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Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears

Events and Results

Events and Results

Jourdan at CC '26
Gary Marshall
86
Winner Rocky Mountain (MT) RMC 17-3, 12-2
82
Carroll (MT) CC 13-6, 11-3
Winner
Rocky Mountain (MT) RMC
17-3, 12-2
86
Final
82
Carroll (MT) CC
13-6, 11-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rocky Mountain (MT) RMC 37 49 86
Carroll (MT) CC 44 38 82

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

(RV) Rocky Men’s Basketball Jumps Ahead Late to Defeat (RV) Carroll College 86-82

HELENA, Mont.- An and-one layup from Carter McCoy with over two minutes to go gave Rocky a lead they would never give back in Helena, defeating Carroll College by four points.  

Rocky continues a torrid stretch, winning their seventh straight contest, and extended their unbeaten streak on the road this season to 8-0. The defeat of Carroll College snapped a seven-game losing streak in the matchup series and marked the first regular-season victory over the Saints since January 2022. 

How It Happened
The first half was a two-man show offensively for the Battlin' Bears, as Royce Robinson and Omari Nesbit combined for 28 of Rocky's 37 first-half points. Nesbit and Robinson started early, combining for the first eight points to give the Rocky men an early 8-3 lead. Carroll College began to pick up momentum with a 12-2 run after making five consecutive shots from the field. Omari Nesbit would help pick Rocky back up, scoring 11 points in five minutes, capitalizing the run with a fastbreak dunk to give the Battlin' Bears a 32-30 lead. Carroll closed the half strong, making five of their last six shots of the half to take a seven-point lead into the locker room. 

After Sherman Royal III opened up the second half with a three-pointer, the first 14 minutes of the second half were evenly matched, with the Fighting Saints maintaining a lead that fluctuated between three and eight points. Mekhi Jourdan would sink a pair of jumpers, and Sherman Royal III would drop in a layup in transition to give Rocky their first lead of the second half with 3:43 to go in the contest. 

Carroll's Isaiah Crane would earn back-to-back trips to the free throw line to give the Saints a two-point lead with three minutes to play. Carter McCoy would sink an and-one layup on the following possession to give the Battlin' Bears a lead they would never give back, as McCoy would score five of his 13 points in the final three minutes. Rocky's defense would hold the Fighting Saints to just one of four from the field in the final two minutes, while Omari Nesbit would sink four straight crucial free throws to seal the Battlin' Bear win on the road. 

Notable Statistics
Omari Nesbit recorded a career-high 27 points, shooting 50% from the field while adding four rebounds, four assists, and two steals. Royce Robinson added 20 points on eight-of-13 shooting from the field, while Carter McCoy totaled 13 points on a perfect five-of-five shooting from the field. Sherman Royal II also finished in double figures with 10 points and eight rebounds. 

The Rocky men shot 55.9% from the field, 38.5% from three-point range, and 83.3% from the free-throw line. Rocky narrowly outrebounded Carroll 29-27

Isaiah Crane totaled a game-high 28 points, along with seven rebounds, for Carroll College. 

Up Next
Rocky Men's Basketball (17-3, 12-2 conf.) moves ahead of Carroll College in the standings, wrapping up the weekend tied with Bellevue University for first place overall. The Battlin' Bears return home next weekend to play #15 Montana Tech and (RV) Montana Western. 
 
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