Officials say transferring the prisoners is a necessary step to manage prison populations and make needed upgrades and additions to the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge.

The state's prison capacity problem has worsened over the last year, with hundreds of inmates waiting in county jails for a bed to open up in prison.

Eastern Washington hosts the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks after Andrew Cook scored 21 points in Eastern Washington's 74-64 loss to the Montana State Bobcats.

Totals 31-60 10-13 81. Halftime_Montana 46-41. 3-Point Goals_N. Arizona 7-18 (Bowser 3-4, Baker 2-2, Campisano 1-1, Jackson 1-3, Abelman 0-1, Fort 0-1, McLaughlin 0-6), Montana 9-20 (Moore 3-7 ...

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Totals 31-60 10-13 81. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Halftime_Montana 46-41. 3-Point Goals_N. Arizona 7-18 (Bowser 3-4, Baker 2-2, Campisano 1-1, Jackson 1-3, Abelman 0-1 ...

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (11-8, 2-4 Big Sky) at Eastern Washington Eagles (6-13, 2-4 Big Sky) Cheney, Washington; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -2.5; over/under is 149 BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Washington hosts Northern Arizona after Andrew Cook scored 21 points in Eastern Washington's 74-64 loss to the Montana State Bobcats.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (10-6, 1-2 Big Sky) at Montana State Bobcats (5-11, 0-3 Big Sky) Bozeman, Montana; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona visits Montana State after Jayden Jackson scored 22 points in Northern Arizona's 81-76 loss to the Montana Grizzlies.

Towt 5-10 2-5 12, Bowser 0-3 0-0 0, Ragab 1-1 0-0 2, Jackson 4-15 0-0 8, McLaughlin 9-24 4-8 24, Campisano 1-2 0-0 2, Wistrcill 0-0 0-0 0, Baker 0-2 0-0 0, Rickwood-Pitt 0-0 0-0 0, Abelman 1-2 0-0 2, Fort 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 22-61 6-13 53.

Brandon Walker's 17 points helped Montana State defeat Northern Arizona 58-53 on Saturday night to end the Bobcats' six-game losing streak.

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