Montana Grizzlies outlast Portland State to win Big Sky quarterfinal

BOISE — Aanen Moody scored 18 of his team-high 27 points in the second half as the Montana men's basketball team relied on its senior guards and dug into its bench to overcome foul trouble to win its opener at the Big Sky tournament on Monday. The third-seeded Grizzlies beat sixth-seeded Portland State, 87-81, to buck the trend of upsets and be the only top-four seed to win their quarterfinal contest. They advance to the semifinals against No. 8 Idaho State at 9 p.m. on Tuesday on ESPN2. The victory...