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What Montana HC Travis DeCuire Said After Grizzlies Fell At Tennessee | Rocky Top Insider
Tennessee basketball handed Montana its second loss of the young season on Wednesday night, using a big second half to coast past the Grizzlies 92-57.
Following the game, Montana coach Travis DeCuire met with the media and discussed the strong play of his sophomore guard Money Williams, what makes Igor Milicic Jr. tough to defend and more. Here’s everything DeCuire said.
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Opening statement
“Rough night for the Griz. We had a little more fun in the first half than we did in the second half, obviously. I think Coach Barnes’ halftime speech was a little better than mine, in terms of getting this team ready to go in the second half. But I thought we did a good job defensively in the first half taking away some of the rhythm, some of the shots that they were trying to get. Obviously, some some fouls. Got some of their better players out for some stretches, which allowed us to make some runs as well. Second half, they ramped up their defensive intensity and I think we lost ours. To give up 63% in a half, regardless of who we were playing, is not like us. I don’t know the last time we’ve done that. But Chaz Lanier obviously going early in the in the second half and I thought that was a difference in terms of getting that team going.”
On what Montana guard Money Williams did to have such a strong game
“Money is good at making plays, whether it’s in a ball screen or in space. I think he generates offense for us in a lot of ways. Tonight he scored the ball, he made shots. But there are times when he is creating shots for others as well. We just did not have a great shooting night. So he felt he needed to score more for us to stay in the game, which was true.”
On what adjustments Montana made on defense after Tennessee started 6-for-6 from the field
“Our biggest thing was beat screens. Coach Barnes still plays a style of basketball that I believe in. A lot of people call it a old school, where you set a lot of screens away from the ball for shooters. From watching them in film, we saw that they really set screens very well. So for us, our goal is to beat the screens, to get through them and not require a bunch of help. And I thought we did a good job at the first half. As fatigue set in, fouls set in, I think we just did not execute that as well in the second.”
On what makes Tennessee’s Igor Milicic so difficult to guard
“Well, he wasn’t difficult to scout. We we knew he made over 100 threes in his previous school, but he hadn’t been shooting threes, or at least not very many. And so they hadn’t really been catering to that. Obviously they made some adjustments. They watched us defensively saw how aggressive we are on the ball screens. So they were looking for that early in the half. And then he got open for some drop-offs and lots out of ball screen coverage. But that wasn’t necessarily him making a play. That was that was (Zakai) Zeigler making a play.”
On Montana’s defense forcing nine first half turnovers
“We wanted to be physical. We wanted to apply pressure on everyone other than Zeigler. We thought containing him was the most important thing. Not a lot of assists coming from other people. So we thought that if we could apply a little pressure on the post and the wings and force them to try to create, that maybe we could either force some turn some turnovers or low-percentage shots, which that did happen early. But eventually they got out of that.”
On Money Williams being able to attack the Tennessee defense
“We got we got a little taste of that last year. He only played 12 games last year, but his best games were Houston, Nevada. So when the lights are bright, it’s typically when he can’t show enough. Unfortunately his season ended early with an injury, so we weren’t able to see that level of consistency. But we knew he was capable of that.”
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22-31-52-56-67, Powerball: 15, Power Play: 2
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17-18-28-37-42, Star Ball: 04, ASB: 02
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08-13-39-63-66, Powerball: 02
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02-04-13-17-32
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21-24-29-42-49, Bonus: 01
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When are the Montana Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky For Life: 8:38 p.m. MT daily.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Big Sky Bonus: 7:30 p.m. MT daily.
- Powerball Double Play: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Montana Cash: 8 p.m. MT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
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Montana
Public Meeting at Hub on Smith Concerning Montana Water Call Prompting Priority Administration in Tongue Basin
Wyoming State Engineer Brandon Gebhart announced that on May 5, 2026, the State of Montana placed a call under Article V(A) of the Yellowstone River Compact to fill Tongue River Reservoir in Montana. As a result, priority administration is in effect on post-1950 water rights in Wyoming that divert water from the Tongue River and its tributaries and are not excluded from the compact.
A public meeting will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 18, in the dining room of The Hub on Smith. Attendees are asked to enter on the north side of the building.
The Tongue River Basin has been experiencing drought conditions over the past year with historically low winter snowpack and streamflow conditions. According to the release, those conditions led to Montana’s interstate call and prompted the administration of the Tongue River Basin in Wyoming.
The priority administration will affect post-1950 water rights within the Tongue River Basin, including reservoir storage, stream diversions and groundwater withdrawals, all of which affect river flows. Post-1950 water rights will be regulated off or prevented from turning on. Wyoming hydrographer-commissioners will continue to administer reservoir storage and post-1950 diversions throughout the spring and work with affected water users until the administration is lifted.
As provided in the compact, domestic uses less than one-half acre in area and livestock uses, including stock reservoirs less than 20 acre-feet in capacity, are excluded from this administration. The release noted these excluded rights could be subject to future regulation to satisfy priority calls by senior Wyoming water rights.
Beginning May 5, 2026, Wyoming hydrographer-commissioners have worked to record the current storage levels of reservoirs with post-1950 water rights. Going forward, those reservoirs can continue to accrue storage so long as post-1950 storage gained after the interstate call on May 5 remains in storage until either the water is released to satisfy the Montana call or Montana lifts the call because Tongue River Reservoir will fill.
Reservoirs with unfulfilled pre-1950 water rights can continue to store water and that storage will not be subject to release to satisfy Montana’s call. However, that storage and other direct flow rights could be subject to regulation to satisfy priority calls by senior Wyoming water rights.
The priority administration will be carried out pursuant to state law by hydrographer-commissioners assigned to various portions of the Tongue River Basin, working under the direction of Division II Superintendent David Schroeder.
The Wyoming State Engineer’s Office can be contacted at:
Jack Morey, deputy state engineer, 307-777-5032, jack.morey2@wyo.gov
David Schroeder, Division II superintendent, 307-674-7012, d.schroeder@wyo.gov
Jeff Cowley, interstate streams administrator, 307-777-1942, jeff.cowley@wyo.gov
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17-32-35-40-47, Mega Ball: 17
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19-21-35-38-53, Bonus: 01
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When are the Montana Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky For Life: 8:38 p.m. MT daily.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Big Sky Bonus: 7:30 p.m. MT daily.
- Powerball Double Play: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Montana Cash: 8 p.m. MT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
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