Montana Grizzlies (5-8, 1-1 Big Sky) vs. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (11-4, 2-0 Big Sky)

Flagstaff, Arizona. Thursday, 8pm ET

Highlights: Northern Arizona takes on Montana after Olivia Moran scored 22 points in Northern Arizona’s 92-78 win over the Weber State Wildcats.

The Lumberjacks are 4-0 in home games. Northern Arizona leads the Big Sky with an average of 16.1 assists per game, with Leia Beatty paced at 4.3.

The Grizzlies are 1-1 against the Big Sky. Montana is 3-3 in winning turnover battles and is averaging 15.4 turnovers per game.

Northern Arizona is averaging 8.6 3-pointers per game, 1.7 more than Montana’s 6.9 per game. Montana is averaging 8.1 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 more than Northern Arizona’s average of 7.1 3-pointers per game.

Thursday’s matchup will be the first time this season that both teams will meet in conference play.

Top performers: Beatty is averaging 11.6 points and 4.3 assists for the Lumberjacks.

For the Grizzlies, Dani Burch averages 1.9 3-pointers per game, 8.2 points, and a shooting percentage of 36.2%.

Last 10 games: Lumberjacks: 7-3, averaging 81.0 points, 38.2 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 5.9 steals, 3.4 blocks and shooting 42.8% from the field. Opponents are averaging 77.4 points per game.

Grizzlies: 4-6, averaged 67.3 points, 32.1 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 5.8 steals, and 3.2 blocks per game, shooting 43.2 percent from the field. The opponent’s average score is 69.8 points.

___

The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.