MISSOULA — In one of the most-hyped Brawl of the Wild football games in recent memory, Montana and Montana State delivered a game worthy of the build-up.

The No. 2-ranked Grizzlies and No. 3 Bobcats — meeting for the first time with both programs ranked inside the top 3 — traded blows in a heavyweight showdown Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

Ultimately, Montana State had just a little more and left Missoula with a 31-28 win, the Big Sky Conference championship and the likely No. 2 seed for the FCS playoffs, which begin next week.

MSU kicker Myles Sansted started the scoring with a 39-yard field goal in the first quarter, but UM took its first lead less than three minutes later on a leaping 14-yard touchdown catch by Brooks Davis. An Adam Jones TD run gave the Bobcats a 10-7 lead

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