The Vandal Nation staff predicts the final score of the men’s basketball game vs. Montana in the Cowan Spectrum.
Meredith Spelbring — Idaho, 72 – 69
This team is young. Do they have a good chance of pulling the upset? Probably not. But even the mostinexperienced teams can find a good win in a sea-son. If this team is going to do that, now is the time. The team has slowly been coming together and this weekend, it might just click.
Brandon Hill — Montana, 78 – 68
The Achilles heel of this year’s Vandal team hasbeen a lack of experience. This team gets more cohesive as the season goes on. But with so manyyoung players, I can hardly see Idaho pulling the upset, even at home.
Chris Deremer — Montana, 80 – 66
The nine-day rest for the Vandals could help keep this game competitive until Montana blows this oneopen late in the second half. After a buzzer beaterlast year, the Vandals will come up empty handedthis time around.
Jonah Baker — Montana, 80 – 64
The Grizzlies run a truly efficient offense and rarely turn the ball over, meaning there will be few oppor-tunities for Idaho’s young squad to make a dent inthis game.