MISSOULA — After Kade Boyd and Peyton Wing awakened Montana from a third-quarter slumber, the Grizzlies rallied past North Dakota for a 24-23 win Saturday in a top-20 FCS showdown inside Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

The fifth-ranked Griz trailed from the outset, but Boyd and Wing turned the tide in the third quarter. With the No. 16 Fighting Hawks looking to add to a 16-7 lead, Boyd hit UND quarterback Jerry Kaminski's arm as he was throwing, and the ball fluttered into Wing's arms.

The interception gave Montana's offense — which had been mostly lackluster to that point — a short field, and quarterback Keali'i Ah Yat capitalized. He found Brooks Davis for a 24-yard touchdown that brought the Griz within 16-14.

From there, the game had the juice deserving of a top-20 matchup. North Dakota

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