FARGO, N.D. – Montana connected on a jumper in the final seconds to down North Dakota State, 65-63, on Saturday night at Scheels Center.

NDSU (1-3) spent the first half of the contest building up a 34-24 advantage, but Montana (3-1) came out of the break and assembled an 8-0 run to cut the deficit down to two, 47-45. The Grizzlies continued to apply pressure opening the fourth quarter stealing the lead, 48-47, with 9:25 remaining. Both teams then traded points until Abby Schulte was able to find the basket off the inbound to lock the contest, 63-63, with six seconds to play. Coming out of a timeout, Carmen Gfeller drained the game winning jumper for the Grizzlies in the paint to steal the win, 65-63.

Ryan Cobbins led the way for the Bison netting a game-high 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field. She also added in five rebounds, two steals and two assists. Emily Dietz just missed a double-double with a season-high 11 points and eight rebounds. Schulte rounded out the top performers with a season-best 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field.

As a team, NDSU drained 18 free throws on 21 attempts, including a season-best seven made free throws from Dietz. The Bison also generated a season-high 11 steals with Reneya Hopkins and Heaven Hamling each contributing three.

NDSU will wrap up its three-game homestand on Tuesday hosting Dickinson State (0-9) at Scheels Center. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.