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11/07 21:30 CST Receiver Steele and TE Schlepp connect for game winner in 3OT as Montana State beats Idaho State Receiver Steele and TE Schlepp connect for game winner in 3OT as Montana State beats Idaho State POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) --- Wide receiver Dane Steele tossed a pass to tight end Rylan Schlepp in the end zone for a 2-point conversion in triple overtime to give Montana State a 28-26 victory over Idaho State on Saturday night. Quarterback Justin Lamson flipped the ball to Steele on an end around, Steele rolled to the right and hit a wide-open Schlepp for the winner. After the teams traded field goals in the first and second overtimes, Jordan Cooke threw an incomplete pass on the 2-point attempt for Idaho State in the opening of the third. Lamson threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Rocky Lencioni to tie the game 20-all with 2:24 left in regulation. Lamson completed 22 of 37 passes for 209 yards. Adam Jones had a short-yardage touchdown run for Montana State (9-1, 6-1 Big Sky Conference), ranked third in the Stats Perform poll. Myles Sansted made all four field-goal attempts. Cooke was 30-of-52 passing for 318 yards and threw one interception for Idaho State (6-4, 3-4). Cooke and Carson Sudbury each had a touchdown run for the Bengals. Mason Lindberg made four of his five field goals. Montana State has won five straight in this series and 16 of the last 17. The Bengals' win in that stretch was a 24-17 victory at home in 2018.

Up next Montana State: at Northern Colorado on Saturday. Idaho State: at Montana on Saturday. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college football coverage here