Idaho St. 63, Montana Tech 55

Idaho St. 63, Montana Tech 55

Published Dec. 29, 2009 4:31 a.m. ET

Amorrow Morgan scored 20 points and Demetrius Monroe had a double-double as Idaho State held off Montana Tech for a 63-55 victory on Monday night.

Monroe had 12 points and 17 rebounds for the Bengals (3-10). Broderick Gilchrest added 14 points, and Chron Tatum had eight points and five rebounds.

Dean Colbray scored 20 points to lead Montana Tech (6-8), an NAIA school that classified the game as an exhibition. Kellen Hasquet had 10 points, and Dirk Anderson had seven rebounds.

Montana Tech closed to within 51-48 with 6:04 remaining, but the Bengals outscored the Orediggers 12-7 to finish the game.

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