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2020–21 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2020–21 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second-year head coach Danny Sprinkle, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 13–10, 8–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Idaho State and Southern Utah before losing to Eastern Washington in the championship of the Big Sky tournament.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 13–10 (8–6 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 20 | – | 4 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington† | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 1 | – | 21 | .045 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Bobcats finished the 2019–20 season 16–15, 10–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They received the #5 seed in the Big Sky tournament, and were slated to go up against the #4 seed Portland State in the quarterfinals, but the tournament was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 25, 2020* 7:30 pm |
at UNLV | W 91–78 | 1–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||
| December 2, 2020* 3:00 pm |
at Pacific | L 70–74 OT | 1–1 |
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA | |||||||
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Yellowstone Christian | W 114–74 | 2–1 |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT | |||||||
| December 18, 2020* 7:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington State | L 54–82 | 2–2 |
Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA | |||||||
| December 22, 2020* 1:00 pm, NBCSNW |
at Portland | L 59–62 | 2–3 |
Chiles Center Portland, OR | |||||||
| December 31, 2020 2:30 pm, Pluto TV |
Southern Utah | Canceled | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT | ||||||||
| January 1, 2021* 2:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Montana Western | W 96–67 | 3–3 |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT | |||||||
| January 2, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Southern Utah | Canceled | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT | ||||||||
| January 7, 2021 6:30 pm, Pluto TV |
at Northern Colorado | W 79–67 | 4–3 (1–0) |
Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO | |||||||
| January 9, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Northern Colorado | W 76–74 | 5–3 (2–0) |
Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO | |||||||
| January 14, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Portland State | W 71–64 | 6–3 (3–0) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT | |||||||
| January 16, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Portland State | W 69–64 | 7–3 (4–0) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT | |||||||
| January 21, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Northern Arizona | W 62–51 | 8–3 (5–0) |
Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
| January 23, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Northern Arizona | W 58–53 | 9–3 (6–0) |
Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
| January 28, 2021 7:00 pm, SWX MT |
at Montana | Canceled | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | ||||||||
| January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, SWX MT |
Montana | Canceled | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT | ||||||||
| February 4, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Weber State | L 88–96 | 9–4 (6–1) |
Dee Events Center (810) Ogden, UT | |||||||
| February 6, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Weber State | L 74–82 | 9–5 (6–2) |
Dee Events Center Ogden, UT | |||||||
| February 11, 2021 5:00 pm, SWX MT |
Eastern Washington | L 77–93 | 9–6 (6–3) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT | |||||||
| February 13, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Eastern Washington | L 69–85 | 9–7 (6–4) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT | |||||||
| February 18, 2021 5:00 pm, SWX MT |
Idaho State | Canceled | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT | ||||||||
| February 20, 2021 2:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Idaho State | Canceled | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID | ||||||||
| February 26, 2021 5:00 pm, SWX MT |
at Idaho | L 69–74 | 9–8 (6–5) |
Memorial Gymnasium Moscow, ID | |||||||
| February 28, 2021 1:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Idaho | W 71–61 | 10–8 (7–5) |
Memorial Gymnasium Moscow, ID | |||||||
| March 5, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Sacramento State | W 77–75 | 11–8 (8–5) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT | |||||||
| March 6, 2021 11:00 am, SWX MT |
Sacramento State | L 73–74 | 11–9 (8–6) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT | |||||||
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| March 11, 2021 2:00 pm, Pluto TV |
(5) | vs. (4) Idaho State Quarterfinals |
W 71–63 | 12–9 |
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
| March 12, 2021 5:00 pm, Pluto TV |
(5) | vs. (1) Southern Utah Semifinals |
W 80–77 OT | 13–9 |
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
| March 13, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
(5) | vs. (2) Eastern Washington Championship |
L 55–65 | 13–10 |
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
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Source[2]
- "Big Sky Conference Cancels Remainder of 2020 Basketball Championships". Montana State University Athletics. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2020.