SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Sacramento State held off a second-half surge from Montana for an 86-79 men’s basketball victory Saturday at Colberg Court. The Hornets built a 49-32 halftime lead behind Prophet Johnson’s 26 points, then withstood a 47-point second half from the Grizzlies.

Johnson led all scorers, supported by double-figure efforts from Arman Madi and Jahni Summers, who each scored 17. Montana’s Te’Jon Sawyer scored 31 points and Money Williams added 24. The Hornets, who improved to 8-13, capitalized on Montana’s 15 turnovers, converting them into 20 points. The Grizzlies fell to 13-10 despite outscoring Sacramento State 42-34 in the paint. A crowd of 3,116 attended the conference game.