Officials say transferring the prisoners is a necessary step to manage prison populations and make needed upgrades and additions to the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge.

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MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) Malik Moore had 20 points in Montana's 81-76 victory against Northern Arizona on Thursday night. Moore also contributed five assists for the Grizzlies (10-6, 3-0 Big Sky ...

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The state's prison capacity problem has worsened over the last year, with hundreds of inmates waiting in county jails for a bed to open up in prison.

"I just like how resilient we are, staying true to the game plan, playing harder. We’re still learning how to finish out games.” - MSU forward Brandon Walker

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Brandon Walker's 17 points helped Montana State defeat Northern Arizona 58-53 on Saturday night to end the Bobcats' six-game losing streak. Walker added seven rebounds for the Bobcats (6-11, 1-3 Big Sky Conference). Bryce Zephir ...

Eastern Washington went cold in the second half and also had no answer for Montana State’s Brandon Walker as the Bobcats defeated the Eagles men’s basketball team 74-64 on Monday at Worthington Arena in Bozeman.

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Significant movement took place in the logjam at the top of the West Coast Conference women’s basketball standings last weekend. A week ago six teams were knotted at the top of the WCC. A week later just two remained deadlocked – Gonzaga and Washington State. Both teams swept a pair of games last week to gain a little separation.