Officials say transferring the prisoners is a necessary step to manage prison populations and make needed upgrades and additions to the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge.

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MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) Malik Moore had 20 points in Montana's 81-76 victory against Northern Arizona on Thursday night. Moore also contributed five assists for the Grizzlies (10-6, 3-0 Big Sky ...

The state's prison capacity problem has worsened over the last year, with hundreds of inmates waiting in county jails for a bed to open up in prison.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (10-5, 1-1 Big Sky) at Montana Grizzlies (9-6, 2-0 Big Sky) Missoula, Montana; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Grizzlies -7.5; over/under is 152 BOTTOM ...

Brandon Walker's 17 points helped Montana State defeat Northern Arizona 58-53 on Saturday night to end the Bobcats' six-game losing streak.

Sawyer 4-8 0-0 8, Moore 7-16 3-3 20, Pridgen 4-8 0-0 9, Whitney 5-7 4-4 16, Williams 2-7 2-4 6, Patterson 2-3 0-0 5, Johnson 5-8 1-2 12, Davidson 1-1 0-0 2, Dargan 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 31-60 10-13 81.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (10-6, 1-2 Big Sky) at Montana State Bobcats (5-11, 0-3 Big Sky) Bozeman, Montana; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bobcats -7.5; over/under is 148 BOTTOM ...

Northern Arizona takes on the Montana Grizzlies after Trenton McLaughlin scored 30 points in the Lumberjacks' 80-77 victory over the Weber State Wildcats.

"I just like how resilient we are, staying true to the game plan, playing harder. We’re still learning how to finish out games.” - MSU forward Brandon Walker

Northern Arizona scores 9.7 more points per game (81.3) than Montana State gives up to opponents (71.6). The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

Eastern Washington went cold in the second half and also had no answer for Montana State’s Brandon Walker as the Bobcats defeated the Eagles men’s basketball team 74-64 on Monday at Worthington Arena in Bozeman.