Portland State at Montana State

[JALMOND]

Kickoff scheduled for 1:30 pm MDT (12:30 pm PDT---so early considering the wife and I closed the karaoke bar last night. Very tired) from Bozeman. A game featuring two new exciting quarterbacks in the conference in Connor Kavanaugh for the Vikings and Denarius McGhee for the Bobcats. The Vikings beat Idaho State last week in their conference opener and stand 1-0 in the conference and 2-2 overall (both losses to Pac-10 schools). The Bobcats had what seemed as a comfortable halftime lead at Sacramento State last week, only to see the Hornets come back storming in the third quarter. The Bobcats did pull it out in overtime, but the game showed that no lead is safe in the Big Sky. They enter the game with a conference leading 2-0 record, with their other win at home against Eastern Washington. Overall, the Bobcats are 4-1, with the only loss happening on a last minute field goal against Pac-10 Washington State. The Vikings last win over Montana State was a 44-41 shootout in Portland in 2005. Bobcats hold a 9-2 edge all time in Bozeman. Weather should be sunny and windy with temps in the 60's.

Portland State play by play...

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Portland TV: Tape delay on Comcast-Portland due to live telecast of Oregon-Washington State. This game is now scheduled for airing at 6 PM PDT.

[JALMOND]

Kickoff coming up shortly. Weather update, sunny and no wind, temps 65. "Beautiful day", according to PSU play by play Tom Hewitt.

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PSU---Brown 32 yd FG good

9:34 left 1st

PSU 3
MSU 0

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PSU---Thomas 55 yd TD catch from Kavanaugh (Thomas 2 pt conversion catch from Kavanaugh)

PSU 11
MSU 0

Tommy Hewitt is too happy he hasn't told me how much time is left.

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MSU---Cunningham 52 yd FG good

1:41 left 1st

PSU 11
MSU 3

[JALMOND]

PSU--Kavanaugh 75 yd TD run. PAT good

24 secs left 1st

PSU 18
MSU 3

[JALMOND]

End 1st

PSU 18
MSU 3

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MSU---Gilbert 40 yd TD catch from McGhee. PAT no good

11:27 left 2nd

PSU 18
MSU 9

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MSU---Palmer 17 yd TD catch from McGhee. PAT good

4:17 left 2nd

PSU 18
MSU 16

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MSU---McGhee 4 yd TD run. PAT good

48 secs left 2nd

MSU 23
PSU 18

[JALMOND]

Halftime

MSU 23
PSU 18

[Grizalltheway]

Good to see PSU hanging tough in this one.

[JALMOND]

About 5 mins left 3rd

MSU 30
PSU 18

Had to run and get the wife some lunch. Bad thing about the early start. I guess Akbar had a TD run for the Bobcats.

[EWURanger]

Damnit PSU......come on!

[JALMOND]

MSU---Davis 39 yd TD run PAT good

37 secs left 3rd

MSU 37
PSU 18

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End 3rd

MSU 37
PSU 18

[JALMOND]

PSU turnover on downs. MSU ball MSU 35

10:30 left 4th

MSU 37
PSU 18

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MSU---Palmer 5 yd TD run PAT good

10 mins left 4th

MSU 44
PSU 18

[Grizalltheway]

Good to see PSU hanging tough in this one.

Welp, looks like I spoke entirely too soon.

[JALMOND]

PSU---McCaffrey 10 yd TD run. PAT 2pt no good

6:11 left 4th

MSU 44
PSU 24

[JALMOND]

PSU---McCaffrey 4 yd TD run. PAT good

3:02 left 4th

MSU 44
PSU 31

[JALMOND]

Final

Montana State 44
Portland State 31

[EWURanger]

Damn, I thought PSU could pull that one off. Not sure if there's really anyone left on MSU's schedule that's going to be able to beat them.

[JALMOND]

Damn, I thought PSU could pull that one off. Not sure if there's really anyone left on MSU's schedule that's going to be able to beat them.

They go to Flag-Town next week. Playing 7000ft in the air against that NAU team may give them fits.

[SuperHornet]

Damn, I thought PSU could pull that one off. Not sure if there's really anyone left on MSU's schedule that's going to be able to beat them.

I know someone who is just about guaranteed to beat MSU.

(Well, if there's any such animal as a guarantee, anyway....)