MISSOULA — Montana State outlasted Montana in a five-set marathon at Dahlberg Arena on Saturday, winning 25-19, 23-25, 25-17, 17-25, 15-10 to take the first Brawl of the Wild matchup between the teams this season and keep hold of the Main Line Trophy.

It was the Bobcats' fifth straight victory over Montana. MSU now leads the all-time series 67-61.

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The Cats also kept pace with Weber State atop the Big Sky Conference standings with the victory, moving to 4-1 in the league and 9-7 overall. The Grizzlies are now 3-2 in the Big Sky and 11-5 overall.

In the deciding fifth set, the Bobcats jumped out to a 9-3 advantage but were forced to hold on as Montana pulled within scores of 9-7, 10-

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