Matchup: No. 14 Montana State vs. No. 3 Texas Tech
Date and Time: Friday, March 18 at 1:45 p.m. ET
Location: Viejas Arena, San Diego
TV: TNT
DraftKings Line: Texas Tech -15, O/U 132.5
The Montana State Bobcats were the best team in the Big Sky all season long and won both the conference regular season and tournament championships. Winners of six straight games, they head into the NCAA Tournament as a 14-seed and will matchup against No. 3 Texas Tech this afternoon.
This marks Montana Stateโs first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1996. The Bobcats went 16-4 against conference foes and finished two games ahead of Southern Utah in the regular season. They bring a 27-7 overall record into the Big Dance, which is the most wins in program history since the 1929 season.
They boasted the second-best defense in the conference by allowing 68.5 points per game. Offensively, they led the pack by hitting 47.5% of their shots.
Xavier Bishop led the team in scoring at 13.9 points per…
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