# 1991–92 Montana Grizzlies basketball team

The 1991–92 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Grizzlies were led by former assistant coach and first-year head coach Blaine Taylor and played their home games on campus at Adams Fieldhouse in Missoula, Montana.
They finished the regular season at 25–3, with a 14–2 record in conference to win the regular season title. The Grizzlies earned an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament by winning the Big Sky Conference tournament.
In the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at BSU Pavilion in Boise, Idaho, Montana faced the No. 3 seed Florida State. The Grizzlies were beaten in a competitive game, 78–68.

## Postseason results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov, 1991* | | Simon Fraser | W 87–58 | 1–0 | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Nov 22, 1991* | | Oregon | W 78–39 | 2–0 | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Nov 26, 1991* | | at San Jose State | W 72–51 | 3–0 | Event Center Arena San Jose, California |
| Nov 29, 1991* | | Southeastern Louisiana Montana Holiday Tournament | W 89–47 | 4–0 | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Nov 30, 1991* | | Texas-Arlington Montana Holiday Tournament | W 73–68 | 5–0 | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Dec 4, 1991* | | Portland | W 98–68 | 6–0 | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Dec 7, 1991* | | at Cal State Northridge | W 67–48 | 7–0 | Matador Gymnasium Northridge, California |
| Dec 14, 1991* | | at Pepperdine | W 89–88 $^{3OT}$ | 8–0 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 16, 1991* | | at Southern Utah | L 65–74 | 8–1 | America First Event Center Cedar City, Utah |
| Dec 20, 1991* | | Washington | W 60–55 | 9–1 | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Dec 21, 1991* | | Coastal Carolina | W 74–52 | 10–1 | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Dec, 1991* | | Lewis–Clark State | W 85–65 | 11–1 | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Jan 2, 1992* | | Weber State | W 62–60 | 12–1 (1–0) | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Jan 4, 1992* | | Idaho State | W 87–74 | 13–1 (2–0) | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Jan 11, 1992* | | at Eastern Washington | W 71–65 | 14–1 (3–0) | Reese Court Cheney, Washington |
| Jan 18, 1992* | | Montana State | W 73–59 | 15–1 (4–0) | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Jan 23, 1992* | | Idaho | W 73–58 | 16–1 (5–0) | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Jan 24, 1992* | | Boise State | W 67–53 | 17–1 (6–0) | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Jan 30, 1992* | | at Northern Arizona | W 74–59 | 18–1 (7–0) | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Feb 1, 1992* | | at Nevada | L 67–89 | 18–2 (7–1) | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada |
| Feb 6, 1992* | | at Idaho State | W 84–75 | 19–2 (8–1) | Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho |
| Feb 8, 1992* | | at Weber State | W 77–73 | 20–2 (9–1) | Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah |
| Feb 13, 1992* | | Eastern Washington | W 91–66 | 21–2 (10–1) | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Feb 22, 1992* | | at Montana State | W 77–72 | 22–2 (11–1) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana |
| Feb 27, 1992* | | at Boise State | W 71–58 | 23–2 (12–1) | BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho |
| Feb 29, 1992* | | at Idaho | L 63–73 | 23–3 (12–2) | Kibbie Dome Moscow, Idaho |
| Mar 5, 1992* | | Nevada | W 103–86 | 24–3 (13–2) | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Mar 7, 1992* | | Northern Arizona | W 90–59 | 25–3 (14–2) | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1992* 9:00 p.m. | (1) | (4) Idaho Semifinals | W 69–52 | 26–3 | Harry Adams Field House (7,103) Missoula, Montana |
| Mar 14, 1992* | (1) | (2) Nevada Championship Game | W 73–68 | 27–3 | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1992* | (14 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 20 Florida State First Round | L 68–78 | 27–4 | BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain time. ||||||