Robert Ford III, Key Players to Watch in Montana State vs. Grambling - NCAA Tournament First Four

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Players to Watch in Montana State vs. Grambling

Montana State Key Players

Ford leads the Bobcats with 15.9 points per contest and 7.6 rebounds, while also posting 3 assists.

Brian Goracke averages 13.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest, shooting 43.6% from the floor and 36.1% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game.

Brandon Walker posts 13 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest, shooting 55.9% from the field.

Eddie Turner III leads his team in assists per contest (3.7), and also posts 9.5 points and 2.2 rebounds. Defensively, he posts 1.8 steals and 0 blocked shots.

Sam Lecholat averages 5.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 0.5 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.

Grambling Key Players

Tra'Michael Moton is averaging a team-leading 2.6 assists per contest. And he is producing 11.8 points and 2.9 rebounds, making 40.4% of his shots from the floor and 37.1% from 3-point range, with 1.3 triples per game.

Kintavious Dozier is posting a team-leading 13.1 points per game. And he is contributing 2.9 rebounds and 1 assists, making 45.4% of his shots from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc, with 1.1 triples per contest.

The Tigers get 9.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game from Jourdan Smith.

Antwan Barnett is posting 10.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest, making 45.8% of his shots from the floor and 35.3% from beyond the arc, with 1 triples per game.

Jalen Johnson is putting up 7.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists per contest, making 48.6% of his shots from the field.

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Need-To-Know Stats in Montana State vs. Grambling

Montana State Key Stats

With 75.1 points per game on offense, the Bobcats are 130th in the nation. Defensively, they give up 74.1 points per contest, which ranks 251st in college basketball.

Montana State is averaging just 30.6 boards per game (fifth-worst in college basketball), and it is allowing 35.1 rebounds per contest (195th-ranked).

The Bobcats are sinking 9 three-pointers per game (38th-ranked in college basketball). They own a 36.7% shooting percentage (32nd-ranked) from three-point land.

In terms of shot breakdown, the Bobcats have taken 57.4% two-pointers (accounting for 66.4% of the team's buckets) and 42.6% from beyond the arc (33.6%).

Grambling Key Stats

The Tigers are 318th in the nation in points scored (67.6 per game) and 86th in points allowed (69).

In 2023-24, Grambling is 332nd in the nation in rebounds (32.2 per game) and 88th in rebounds conceded (33.2).

The Tigers are the 13th-worst team in the country in 3-pointers made (5.2 per game) and 186th in 3-point percentage (33.9%).

In 2023-24, the Tigers have taken 71.4% percent of their shots from inside the 3-point line, and 28.6% percent from beyond it. In terms of made shots, 77.9% of the Tigers' baskets have been 2-pointers, and 22.1% have been 3-pointers.