Big Sky Tournament Thread (2020) - Women

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(wrong thread)

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MSU leads NAU by 7 at the half. The 'Cats aren't shooting well, but they're winning turnovers 14-4.

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MSU wins it by 5 after NAU literally couldn't stop tripping over themselves on the last two possessions.

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Vandals lead by 2 at the break…

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ISU trims an 8-point deficit down to 1 at the end of the third.

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Idaho dominates the fourth to win by 15.

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• NAU 71-76 MSU; The Bobcats won turnovers 20-7 and points-off-turnovers 22-6
  _________________ The Bobcats won bench points 29-10
  _________________ The 'Jacks lost despite having their best shooting performance since January 16th.
  
  ISU 51-66 IDA; The Vandals are 2-0 in the tournament despite being 5/30 from three
  _________________ Idaho won turnovers 15-5
  _________________ The Bengals only had 14 points-in-the-paint and 0 second-chance points

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (9) Sacramento St. (6-14, 8-21) 61-79 vs. (8) Northern Colorado (8-12, 12-17)
  
  (10) Eastern Washington (3-17, 4-25) 70-83 vs. (7) Portland St. (9-11, 15-15)
  
  (11) Weber St. (2-18, 4-25) 58-62 vs. (6) Southern Utah (11-9, 17-12)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (8) Northern Colorado (9-12, 13-17) 62-67 vs. (1) Montana St. (19-1, 23-6)
  
  (5) Northern Arizona (12-8, 15-14) 68-65 vs. (4) Montana (12-8, 17-12)
  
  (7) Portland St. (10-11, 16-15) 54-56 vs. (2) Idaho (15-5, 20-9)
  
  (6) Southern Utah (12-9, 18-12) 63-70 vs. (3) Idaho St. (13-7, 17-12)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (5) Northern Arizona (13-8, 16-14) 71-76 vs. (1) Montana St. (20-1, 24-6)
  
  (3) Idaho St. (14-7, 18-12) 51-66 vs. (2) Idaho (16-5, 21-9)
  
  
  • Championship
  (2) Idaho (17-5, 22-9) vs. (1) Montana St. (21-1, 25-6) - Friday, March 13, 1:00 PM MDT on Eleven Sports/Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  
  
  • (entire tournament at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, ID)

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What a disappointment for the players, especially seniors, that they won't be able to complete the season. Assuming the the Cats won, Tootel and Nuanez said the conference was lobbying for a higher seed than normal. Apparently the conference thought they had a chance of getting as high as the 10-12 range.

[Mvemjsunpx]

What a disappointment for the players, especially seniors, that they won't be able to complete the season. Assuming the the Cats won, Tootel and Nuanez said the conference was lobbying for a higher seed than normal. Apparently the conference thought they had a chance of getting as high as the 10-12 range.

NoCo got a #10-seed in 2018, but their RPI rank was a bit better than MSU's this year. NoCo also beat LSU & DePaul out of conference that year, while MSU's non-conference this year wasn't all that good.