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CapitalBig Sky
Bruins
31
Eagles
42

The Big Sky (Missoula, MT) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Capital (Helena, MT) by a score of 42-31.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Capital----31
Big Sky----42
Final score provided by T. Subith.
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Game Story

Montana High School Basketball - Capital thwarted by Big Sky

January 23, 2024: Missoula, MT 59804

The Capital Bruins basketball team (Helena, MT), was toppled 42-31 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Big Sky Eagles (Missoula, MT)

The Eagles now possess a 9-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Helena for a AA Western battle on Thursday, January 25. Big Sky will confront a Bengals team coming off a 44-31 league win over Capital (Helena, MT). The Bengals record now stands at 7-2.

The Bruins (4-6) will now prepare for their battle against Butte (Butte, MT). The Bulldogs come into the AA Western battle with a 4-3 record. In their last battle, Butte was toppled by Big Sky (Missoula, MT), 62-31, in a league battle.

Rankings & Records

Capital (23-24)

MTClass
517
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
10-105-56-10-44-5.500.500828791

Big Sky (23-24)

MTClass
445
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
19-613-28-27-14-3.760.8671,3041,031

Team Scoring Averages

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Capital		----41.4
Big Sky		13.014.016.014.052.2

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Head-to-Head

  • Big Sky won on 1/23/2024
    1/23 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Capital----31
    Big Sky----42

    The Capital (Helena, MT) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Big Sky (Missoula, MT) by a score of 42-31.

    Box score
  • Capital won on 2/22/2024
    2/22 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Big Sky----51
    Capital----52

    The Big Sky (Missoula, MT) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Capital (Helena, MT) by a score of 52-51.

    Box score
  • Big Sky won on 3/1/2024
    3/1Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Big Sky----48
    Capital----36

    The Big Sky (Missoula, MT) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Capital (Helena, MT) by a score of 48-36.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Capital8-7Big Sky14-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/9/23GallatinCapital(L) 50-403/9/24GallatinBig Sky(L) 38-34
12/16/23Billings WestCapital(L) 59-4012/8/23Billings WestBig Sky(L) 52-42
3/7/24Billings WestBig Sky(L) 66-38
1/5/24CapitalGlacier(W) 39-171/9/24Big SkyGlacier(W) 48-26
2/17/24GlacierCapital(W) 47-302/6/24GlacierBig Sky(W) 57-41
3/2/24GlacierCapital(L) 46-403/8/24Big SkyGlacier(W) 44-31
1/6/24CapitalFlathead(W) 49-201/11/24Big SkyFlathead
2/16/24FlatheadCapital(W) 40-301/16/24Big SkyFlathead
2/8/24FlatheadBig Sky(W) 56-48
2/13/24Big SkyFlathead(W) 63-43
2/29/24Big SkyFlathead(W) 52-42
1/9/24CapitalSentinel(W) 54-401/3/24SentinelBig Sky(W) 74-61
2/8/24SentinelCapital(W) 52-411/4/24Big SkySentinel(W) 54-28
2/29/24CapitalSentinel(W) 56-332/1/24Big SkySentinel(W) 53-31
2/2/24Big SkySentinel
2/3/24SentinelBig Sky
3/9/24Big SkySentinel
1/11/24CapitalHellgate(L) 36-271/6/24Big SkyHellgate(W) 40-28
2/10/24CapitalHellgate1/30/24HellgateBig Sky(W) 50-42
3/2/24Big SkyHellgate(L) 47-44
1/19/24HelenaCapital(L) 44-311/25/24Big SkyHelena(W) 64-53
2/1/24CapitalHelena(L) 47-342/20/24HelenaBig Sky(L) 44-43
1/25/24CapitalButte(L) 43-331/19/24ButteBig Sky(W) 62-31
2/24/24ButteCapital(W) 48-352/16/24Big SkyButte(W) 56-48

Record Breakdown

Capital (23-24)

Big Sky (23-24)
10-10
Overall
19-6
5-5
League
13-2
0-3
Non-League
3-1
1-2
Head to Head
2-1
8-7
Common Opponent
14-5
6-1
Home
8-2
0-4
Away
7-1
4-5
Neutral
4-3
5-2
Playoff
3-3
10-10
In-State
19-6
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0