Star of the game: Senior Art Steward. The 6-foot-4 wing worked his magic inside, shooting 9 for 10 from the field to finish with a game-high 20 points. Steward is now shooting 73.3 percent in seven Big Sky Conference games.
“If you look at him he’s 6-4, really strong, so he’s hard to guard in the post,” said junior Mathias Ward, who added 16 points.” He can also put the ball …

Here are a few first impressions from watching the Griz basketball team practice on Friday afternoon:
Will Cherry still has great hands, vision and quickness now that he’s operating on two good wheels again.
The junior point guard showed no lingering effects from the ankle injury that slowed him for the latter part of last season.
Cherry started one nice sequence when he stole a pass from freshman Keron DeShields (who probably doesn’t …

The Montana men’s basketball team will be tested in more ways than one on its road trip to Northern Colorado and Sacramento State this week. Not only are the Bears a tough opponent to start with, but the Griz will have to play them without starting small forward Kareem Jamar, who will miss at least a week and maybe more with an injury to a finger on his shooting hand. …

Montana 66, UCLA 57
Star of the game: None, this was a team win. Will Cherry again led the team in scoring with 18 points and Brian Qvale had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Jordan Wood had his best game in a Griz uniform with 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Derek Selvig had 8 points and 8 rebounds and Art Steward provided a spark …

Portland 58, Montana 54
Star of the game: Nemanja Mitrovic. Portland’s junior guard scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half to help the Pilots hold off a Griz rally. He was 4 of 6 from 3-point range and also made 3 of 3 free throws when he was fouled on a 3-point attempt.
Reasons for concern:
1. Free throw shooting. The Griz were 8 for 20 overall, 1 for 10 …

Montana 75, Cal State Fullerton 67
Star of the game: Sophomore point guard Will Cherry. Cherry matched his career high with 24 points, a mark he set in his last outing against Idaho. He added seven steals (the single-game school record is held by Delvon Anderson with 10 against NAIA Simon Fraser), seven rebounds and five assists.
Cherry is probably the best ball-hawk the Griz have had since JR Camel, who holds …