MISSOULA — It's a top-20 clash in Missoula this weekend as the No. 5 Montana Grizzlies get set for a big early test, and their opponent in No. 16 North Dakota is more than happy to try and come in and play spoiler.
Once a Big Sky Conference member, North Dakota and Montana locked horns again last year in the non-conference slate, in a game that UM dominated in the first, before UND flipped the script and completely took over in the second half en route to a comeback win.
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The game served as a microcosm of Montana's season, and these programs seeing each other in back-to-back seasons now offers the Griz a shot at revenge, the rare occurrence of seeing a non-conference oppone