Montana Grizzly guards Cameron Rundles and Matt Martin are the Grizzly Journal Co-MVP Players for week three, Nov 18-27.
The two guards, along with their back court teammates, played stellar floor games during the three games of the Washington State Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge Nov. 23-25 at the Spokane Arena.
Martin -- who was also named Big Sky Conference Player of the week -- led Montana with 40 points in three games, shooting 54% from the field on 12-for-22 attempts 
while making 43% of his three-points attempts. The Grizzly shooting guard has achieved solid floor-game statistics as well, with six assists and four steals in the three games, while turning the ball over only three times.
But it was the senior off-guard’s clutch shooting in the late stages of Montana’s 59-57 win over the Air Force Falcons that catapulted the Grizzlies to a 2-1 tourney record and the second place team trophy in the Cougar Challenge Tourney. Martin made 7-for-9 free throws against the Falcons, nailing 3-for-4 in the final 27 seconds to seal the Montana victory. Martin was also a disruptive force in the defensive front court, and his four steals led the team over the three games. As of Nov. 26, Martin was the leading Big Sky Conference three-point shooter with 19 in seven games and had the fourth-best free throw shooting percentage at 84% on 22-for-26 shots from the stripe.
Rundles scored 30 points over the three tourney games, good 
enough for a tie for second with power forward Jordan Hasquet. But it was the sophomore point guard’s steadily improving cohesive floor leadership that solidified Montana’s three-game success in the tourney, for which he was named to the all-tourney team. Rundles had 12 assists in the tourney, sank a crucial three-point shot in the final minute of the team’s win over Air Force, and dished an assist to fellow guard Ceylon Elgin-Taylor for a critical three-point shot that gave the Griz breathing room against MVSU. Rundles also played through the pain of a foot injury incurred against the Delta Devils. Rundles’ 4-assists per-game average ranks third in the conference.
