Bobcats look to make history in Dayton

DAYTON, Ohio — Making their third straight appearance and sixth overall at the NCAA Tournament, the Montana State men's basketball team will take the court Wednesday night at UD Arena looking to make history.

The Bobcats (17-17) will square off with fellow 16th seed Grambling State (20-14) for the right to advance to the Round of 64 and play top seed Purdue Friday night in Indianapolis.

“It's obviously a joy to be here,” first-year MSU coach Matt Logie said during a press conference on Tuesday. “This is a group that has had a special, special journey to get here. We took over last spring around the end of April and had a ton of work to do. Building a staff, completing a roster — this team has made me so proud in the way that they've stuck to the process and continued to keep their eyes focused on March as the goal for playing our best basketball.”