiggs Dahlberg 221 221

2. Mike Montgomery 154 76

3. Blaine Taylor

142 65

4. Wayne Tinkle 121 75

COACH TINKLE YEAR-BY-YEAR

Season O-all:W-L Sky: W-L (Finish)

2006-07 17-15

10-6 (3rd)

2007-08 14-16

8-8 (T, 4th)

2008-09 17-12

11-5 (T, 2nd)

2009-10 22-10

10-6 (T, 3rd)$

2010-11 21-11

12-4 (2nd)

2011-12 25-7

15-1 First)$

2012-13 5-4

1-0

TOTALS 121-75

67-30

$=Participated in NCAA Tournament

COACH TINKLE RADIO SHOW

The Wayne Tinkle Radio Show airs live from Paradise Falls every Tuesday, from 6:00-6:30 p.m. on KGVO Radio (1290 AM), with the Voice of the Grizzlies, Mick Holien serving as the host.

Wayne Tinkle is now in his seventh season as the head coach at The University of Montana in 2012-13. He has an overall record of 121-75 (.617). His 121 career victories are the fourth most in school history.

In 2011-12 he guided Montana to its second trip to the "Big Dance" in his tenure, as the 13th-seeded Grizzlies played the fourth-seeded and 14th-ranked (Associated Press) Wisconsin Badgers in a second round NCAA Tournament game in Albuquerque, N.M.

Tinkle's Griz teams have now won 20 or more games the past three years in a row, going 22-10, 21-11, and 25-7 last season. He is 67-30 (.690) in Big Sky games.

With its NCAA berth in 2012, Montana and Coach Tinkle have now advanced to postseason play a school-record three straight seasons. He is one of just three coaches in school history to win 20 or more games in three straight seasons.

Montana's 25 victories in the 2011-12 season are the third most in school history. He was recognized for the Grizzlies' success in 2012, as he was named the NABC Division I All-District 6 "Coach of the Year" by The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). He was also tabbed the Big Sky's "Coach of the Year." He's the fifth coach ever at Montana (since 1963) to be named the Big Sky's coach of the year.

Two seasons ago Tinkle guided Montana to a 21-11 record and a berth in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament. Three seasons ago, the Griz went 22-10, won the league's post-season tourney, and advanced to the NCAAs, losing 62-57 to New Mexico.

Coach Tinkle has now been to the NCAA tournament a total of five times ? two as the head man and three times as an assistant coach at Montana. His NCAA trips were in 2009-10 and 2011-12 as the head man against New Mexico and Wisconsin, respectively. He was also a member of three other UM NCAA tournament teams: 2001-02 against Oregon with head coach Don Holst; in 2004-05 vs. Washington; and in 2005-06 season (against Nevada and Boston College) with head man Larry Krystkowiak.

Tinkle, 46, was named the 26th head men's basketball coach in the summer of 2006. He served as an assistant coach at UM for the previous five seasons, working with Krystkowiak, Pat Kennedy (2002-04), and Holst.

He was a standout forward for the Griz from 1985-89 and a three-time All-Big Sky pick his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. He is ranked fourth in UM history in career rebounds with 836 and sixth in career points with 1,500. He was Montana's Carl Dragstedt Award (MVP) winner in 1988 and 1989. He led the team in rebounding in 1987 (8.9 average), 1988 (8.4 average), and 1989 (8.7 avg.), and in scoring in 1988 (16.2 ppg) and 1989 (17.1 ppg).

He played in the pro ranks for 12 seasons (1990 to 2001). In his professional career he played in the CBA, as well as in Sweden, Spain, Italy and Greece. He played his final four seasons in Spain from 1995-99, where he was ranked among the league's top scorers and rebounders.

Wayne was born in Milwaukee, Wis., and is the youngest of 11 children (seven girls and four boys). He is a 1984 graduate of Ferris High School in Spokane, Wash. He received his degree in health and human performance from UM in 2005.

He is married to former Lady Griz basketball star Lisa McLeod, who was inducted into the Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. Wayne and Lisa have three children: daughters Joslyn and Elleson, and son Tres. Joslyn is a senior starter at Stanford, while Elle plays hoops at Gonzaga.

2012-13 MONTANA GRIZZLY NUMERICAL ROSTER

PLAYER

POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN (PREV. SCHOOL)

1-Morgan Young

G

6-0

1750 Fr.

RS

Lustre, Mont. (Lusre Christian HS)

2-Kevin Henderson

G-F 6-5

208

So.

1V

Auburn, Wash. (Auburn HS)

5-Will Cherry

G

6-1

181

Sr.

3V

West Oakland, Calif. (McClymonds HS)

10-Jordan Gregory

G

6-2

188

So.

1V

Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo East HS)

12-Jake Wiley

F

6-7

204

Fr.

HS

Newport, Wash. (Newport HS)

15-Nick Emerson

F

6-5

206

Fr.

RS

Columbia Falls, Mont. (Columbia Falls HS)

20-Keron DeShields

G

6-2

182

So.

1V

Baltimore, MD (Vermont Academy)

24-Spencer Coleman

F

6-6 1/2 198

Jr.

JC

Eugene, Ore. (Eastern Arizona College)

32-Kareem Jamar

G-F 6-5

210

Jr.

2V

Los Angeles, Calif. (Westchester HS)

33-Mike Weisner

F

6-7

195

So.

1V

Walla Walla, Wash. (Walla Walla HS)

40-Mathias Ward

F

6-7

228

Sr.

3V

Gig Harbor, Wash. (Gig Harbor HS)

41-Andy Martin

C

7-0

223

Fr.

HS

Casper, Wyo. ((Natrona County HS)

45-Eric Hutchison

C

6-9

230

So.

1V

Longview, Wash.(Mark Morris HS)

Head Coach: Wayne Tinkle

Assistant Coaches: Freddie Owens, Jono Metzger-Jones, Kerry Rupp

WILL CHERRY IN THE RECORD BOOKS

MONTANA CAREER STEALS LEADER

Rank-Player 1. Will Cherry 2. J.R. Camel

STEALS 225 215

SEASONS 2010-present 1995-98

14th AT MONTANA IN CAREER POINTS

Rank-Player 1. Larry Krystkowiak, F 11. Lou Rocheleau, F 12. Daren Engellant, C 13. Charles Davis, G 14. Will Cherry, G

POINTS 2,017 1,235 1,224 1,214 1,205

SEASONS 1983-86 1946-49 1989-92 1947-53 2010-present

5TH IN THE BIG SKY IN CAREER STEALS

Rank-Player, School 1. DaShawn Freeman, Sac State 3. Tom DeBerry, N. Arizona 4. Will Cherry, Montana

Ronn McMahon, E. Washington 6. J.R. Camel, Montana

Chris Childs, Boise State

STEALS 283 247 225 225 215 215

SEASONS 2002-06 1974-76 2010-present 1987-90 1995-98 1985-89

11th AT MONTANA IN CAREER ASSISTS

Rank-Player 1. Travis DeCuire 8. Doug Selvig 9. Tony Reed 10. Matt Martin 11. Will Cherry

ASSISTS 435 361 339 317 314

SEASONS 1991-94 1980-84 1985-89 2005-08 2010-present

9th IN BIG SKY IN CAREER STEALS PER GAME AVERAGE

Rank-Player, School 1. Tom DeBerry, N. Arizona 6. Nate Payne, N. Arizona 8. J.R. Camel, Montana 9. Will Cherry, Montana

STEAL AVG. 4.66 2.63 2.61 2.34

SEASONS 1974-76 1972-75 1995-98 2010-present

Griz Basketball Notes -- Page 3

2012-13 BIG SKY PRESEASON POLLS Coaches Poll ((First Place Votes)

RK. TEAM 1. Montana (8) 2. Weber State (3) 3. Northern Colorado 4. North Dakota 5. Portland State 6. Eastern Washington 7. Sacramento State 8. Montana State 9. Idaho State 10. Southern Utah 11. Northern Arizona

PTS. 98 74 74 67 61 53 51 48 25 23 14

Media Poll (First Place Votes)

RK. TEAM

PTS.

1. Montana (24)

344

2. Weber State (8)

318

3. Eastern Washington

231

4. Northern Colorado

221

5. Portland State

218

6. North Dakota

173

7. Montana State

171

8. Sacramento State

166

9. Idaho State

106

10. Southern Utah

98

11. Northern Arizona

67

2011-12 BIG SKY FINAL STANDINGS

Big Sky All Games

W-L W-L Streak

Montana

15-1 25-7 L 1

Weber State

14-2 25-7 L 1

Portland State 10-6 17-15 L 1

E. Washington 8-8

15-17 L 1

Montana State 7-9

12-17 W 1

Idaho State

7-9

9-21 L 5

Sacramento St. 5-11 10-18 W 4

N. Colorado

5-10 9-19 L 1

N. Arizona

1-15 5-24 L 16

(2012-13 Big Sky Standings on add 7-7-7)

GRIZ CAREER GAMES PLAYED/ CAREER STARTS

Player Mathias Ward Will Cherry Kareem Jamar Eric Hutchsion Keron DeShields Mike Weisner Kevin Henderson Jordan Gregory Spencer Coleman Andy Martin Jake Wiley Nick Emerson Morgan Young

Games/Starts 103/40 96/84 68/59 49/14 36/6 31/0 29/2 27/6 9/4 8/2 7/0 3/0 3/0

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GRIZ RECORD WHEN...

Leading at halftime.........................................................................2-1 Trailing at halftime.............................................................................3-3 Tied at halftime..................................................................................0-0

Leading with 5 min. left in reg............................................................3-2 Trailing with 5 min. left in reg..........................................................2-2 Tied with 5 min. left in reg...............................................................0-0

Leading with 1 min. left in reg............................................................3-2 Trailing with 1 min. left in reg..........................................................2-2 Tied with 1 min. left in reg...............................................................0-0

Shooting better % than opp...............................................................5-2 Shooting worse % than opp.............................................................0-2 Shooting same % as opp.................................................................0-0

Outrebounding Opponent..................................................................3-0 Outrebounded by Opp.....................................................................2-4 Even in rebounds............................................................................0-0

Getting more assists than TOs.........................................................3-0 Getting more TOs than assists...........................................................2-3 Getting same # of TOs and assists...................................................0-1

Shooting 45% or Better...................................................................4-1 Shooting Under 45% .........................................................................1-3

Holding opp below 50% FGs.............................................................5-2 Allowing opp to shoot 50% or better..................................................0-2

Shooting more FTs than opp..............................................................4-1 Shooting fewer FTs than opp..............................................................1-3 Shooting same # of FTs as opp.........................................................0-0

Scoring 70 points or more.................................................................2-0 Scoring fewer than 70 points...............................................................3-4

Griz bench outscores opp's..................................................................5-3 Opp's bench outscores Griz...............................................................0-1 Bench scoring the same....................................................................0-0

2012-13 Grizzly Basketball Radio Network

Anaconda/Deer Lodge: KQRV-FM 96.9 Billings: KYSX-FM 105.1 Butte: KQRV-FM 99.3 Great Falls: KXGF-AM 1400& 98.3 FM Helena: KCAP-AM 1340 Kalispell: KOFI-AM 1180 Missoula, KGVO-AM 1290 & 101.5 FM Polson: KERR-AM 750 Ronan: KERR-FM 93.9

MISC. GRIZ STATS:

Double-figure scoring games in 2012-13: Jamar: 7 Ward: 6 DeShields: 43 Weisner: 3 Gregory: 3 Cherry: 1 Coleman: 1

Career double-figure scoring games: Cherry: 61 Jamar: 43 Ward: 24 DeShields: 5 Weisner: 3 Gregory: 3 Coleman: 1

Career double-doubles: Jamar: 5 Cherry: 1

Double-figure rebs., 2012-13: Jamar: 1

Career double-figure reb. games: Jamar: 5 Cherry: 1

2012-13 double-doubles: Jamar: 1

20+-point games in 2012-13: Ward--2 Jamar: 1

30+-point career games: Cherry: 1

20+-point career games: Cherry: 16 Ward: 5 Jamar: 4

Griz Top *Scorers in 2012-113: Ward: 5 Jamar: 3 DeShields: 2 Cherry: 1 Gregory: 1

Griz Top *Rebs. in 2012-13: Jamar: 7 Henderson: 1 Ward: 1 Gregory: 1

Griz Assist *Leaders in 2012-13: Jamar: 5 Henderson: 1 Gregory: 2 DeShields: 1

*Includes ties

GRIZ 2012-13 BIG SKY PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Nov. 26: Mathias Ward, Sr., F

Griz Basketball Notes -- Page 5

2012-13 Griz Game-by-Game Starters

Date-Opponent Nov. 9 at Colorado State Nov. 14 Minot State Nov. 17 at Idaho Nov. 24 Univ. of San Diego Nov. 28 at BYU Nov. 30 at U of San Francisco Dec. 8 Carroll College Dec. 15 South Dakota State Dec. 19 at Northern Arizona* Dec. 21 at Sacramento State* Jan. 3 Eastern Washington* Jan. 5 Portland State* Jan. 10 at North Dakota* Jan. 12 at Northern Colorado* Jan. 17 Southern Utah* Jan. 19 Montana State* Jan. 24 Idaho State* Jan. 26 Weber State* Jan. 31 at Portland State* Feb. 2 at Eastern Washington* Feb. 7 Northern Colorado* Feb. 9 North Dakota* Feb. 14 at Weber State* Feb. 16 at Idaho State* Feb. 23 at Bracket Buster Mar. 2 at Montana State* Mar. 4 at Southern Utah* Mar. 7 Sacramento State* Mar. 9 Northern Arizona*

Forward Jamar Coleman Jamar Jamar Henderson Coleman Henderson Coleman Jamar

Forward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward

Center Hutchison Hutchison Hutchison Hutchison Martin Martin Coleman (F) Hutchison Hutchison

Guard DeShields DeShields DeShields DeShields DeShields DeShields Gregory Gregory Gregory

Guard Gregory Jamar Gregory Gregory Jamar Jamar Jamar Jamar Cherry

W-L L, 72-65 W, 82-53 W, 66-63 W, 67-66 L, 85-60 L, 78-68 W, 78-58 L, 68-67 (2 OT) W, 62-56

*=Big Sky Conference game

2012-13 GRIZ IN BIG SKY TEAM RANKINGS (As of: 12/20/12)

Scoring Offense 1. Sac State..........74.2 8. Griz................68.3

Scoring Defense 1. Idaho State.......60.4 3. Griz.................66.6

Scoring Margin 1. Weber St......+12.1 3. Griz............+1.8

Free Throw Pct. 1..Portland St........760 2. Griz.................755

Field Goal Percentage 1. Weber State.............466 4. Griz..................452

Field Goal Pct. Defense 1. Weber St..............394 2. Griz...............413

3-Point FG Pct. 1. Griz.................416 2. Sac State.................373

3-Point FG Pct. Defense 1. Weber State.....228 9. Griz...............361

Rebounding Offense 1. S. Utah..................38.4 9. Griz...............32.0

Rebounding Defense 1. S. Utah..................33.0 6. Griz...............36.4

Rebounding Margin 1. S. Utah.............+5.4 7. Griz...............--4.4

Blocked Shots 1. S. Utah.............6.0 7. Griz................3.0

Assists 1. N. Arizona........15.4 6. (T) Griz............12.8

Steals 1. Montana State...9.3 11. Griz...............4.9

Turnover Margin 1. Montana State.....+5.4 7. Griz...................--1.2

Assist/TO Ratio 1. Sac St.................1.2 3. (T) Griz............1.0

Offensive Rebounds 1. E. Washington.......13.2 11. Griz................6.6

Defensive Rebounds 1. S. Utah.................27.4 4. (T) Griz.........25.4

3-Point FGs Made 1. E. Washington........10.5 2. Griz...................8.0

Offensive Reb. Pct. 1. N. Colorado......329 11. Griz...............214

2012-13 GRIZ IN BIG SKY INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (As of: 12/20/12)

Scoring 1. DeWayne Russell, NAU....16.5 5. Kareem Jamar, UM.......15.0 6. Mathias Ward, UM........ 14.9

Rebounding 1.Venky Jois, EWU.........9.6 4. Kareem Jamar, UM..6.7

Field Goal Percentage 1. Max Jacobsen, NAU........615 4. Mathias Ward, UM.......538

Assists 1. Justin Crosgile, EWU......5.7

Dylan Garrity, Sac...........5.7 3. Kareem Jamar, UM.....4.7

Free Throw Percentage 1. Tomas Sanchez, ISU.........963 14. (T) Mathias Ward, UM..733

Steals 1. Jamal Webb, UND........2.4

3-Point FG Pct. 1. Mike Weisner, UM.........556 9. Jordan Gregory, UM......414 11. Kareem Jamar, UM.......400 13. Mathias Ward, UM....... 391

Blocked Shots 1. Jayson Cheesman, SUU.......2.8 12. (T) Andy Martin, UM......0.9

3-Point FGs Made 1. Justin Crosgile, EWU....3.4 4. (T) M. Weisner, UM....1.7 9. (T) K. Jamar, UM........1.6

Assist/TO Ratio 1. Dylan Garrity, Sac.............3.6 5. Kareem Jamar, UM........1.7

Minutes Played 1. Justin Crosgile, EWU.......36.7 2. Kareem Jamar, UM.......34.2

Griz Basketball Notes Page 6

Coach Wayne Tinkle Quotes:

ON SAC STATE GAME: "They are a team that I picked (to finish) in the top five in the preseason poll. Coach Katz has done a nice job. He's got his kind of players now after a few recruiting classes.

"They're playing more up-tempo. They are usually the bottom team in the league in scoring and right now they are leading the league in scoring (75.8 ppg).(Dylan) Garrity is a heck of a point guard. They're spreading it out (offensively) and really looking to attack, so it's going to be a different approach. In years past you've had to be patient and you used a lot of time on the clock, and now it's going to be a little more of an up-and-down affair.

"It's a tough road trip for us, but we're excited to get league underway. We are in phase number two now that we've got the preseason behind us, and all of that was to prepare for league. Hopefully we will start to show what we've learned from our non-conference slate."

ON THE RETURN OF WILL CHERRY: "We noticed that even though he played only 13 minutes it was our best defensive effort of the year so far against South Dakota State. He just brings that energy and that focus, and elevates his teammates' level of play. As he gets his legs under him and starts to feel a little more comfortable, his minutes are obviously going to go way up. We are thrilled to have our leader back."

GRIZ LAST GAME: Montana 62, at Northern Arizona 56

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ -- The Griz had five players score in double figures as they opened their 2012-13 Big Sky Conference season with a 62-56 victory over the host Lumberjacks Wednesday evening in NAU's Walkup Skydome.

The defending league champion Grizzlies (5-4/1-0) had to overcome an early 6-point (37-31) second-half lead by the Lumberjacks (4-6/1-1), and NAU stayed within striking distance throughout most of the contest.

The teams changed leads just twice and there were six ties, but the Grizzlies took the lead for good on a crucial threepoint shot by senior forward Mathias Ward, who nailed the trey with just a couple of seconds remaining on the shot clock. Ward's big shot gave Montana a 56-53 lead with 4:44 left to play and the Griz led the rest of the way.

NAU tied the game up for the sixth and final time at 5353 on a pair of free throws by freshman guard DeWayne Russell with 5:49 remaining. But after that, Ward hit his big three-pointer about a minute-and-a-half later, and the Jacks scored just three more points the rest of the way.

Ward scored 12 points, as did senior guard Will Cherry, and sophomore guards Jordan Gregory and Keron DeShields, while junior guard-forward Kareem Jamar added 10 points. Unfortunately DeShields had to leave the game in the final few minutes of the contest due to an injury.

The Griz trailed 33-29 at halftime, and also trailed in the early minutes of the second stanza, but Ward knotted the contest at 37-37 at the 17:06 mark, and then the teams went back-and-forth until Ward canned his crucial trey with 4:44 to go.

"Our guys just found a way to get it done," said Griz head coach Wayne Tinkle on his post-game radio interview on KGVO Radio. "We made some of the same mistakes that we've made in our earlier games this season, but we stayed tough, and got the job done. I think we grew up a little bit tonight."

Jamar had a game and team-high 9 rebounds, while Gregory had a career-high 7 boards, and Ward had 6. Gregory also had 2 blocks ? the first rejections of his young career. Ward fouled out with 52 seconds left to play.

Cherry, who had just 2 points in 13 minutes of action in UM's 68-67 double overtime loss to South Dakota State this past Saturday, had 3 rebounds, 3 assists, a block, and 2 steals, to go along with his 12 points, and he played 35 minutes.

NAU, which opened its Big Sky season with an 87-80 home win over Montana State this past Monday, was led by senior guard Gabe Rogers with 16 points, while Russell had 12. Jacks' junior forward Max Jacobsen, who had 22 points in the win over MSU, was held to 8 points.

The Grizzlies out-rebounded the Lumberjacks 38-34 ? the second time this season UM has had more boards than an opponent.

Montana was 23-of-52 (44.2%) from the floor, made 7of-20 three-pointers (35.0%), and 9-of-13 (69.2%) free throws, including a pair of critical charity shots by Cherry with 21 seconds to go.

The Griz defense limited the Jacks to 35.2% shooting (19-of[-54) from the field, 33.3% (6-of-18) on three-pointers, while they converted on 12-of-17 (70.6%) shots from the stripe.

Griz Basketball Notes Page 7

2012-13 BIG SKY CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STANDINGS

(through games of Dec. 19, 2012)

Team

BigSky: W-L-Pct.

Sacramento State

1-0-1.000

Montana

1-0-1.000

Southern Utah

1-0-1.000

Northern Arizona

1-0-.500

Weber State

0-0-.000

Portland State

0-0-.000

Northern Colorado

0-0-.000

Eastern Washington 0-0-.000

Idaho State

0-0-.000

North Dakota

0-1-.000

Montana State

0-2-.000

O-all: W-L-Pct. 6-3-.667 5-4-.556 3-6-.333 4-6-.400 4-3-.571 2-5-.286 2-6-.143 2-8-.222 1-7-.125 2-7-.222 2-6-.222

Streak W1 W1 W1 L1 L1 W1 W1 L3 L2 L1 L2

THIS WEEK'S SKY SCHEDULE

Monday, Dec. 17 *at No. Arizona 87, Montana State 80 at Northern Colorado 90, Tabor College 62 at UC Davis 87, Eastern Washington 65 *at Southern Utah 79, North Dakota 67

$Time/Score

Wednesday, Dec. 19 Time *Montana 62, at Northern Arizona 56 * at Sacramento State 62, Montana State 57

Thursday, Dec. 20 Time

*Weber State at Eastern Washington (Big Sky TV) .....

6:05

*Idaho State at Portland State (Big Sky TV) .....

7:35

Friday, Dec. 21 Time

Southern Utah at Denver .......

4:05

*Montana at Sacramento State (Big Sky TV) ......

7:05

*Northern Colorado at North Dakota (Big Sky TV) ......

7:05

Saturday, Dec. 22 Time

*Idaho State at Eastern Washington (Big Sky TV) ......

2:05

*Weber State at Portland State( Big Sky TV) .......

7:35

*=Big Sky Conference game

$=All Times Local, Subject to change

GRIZ SIGN TWO PREPS TO EARLY NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT

Mario Dunn, Jr., 6-0, 170, PG, Salesian High School, Richmond, Calif. Dunn Highlights: --A starter for 34-2 Division IV state champion teams as a junior last year. (His team does not keep individual stats). --Rated a 3-star prospect by .

--Also the starting point guard for Oakland Soldiers AAU team -- the top ranked AAU squad in the nation last year.

Brandon Gfeller (JEE-feller), 6-4, 180, G, Colfax H.S. (Wash.). Gfeller Highlights: --Named Washington's Class "B" Player of the Year as a junior. --Averaged 18 points a game his junior season. --Prep team won his school's first state title since 1979. --Played for Pump N Run AAU team in Spokane.

SACRAMENTO STATE SCORES TO DATE

(6-3/1-0 Big Sky)

11/9/12: at Sac State 96, UC Merced 62 11/14/12: at Sac State 85, CSU Bakersfield 67 11/16/12: Sac State 74, at Utah 71 11/20/12: UC Davis 87, at Sac State 76 11/24/12: Sac State 71, at Central Arkansas 11/27/12: at Sac State 77, Dominican 68 12/1/12: at Arizona State 90, Sac State 70 12/8/12: Sac State at San Jose State 12/19/12-at Sac State 62, Montana State 57 12/21/12-Montana*

*Big Sky Conference game

GRIZ IN FINAL 2011-12 NCAA RANKINGS (338 Teams Ranked/UM in the Top 60)

Won-Lost Pct. 1. Kentucky, 95.0% 24. Montana, 78.1%

Field Goal Pct. Def. 1. Kentucky, 37.4% 40. Montana, 40.5%

Turnover Margin 1. VCU, +6.5 42. Montana, +2.4

Scoring Defense 1. Wisconsin, 53.2 pp 44. Montana, 62.0 ppg

Scoring Margin 1. Kentucky, +17.3 44. Montana, +7.9

Field Goal Pct. 1. Missouri, 50.4 ppg 55. Montana, 46.2%

3-Pt. Percentage 1. N. Colorado, 44.4% 54. Montana, 37.2%

Steals Per Game 1.Jay Threatt, Delta St., 3.0 pg

Fuquan Edwin, Seton, Hall 3.0 6. Will Cherry, UM, 2.6 pg

2012-13 Montana Basketball University of Montana Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 20, 2012)

All games

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL 5-4 1-0 4-4

HOME 3-1 0-0 3-1

AWAY 2-2 1-0 1-2

NEUTRAL 0-1 0-0 0-1

Total

3-Point

F-Throw

Rebounds

## Player

gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

40 WARD, Mathias

9-9 269 29.9 50-93 .538 9-23 .391 22-30 .733 10 21 31 3.4 27 3 8 14 1 3 131 14.6

32 JAMAR, Kareem

9-9 308 34.2 42-88 .477 14-35 .400 32-46 .696 9 51 60 6.7 19 1 42 25 6 8 130 14.4

20 DESHIELDS, Keron 9-6 231 25.7 26-72 .361 11-30 .367 15-18 .833 2 21 23 2.6 18 0 24 13 2 8 78 8.7

10 GREGORY, Jordan 9-6 263 29.2 24-52 .462 12-29 .414 16-19 .842 1 35 36 4.0 19 0 18 9 2 10 76 8.4

33 WEISNER, Mike

9-0 181 20.1 22-40 .550 15-27 .556 4-5 .800 0 14 14 1.6 18 0 5 16 3 4 63 7.0

05 CHERRY, Will

2-1 48 24.0 4-14 .286 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000 0 7 7 3.5 4 0 3 5 1 2 14 7.0

24 COLEMAN, Spencer 9-4 181 20.1 17-46 .370 5-14 .357 11-13 .846 6 22 28 3.1 27 2 7 11 2 3 50 5.6

02 HENDERSON, Kevin 9-2 157 17.4 14-32 .438 4-9 .444 3-6 .500 6 22 28 3.1 15 1 5 8 0 6 35 3.9

41 MARTIN, Andy

9-2 87 9.7 5-11 .455 0-0 .000 8-8 1.000 5 5 10 1.1 12 1 1 5 8 0 18 2.0

45 HUTCHISON, Eric

6-6 82 13.7 5-14 .357 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 3 7 10 1.7 9 0 2 4 2 0 12 2.0

12 WILEY, Jake

7-0 34 4.9 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 6 8 1.1 4 0 0 4 0 0 8 1.1

00 YOUNG, Morgan

3-0 5 1.7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

15 EMERSON, Nick

3-0 4 1.3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team

15 17 32

1

Total..........

9 1850

213-471 .452 72-173 .416 117-155 .755 59 229 288 32.0 173 8 115 115 27 44 615 68.3

Opponents......

9 1850

210-509 .413 53-147 .361 126-187 .674 111 217 328 36.4 146 - 109 104 24 54 599 66.6

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game

UM 615 68.3 +1.8 213-471 . 4 5 2 72-173 . 4 1 6 8.0 117-155 . 7 5 5 13.0 288 32.0 -4.4 115 12.8 115 12.8 -1.2 1.0 44 4.9 27 3.0 12624 4-3156

-

OPP 599 66.6

210-509

. 4 1 3 53-147

. 3 6 1 5.9 126-187 . 6 7 4 14.0 328 36.4

109 12.1 104 11.6

1.0 54 6.0 24 2.7 21442 4-2266 1-12378

Score by Periods University of Montana Opponents

1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals 277 324 6 8 615 276 308 6 9 599

Date

11-09-12 11/14/12 11/17/12 11/24/12 11/28/12 11/30/12 12/8/12 12/15/12 * 12/19/12

Opponent

at Colorado State MINOT-M at Idaho UNIV. OF SAN DIEGO vs BYU at San Francisco Dons CARROLL COLLEGE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at Northern Arizona

* - Conference game

Score

L

65-72

W 82-53

W 66-63

W 67-66

L

60-85

L

68-78

W 78-58

Lo2 67-68

W 62-56

Att.

5833 2748 1254 3270 12378 1313 3198 3408 664

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