Griz, Lady Griz take care of business in Brawl of the Wild

The Montana Grizzlies hadn't lost to the rival Montana State Bobcats in Dahlberg Arena since 2010. They weren't about to let that streak end on national TV.

Sunday afternoon in Missoula, in front of an ESPNU audience, the Grizzlies toppled the Big Sky Conference leading Bobcats, 80-74 in a game the Griz led nearly wire-to-wire.

Montana had lost its first game to the Cats last month in Bozeman, but sophomore Josh Bannon came out firing on all cylinders as he led the Griz to an early double-digit lead. Behind the dominant play of Jubilee Belo, the Cats clawed back into it down the stretch of the...