No. 2 seed Montana took out top-seeded Northern Colorado in the Big Sky Championship title game on Wednesday night to earn its first NCAA tournament bid since 2019.

The No. 2-seeded Grizzlies (25-9) scored a 91-83 win over No. 1 Northern Colorado (25-9) in the tournament championship game late Wednesday night at Idaho Central Arena. It's their first tournament crown since they repeated in 2018 and 2019. The Bears were eyeing their first tourney championship since 2011.

No. 2-seeded Montana beat No. 1 Northern Colorado 91-83 late Wednesday in the Big Sky Conference championship game in Boise, Idaho. The Grizzlies earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Northern Colorado won its previous two Big Sky tournament games by 24 and 27 points,