Montana 57, Weber St. 40

Montana 57, Weber St. 40

Published Mar. 8, 2011 9:56 p.m. ET

Will Cherry scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and Kareem Jamar provided a spark off the bench with 10, helping Montana rally for a 57-40 win over Weber State on Tuesday night in the Big Sky Conference tournament semifinals.

The Grizzlies (21-9) will face the winner of the other semifinal between Northern Colorado and Northern Arizona in Wednesday's championship game. Montana is seeking its second straight tournament crown.

Scott Bamforth led the way for Weber State (18-12) with 10 points.

This was a matchup of last season's championship game, when Montana stormed back from a 22-point deficit to beat Weber State, 66-65.

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Once again, the Grizzlies needed a big rally to move on.

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