Jeremiah Davis scores 15 off bench to lead Montana State past Long Beach State 78-72

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LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Jeremiah Davis came off the bench to score 15 points and help Montana State beat Long Beach State 78-72 on Friday night.

Davis made 6 of 7 shots and 3 of 4 free throws for the Bobcats (3-4).

Chris Hodges scored 14 on 7-for-8 shooting for Montana State. Reserve Davian Brown scored 13 on 4-for-7 shooting from 3-point range. Jed Miller added 12 points and Patrick McMahon pitched in with 10 points and eight rebounds.

Gavin Sykes paced the Beach (1-5) with 24 points. Shaquille Bender scored 17 off the bench and Cole Farrell added 10 points.

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