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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - Mikale Rogers led the way with a season-high 17 points and Kelsi Byrd tied a career-high with 15 points, but a late surge from Montana State propelled the Bobcats to an 80-74 victory Saturday afternoon in the final game for both teams at the Radisson Chatsworth Thanksgiving Tournament.

Coming off a 10-point loss on Friday in which IUPUI (2-4) had its worst shooting performance of the season, the Jags shot 50.0 percent from the field, including 47.1 percent from three, but the Bobcats shot 49.2 percent from the floor and outscored the Jaguars bench 48-19 to earn the win.

Joining Rogers and Byrd in double figures was Shaquira Scott, who added 14 points and four rebounds.

"Even though we lost, I felt like we took some positive steps going forward," head coach Austin Parkinson said. "We learned a lot about our team on this trip and what it will take to be successful going forward."

Six points from Scott and four from Rogers in the first five minutes propelled the Jaguars to a 13-4 lead a quarter of the way through the first half.

As the eight-minute mark neared, Montana State knotted the score at 17-17, before eventually catapulting in front, 31-23, with 3:23 to play.

The cushion remained at eight with 1:57 to go, but an 8-0 run over the final two minutes highlighted by an old-fashioned three-point play from Scott and a three from Byrd sent IUPUI into the half tied at 35-35.

The score remained tied four minutes and 30 seconds into the second half, but an 11-4 Jaguars run featuring a pair of three's from Nicole Rogers and a three from Mikale Rogers opened up a 53-46 cushion at the 13:22 mark.

A Jasmine Hommes free throw with 8:00 to play brought the Bobcats back and evened the score at 59-59, before Montana State took a six-point lead at 73-67 following a Lindsay Stockton triple with 3:02 to play.

IUPUI closed within three on two occasions, before inching within a basket, 76-74, on a pair of Mikale Rogers free throws with 15 seconds to go.

The Jags needed to foul and at least one missed free throw on the other end of the floor, but Montana State hit both of its attempts to move its cushion back to four. Looking to cut the deficit to one possession again, a Mikale Rogers shot fell off the rim into the hands of a Bobcats defender. An IUPUI foul ensued and two made free throws from Hannah Caudill with three seconds to go finished off the 80-74 win.

For her efforts during the weekend, Scott was named to the All-Tournament Team.

The Jags return home on Thursday, Dec. 4, when they host Indiana State at The Jungle. Tip is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be televised on HTSN. Greg Rakestraw and Bob Lovell will have the call.