# 2010–11 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

The 2010–11 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Grizzlies, led by head coach Wayne Tinkle, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana, as members of the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies finished second in the Big Sky during the regular season, and advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky tournament. Montana lost to Northern Colorado in the Big Sky championship game.
Montana failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational. The Grizzlies were eliminated in the first round of the CBI in a loss to Duquesne, 87–76.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Lewis–Clark State | W 59–39 | — | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2010* 3:00 pm | | at Nevada | L 66–81 | 0–1 | Lawlor Events Center (4,408) Reno, NV |
| November 17, 2010* 7:00 am | | at Utah | L 69–82 | 0–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,293) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 19, 2010* 3:00 pm | | Montana Tech | W 78–51 | 1–2 | Dahlberg Arena (2,646) Missoula, MT |
| November 22, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Idaho | W 75–33 | 2–2 | Dahlberg Arena (2,530) Missoula, MT |
| November 30, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | W 75–67 | 3–2 | Dahlberg Arena (2,912) Missoula, MT |
| December 3, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Portland | L 48–58 | 3–3 | Dahlberg Arena (3,589) Missoula, MT |
| December 5, 2010* 8:00 pm | | at UCLA | W 66–57 | 4–3 | Pauley Pavilion (5,391) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 9, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Great Falls | W 85–50 | 5–3 | Dahlberg Arena (2,641) Missoula, MT |
| December 12, 2010* 2:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 48–50 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,676) San Francisco, CA |
| December 15, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Oregon State | W 71–66 | 6–4 | Dahlberg Arena (4,378) Missoula, MT |
| December 18, 2010* 8:00 pm | | at Idaho | W 64–63 | 7–4 | Cowan Spectrum (922) Moscow, ID |
| December 22, 2010* 8:00 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 71–57 | 8–4 | Titan Gym (722) Fullerton, CA |
| December 29, 2011 1:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 83–80 | 9–4 (1–0) | Dahlberg Arena (4,061) Missoula, MT |
| December 31, 2011 1:00 pm | | Weber State | W 75–56 | 10–4 (2–0) | Dahlberg Arena (4,606) Missoula, MT |
| January 6, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 67–76 | 10–5 (2–1) | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,115) Greeley, CO |
| January 8, 2011 8:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 68–52 | 11–5 (3–1) | Hornets Nest (639) Sacramento, CA |
| January 13, 2011 7:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 66–47 | 12–5 (4–1) | Dahlberg Arena (3,609) Missoula, MT |
| January 15, 2011 7:00 pm | | Portland State | W 77–70 | 13–5 (5–1) | Dahlberg Arena (4,505) Missoula, MT |
| January 20, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Idaho State | W 75–65 | 14–5 (6–1) | Reed Gym (2,176) Pocatello, ID |
| January 22, 2011 7:00 pm | | Montana State | W 75–61 | 15–5 (7–1) | Dahlberg Arena (7,312) Missoula, MT |
| January 29, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Montana State | W 79–58 | 16–5 (8–1) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (7,956) Bozeman, MT |
| February 3, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Weber State | L 52–68 | 16–6 (8–2) | Dee Events Center (6,956) Ogden, UT |
| February 5, 2011 6:30 pm | | at Northern Arizona | L 53–70 | 16–7 (8–3) | Rolle Activity Center (1,064) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 10, 2011 7:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 64–44 | 17–7 (9–3) | Dahlberg Arena (3,725) Missoula, MT |
| February 12, 2011 7:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 55–42 | 18–7 (10–3) | Dahlberg Arena (6,542) Missoula, MT |
| February 16, 2011 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 71–52 | 19–7 (11–3) | Dahlberg Arena (4,048) Missoula, MT |
| February 19, 2011* 9:00 pm | | at Long Beach State ESPN BracketBusters | L 56–74 | 19–8 | Walter Pyramid (3,368) Long Beach, CA |
| February 24, 2011 8:00 pm | | at Portland State | W 85–84 | 20–8 (12–3) | Stott Center (1,303) Portland, OR |
| February 26, 2011 6:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | L 55–59 $^{OT}$ | 20–9 (12–4) | Reese Court Cheney |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2011 5:30 pm | (2) | vs. (3) Weber State Big Sky Semifinals | W 57–40 | 21–9 | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (6,205) Greeley, CO |
| March 9, 2011 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | at (1) Northern Colorado Big Sky Championship | L 60–65 | 21–10 | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (3,182) Greeley, CO |
| CBI ||||||
| March 16, 2011 8:05 pm | | Duquesne CBI First Round | L 76–87 | 21–11 | Dahlberg Arena (2,830) Missoula, MT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||
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