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MISSOULA, Mont.(AP) Michael Wortham had 244 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns, Keali Ah Yat threw for 305 yards and three scores and Montana beat South Dakota 52-22 on Saturday to set up a rematch against Montana State in the FCS semifinals.

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Miss Missouma, Mont.(AP) Michael Siakam had 244 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns, Kelly Ahn threw for 302 to lead Monanana State to the FCS championship on Saturday.

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Third-seeded Montana (13-1) advanced to the semifinals for the 12th time. Montana will host the game after defeating the Grizzlies 31-28 in Missoula on November 28 to win the Big Sky title and secure the No. 2 seed. The Bobcats defeated Stephen F. Austin 44-28 on Friday night.

The partnership had 201 yards on 11 catches and 43 yards on three catches to tie the Montana record for all-purpose receivers.

Montana dominated early, driving 75 yards on the opening possession.Ah Yat's 1-yard touchdown pass to Drew Deck gave the Grizzlies a 7–0 lead, and Ah Yat's 53-yard touchdown pass to Wortham made it 24–0.

L.J. Phillips Jr.He scored on a 23-yard run to give the Coyotes (10-5) a 24-7 halftime lead.

An FCS playoff record 93-yard touchdown run made it 31-7 early in the third quarter, and A Yat and Wortham combined for a 51-yard touchdown run to make it 38-7.

South Dakota rallied on two Aidan Bowman touchdown passes (69 yards to Jake Martens and 20 yards to Tysen Boage) to make it 38-22 with 8:42 left.

The Grizzlies responded with an 82-yard drive, highlighted by a unique trick in which Wortham caught a pass on a short slant and passed back across the field to Eli Gilman, who took the ball to the South Dakota 29-yard line for a 20-yard gain.Wortham then capped off an 11-yard touchdown run with 2:40 left in the game.The offense ended with a 45-22 lead.

Hashes Jones Cat scores a 20-yard run at the last moment.

Bouman passed for 231 meters and Martens had 93 meters receiving for the Coyotes (10-5).

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