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RussellBillings West
Rustlers
69
Golden Bears
79

The Billings West (Billings, MT) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Russell (Great Falls, MT) by a score of 79-69.

Game Details: Billings West High School

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Russell----69
Billings West----79
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Game Story

Montana High School Basketball - Russell knocked off by Billings West

January 26, 2024: Billings, MT 59102

The Billings West Golden Bears basketball team scored 79 points and held the visiting Russell Rustlers to 69 in the Golden Bears league triumph on Friday.

The Golden Bears now sport a 7-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Great Falls for a AA Eastern contest on Saturday, January 27. Billings West will battle a Bison team coming off a 49-46 league loss to Skyview (Billings, MT). The Bison record now stands at 1-9.

The Rustlers (3-6) will now prepare for their contest against Skyview (Billings, MT). The Falcons enter the AA Eastern contest with a 6-4 record. In their last contest, Skyview ran past Great Falls (Great Falls, MT), 49-46, in a league contest.

Rankings & Records

Russell (23-24)

MTClass
707
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
11-123-75-20-56-5.478.3001,2691,195

Billings West (23-24)

MTClass
262
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
14-84-43-22-59-1.636.5001,3331,213

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Russell		12.014.08.011.055.2
Billings West		----60.6

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Head-to-Head

  • Billings West won on 1/26/2024
    1/26 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Russell----69
    Billings West----79

    The Russell (Great Falls, MT) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Billings West (Billings, MT) by a score of 79-69.

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  • Russell won on 2/23/2024
    2/23 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Billings West----51
    Russell----67

    The Billings West (Billings, MT) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away playoff game against Russell (Great Falls, MT) by a score of 67-51.

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  • Billings West won on 2/29/2024
    2/29Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Billings West----59
    Russell----44

    The Billings West (Billings, MT) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral playoff game against Russell (Great Falls, MT) by a score of 59-44.

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  • Billings West won last month
    3/9Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Billings West----44
    Russell----42

    The Billings West (Billings, MT) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral playoff game against Russell (Great Falls, MT) by a score of 44-42.

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Russell8-8Billings West8-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/19/23Big SkyRussell(L) 64-4612/8/23Big SkyBillings West
1/4/24RussellBillings Senior(L) 71-651/18/24Billings SeniorBillings West(W) 60-55
2/1/24Billings SeniorRussell(W) 67-532/6/24Billings WestBillings Senior(L) 78-70
1/6/24RussellBelgrade(W) 55-381/20/24Billings WestBelgrade(W) 68-33
1/30/24RussellBelgrade(W) 58-431/20/24Billings WestBelgrade
2/3/24RussellBelgrade2/16/24BelgradeBillings West
1/11/24RussellGreat Falls1/27/24Great FallsBillings West
2/9/24Great FallsRussell(W) 64-422/24/24Billings WestGreat Falls
3/1/24RussellGreat Falls(W) 61-372/24/24Billings WestGreat Falls(W) 85-51
1/19/24BozemanRussell(L) 63-491/4/24Billings WestBozeman(L) 66-51
2/15/24RussellBozeman(L) 63-522/2/24BozemanBillings West(L) 63-55
3/1/24Billings WestBozeman(W) 57-45
3/8/24BozemanBillings West(W) 63-59
1/20/24RussellGallatin(L) 56-521/5/24GallatinBillings West(W) 61-48
2/16/24GallatinRussell(L) 47-412/3/24Billings WestGallatin(L) 65-64
2/17/24GallatinRussell3/2/24Billings WestGallatin(W) 55-48
3/8/24GallatinRussell(L) 58-50
1/27/24RussellSkyview(L) 60-541/12/24Billings WestSkyview(L) 54-52
1/27/24RussellSkyview2/8/24SkyviewBillings West(L) 52-41
2/24/24SkyviewRussell
2/24/24SkyviewRussell(W) 50-44
3/2/24RussellSkyview(W) 46-43
3/7/24RussellHellgate(W) 55-5412/9/23Billings WestHellgate(W) 63-62

Record Breakdown

Russell (23-24)

Billings West (23-24)
11-12
Overall
14-8
3-7
League
4-4
2-2
Non-League
3-0
1-3
Head to Head
3-1
8-8
Common Opponent
8-6
5-2
Home
3-2
0-5
Away
2-5
6-5
Neutral
9-1
6-3
Playoff
7-4
11-12
In-State
14-8
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0