Montana junior center Brian Qvale was named to the all-tourney team of the Karl Tyler Chevrolet Montana Grizzly Invitational after the Grizzlies edged Loyola Marymont 64-63 in the final game of the tourney.
Qvale scored 16 points and had four rebounds and two blocks against Marymount in Sunday's game. That followed 12 points, 8 rebounds and three blocks notched against Boise State on Saturday and 3 points, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks in Friday's 61-37 win over North Dakota.
Montana coach Wayne Tinkle pointed to Qvale’s play as a major factor in all three Montana tourney wins.“I tell you, he’s playing with so much confidence. The weight of the world is off his shoulders. He knows that we want to get him the ball. He knows that we expect to get results.
“We said it as a staff that it’s just a matter of him early on having that game that just smashes the ice,” said Tinkle.
Grizzly Journal interviewed Qvale after Sunday's win over the Lions.
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