Ward scores 20, Montana tops Southern Utah 73-67

Published: Friday, Jan. 18 2013 12:00 a.m. MST

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Mathias Ward scored 20 points and Montana picked up a 73-67 victory over Southern Utah on Thursday night.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Mathias Ward scored 20 points and Montana picked up a 73-67 victory over Southern Utah on Thursday night.

Montana (11-4, 7-0 Big Sky) won for the sixth time in seven home games this season.

Ward continued his consistent play as he has through the season. He is averaging 15.6 points, shooting 53.2 percent from the floor and 81 percent from the free-throw line.

Kareem Jamar had 12 points and seven rebounds. Spencer Coleman scored 12 points and Will Cherry 10. Coleman and Cherry had three steals apiece and Montana had 14 as a team.

Southern Utah (5-11, 3-4) couldn't get over the top despite hitting 10 of 19 shots from 3-point range. Damon Heuir scored 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and Jackson Stevenett scored 16.

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Go Big Blue!!!

Bountiful, UT

Wow, 5 and 11. Looks like su hasn't missed a beat since Roger Reid.

10:32 a.m. Jan. 18, 2013
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Stang08

Cedar City, Utah

Say's the guy whoes team was to scared to play us this year. How'd that NMSU game go up North?

3:18 p.m. Jan. 19, 2013
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Sambonethegreat

Logan, UT

Lol once again the Stain has delusions of grandeur in thinking some unknown university can legitimately compare to the Aggies.

Case in point, SUU's best basketball team in a decade still lost to USU's worst team in a decade last More..

6:17 p.m. Jan. 22, 2013
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