Coming into Sunday night, the Montana State Bobcats had beaten just one Division I team in seven tries — the North Dakota Fighting Hawks.
The Washington State Cougars made that two in eight when MSU marched into Kennewick and shot its way right past WSU for a 95-90 victory, sending Ernie Kent’s program to a new low.
The Bobcats (now 3-6) entered the game ranked 314 out of 353 Division I teams via kenpom.com’s adjusted efficiency margin; it was only the second time since 2002 that WSU had lost to a sub-300 opponent.