The 2024-25 Big Sky Basketball Season

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• Men
  
  STTHOM 91-65 PSU*; The Tommies won first-half shooting 61%-23% and led by 32 at the half

Not trying to make excuses, but the Viks played the late game against the host team Friday and got back to the hotel around 11pm. The game with St, Thomas was the first game of on Saturday and the tipoff was at 2pm. Two games less than 24 hours apart is tough, but we were aware of the game times before we went.

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• Men
  
  erauaz 46-97 ISU; The Bengals won the boards 42-18 and fast-break points 20-0
  just 45-93 WEB; 12 different players made baskets for the Wildcats
  UTU 66-69 UMT*; The Griz pulled it out late despite going scoreless for an ≈8:00 stretch that straddled halftime
  
  * - Stew Morrill Classic

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Men

Money Williams (UMT) - 27.5 ppg, 2 spg (2 games)


Women

Esmeralda Morales (MSU) - 21 ppg, 4 apg, 4 spg, 52% on FGs, 9/16 from three (2 games)
Nyah Moran (NAU) - 23 pts., 6 reb., 8/8 on FTs (1 game)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/11/19/ ... 19-20.aspx

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• Men
  
  EWU 51-67 UCSB; The Eagles shot 29.5%, their worst mark for a game in 3 years
  EMU 72-68 NAU*; The 'Jacks went on a 23-2 run to take a 4-point lead with 5:30 to go, but they couldn't finish
  ACU 59-85 MSU**; The Bobcats went 17/26 from the arc
  nnmu 50-92 UNC; San Francisco transfer Isaiah Hawthorne scores a career-high 27
  
  * - HCU Tournament (in Houston, TX)
  ** - Basketball Travelers Invitational
  
  
  Women
  
  evrgrn 56-107 UMT; Lady Griz win bench points 70-14

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• Men
  
  SAC 63-61 AF*; The 'Jacks went on a 23-2 run to take a 4-point lead with 5:30 to go, but they couldn't finish
  NAU 74-71 HCU**; The Bobcats went 17/26 from the arc
  CSUN 75-83 UMT***; San Francisco transfer Isaiah Hawthorne scores a career-high 27
  
  * - Cal Classic
  ** - HCU Tournament
  *** - Stew Morrill Classic
  
  
  Women
  
  CSUB 58-67 EWU; The Eagles only shot 28%, but they won second-chance points 19-0
  mttech 54-94 IDA; Vandals win the boards 50-25
  MSU 62-56 ECU*; The Bobcats got 17 steals and forced 29 turnovers
  
  * - UNLV Thanksgiving Classic (in Las Vegas, NV)

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• Women
  
  VER 64-44 ISU*; Vermont made 6 more shots on 12 fewer attempts
  NAU 85-83 JMU** (OT); Sophie Glancey had 21 points and 12 boards and made the game-tying & game-winning shots in the final minute
  
  * - Cancun Challenge (in Puerto Aventuras, MX)
  ** - St. Pete Showcase (in Tampa, FL)

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• Men
  
  BGSU 70-73 WEB*; Weber outshot the Falcons 47%-39% in an otherwise very even game
  UNC 64-89 TXTECH; The Red Raiders won three-point shooting 57%-26%
  
  * - Arizona Tip-Off (in Tempe, AZ)
  
  
  Women
  
  ACU 75-53 SAC*; Payton Hull went 10/11 (4/5 from three) and scored 25 for the Wildcats
  URI 50-52 ISU**; Maria Dias makes a layup with 1 second left to win it for the Bengals
  MSU 76-68 UCF***; The Bobcats shot 23% in the second half and still held off the Knights
  cenchr 26-140 UNC; NoCo won points-in-the-paint 96-4 and points-off-turnovers 76-4 against a so-called "opponent"
  
  * - FIU Thanksgiving Classic (in Miami, FL)
  ** - Cancun Challenge (in Puerto Aventuras, MX)
  *** - UNLV Thanksgiving Classic (in Las Vegas, NV)

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• Men
  
  EWU 80-88 UTAH; Utah's Lawson Lovering had 8 offensive rebounds and 0 defensive rebounds
  UTU 68-71 PSU; The Blazers went on an 11-0 run to tie the game with 1:44 to go, but they didn't score again
  MHURST 66-60 SAC*; The Hornets shot 62% in the second half, but that wasn't enough to overcome shooting 23% in the first
  UCR 68-80 IDA; Kristian Gonzalez scored a career-high 25 points to help the Vandals end a 9-game losing streak to DI opponents
  WEB 68-53 PEPP**; Miguel Tomley goes 6/7 from three and scores a career-high 28
  CSUN 72-69 MSU (OT); Bobcats go 0/5 in overtime
  
  * - Cal Classic
  ** - Arizona Tip-Off (in Tempe, AZ)
  
  
  Women
  
  UCD 61-66 PSU; Vikings dominate fourth-quarter shooting 69%-28%
  TULANE 70-87 NAU*; The 'Jacks improve to 7-1, their best start in 30 years
  tabor 46-93 UNC; Tatum West goes 11/12 from the field and adds 6 boards and 5 steals
  
  * - St. Pete Showcase (in Tampa, FL)

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• Women
  
  WAG 34-73 SAC*; The Hornets get their most lopsided DI win in almost 9 years
  
  * - FIU Thanksgiving Classic (in Miami, FL)

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Men

Langston Reynolds (UNC) - 24.5 ppg, 5 rpg, 3 apg, 67% on FGs (2 games)


Women

Taylor Feldman (NAU) - 20.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 5.5 apg (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/11/27/ ... 25-26.aspx

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Men

Joe Pridgen (UMT) - 20 points, 13 rebounds, 62% on FGs (1 game)


Women

Sophie Glancey (NAU) - 19 ppg, 11 rpg, 55% on FGs, 2 double-doubles (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/12/4/g ... dec-3.aspx

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Big Sky/Summit Challenge, Day 1

• Men
  
  UND 81-87 EWU; Only 6 players attempted a shot for Eastern, but they all made at least 1 three-pointer (they went 12/22 collectively)
  PSU 74-91 SEA*; Redhawks win free throws 22-7
  SAC 59-80 DEN; Pioneers win three-pointers 14-4
  IDA 82-77 UMKC; Vandals shoot 57%, their highest mark in a road game in nearly 7 years
  ISU 80-94 SDK; AJ Burgin scored a career-high 25 off the bench, but his Bengal teammates went just 10/20 from the line
  NDSU 77-73 WEB; Weber only committed 3 turnovers and somehow lost points-off-turnovers
  NAU 76-83 ORU; Eagles win free throws 26-12 (Issac McBride went 12/12 for ORU)
  SDKST 67-71 UMT; Griz win fast-break points 19-0
  MSU 76-65 OMAHA; The Mavericks went 2/19 from three
  STTHOM 87-75 UNC; The Tommies shot 64%
  
  * - (not part of Challenge)
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 58-81 SDKST; The Jackrabbits outshot EWU 71%-20% in the third quarter (28-8 on the scoreboard)
  OMAHA 65-57 PSU; The Mavs went on a decisive 8-0 run in the final minute
  UMKC 57-74 SAC; EWU transfer Jaydia Martin scores 31 for the Hornets
  DEN 61-73 ISU; The Bengals won rebounding 39-25 and points-in-the-paint 36-14
  WEB 69-73 UND; Fighting Hawks win bench points 37-18
  ORU 80-87 NAU; The 'Jacks won the third quarter 32-8
  UMT 74-83 NDSU; Iowa State transfer Izabella Zingaro scored a career-high 25 for Montana, but senior star Dani Bartsch fouled out in just 14 minutes
  SDK 46-77 MSU; Bobcats win turnovers 17-5
  UNC 62-54 STTHOM; The Tommies only scored 2 points in the second quarter

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The Summit wins the men's challenge 11-7
The Summit wins the women's challenge 10-8

• Men
  
  EWU 53-74 SDKST; Jackrabbits win rebounding 47-23 and second-chance points 23-0
  DEN 68-67 PSU; Isaiah Addo-Ankrah goes 7/10 from the arc to score all of his game-high 21 points for the Pioneers
  OMAHA 70-60 SAC; Hornets close the game on a 16-2 run to make it look closer than it really was
  IDA 62-78 ORST*; Beavers win turnovers 16-5
  ORU 55-71 ISU; Bengals win the boards 54-19 (Jake O'Neil had 19 rebounds by himself)
  WEB 75-80 UND; Weber shot 53%, but they lost pretty much every other stat
  SDK 82-95 NAU; Carson Towt puts up 10 points, 18 rebounds, and 6 assists
  UMT 81-88 STTHOM; Tommies win free throws 21-7
  UMKC 62-74 MSU; The Roos shot 26% in the first half
  UNC 70-82 NDSU; The Bears won turnovers 15-3, but they were outshot 54%-36% and lost the glass by 12
  
  * - (not part of Challenge)
  
  
  Women
  
  NDSU 74-47 EWU; The Eagles suffer their most lopsided loss in 2 years
  PSU 41-57 DEN; The Viks go 1/16 in the second quarter
  SAC 63-67 OMAHA; These two teams combined to go 4/30 from three
  STTHOM 54-76 IDA; The Vandals win their 6th. in a row thanks to a 44-18 edge in points-in-the-paint
  ISU 67-50 UMKC; Maria Dias goes 8/10 from both the field and the line and scores a career-high 26
  NAU 79-84 SDK; Taylor Feldman scored a career-high 31, but the Coyotes won bench points 28-3
  SDKST 78-70 UMT; Brooklyn Meyer went 12/15 and scored 32 points for the Jackrabbits
  MSU 80-82 ORU (OT); Eagles win the boards by 18
  UND 47-65 UNC; The Bears get 16 steals and allow only 1 three-pointer

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• Men
  
  EWU 69-87 UW; The Huskies shoot 61%
  mttech 60-89 UMT; Joe Pridgen shoots 83% and puts up 21 points and 13 rebounds

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• Men
  
  WEB 73-71 UTU; Miguel Tomley makes the game-winner and puts up a game-high 21 points
  
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 46-71 UPORT; The Viks shoot 29% and commit 34 turnovers
  UNC 53-64 DEN; The Bears lose turnovers by 7 and go 1/9 from three

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• Men
  
  nwic 48-110 PSU; LA Tech transfer Terri Miller gets a triple-double off the bench (11 points, 10 boards, 10 assists)
  UCD 69-62 SAC; Hornets lose their 5th. straight DI home game
  walla 43-97 ISU; Bengals win the boards 55-27 and assists 33-11
  NAU 76-86 PEPP; Carson Towt had 16 points and 16 boards, but the Waves shot 54%
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 50-79 GONZ; Bulldogs win second-half shooting 65%-24%
  WEB 72-64 SEA; Seattle went 2/18 in the fourth quarter
  SFRAN 83-92 NAU; The 'Jacks get six players in double figures

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• Men
  
  UCSD 80-56 IDA; Tyler Mrus went 6/7 from three, but the Vandal bench went 4/19 from the field
  MSU 63-89 USC; Bobcats lose the boards by 22
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SJSU 39-66 SAC; Hornets win points-off-turnovers 26-7
  USU 56-71 IDA; Augustana transfer Jennifer Aadland puts up 14 points and 14 rebounds

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Men

Carson Towt (NAU) - 13.5 ppg, 17 rpg, 5 apg, 2 bpg, 63% on FGs, 2 double-doubles (2 games)


Women

Jaydia Martin (SAC) - 26.5 pgg, 5 rpg, 2.5 spg, 61% on FGs (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/12/9/i ... -9-10.aspx

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• Men
  
  UMT 76-104 UNI; The Panthers have a real "nice" game, shooting 69%
  AF 76-81 UNC; The Falcons shot 73% inside the arc, but they went 1/18 from three
  
  
  
  Women
  
  warpac 45-98 EWU; The Eagles get six players in double figures, three of them from the bench
  WEB 66-87 UA; The Wildcats lose by 21 despite winning the foul battle 25-9
  MSU 58-49 FGCU; The Bobcats end Gulf Coast's 37-game home winning streak

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• Men
  
  SAC 45-82 ORST; Seven players made multiple shots for the Hornets, but none of them made more than 3

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• Men
  
  PSU 81-75 PAC The Vikings blew a 17-point lead, but Pacific only went 1/6 from the field over the final 5:30
  IDA 66-74 UCD; Kolton Mitchell had 26 points and 6 steals, but Tyler Mrus went 1/10 and Julius Mims fouled out in just 9 minutes
  UVU 70-56 ISU; Jake O'Neil had 21 points and 14 rebounds, but the Bengals shot 35%
  lincca 58-128 WEB; Wildcats win bench points 71-14
  MSU 80-83 UCR; The Bobcats shot 35% in the second half after shooting 61% in the first
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UCD 65-58 IDA; The Vandals allow 60+ for the first time since November 10th.

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• Women
  
  SAC 57-69 UNM*; The Lobos went 7/9 in the fourth quarter to put it away
  NAU 55-66 FRES; Sophie Glancey went 10/16 from the field, but the rest of the 'Jacks went 8/40 (the Moran sisters went 1/15)
  MICHST 69-38 UMT**; Spartans win points-off-turnovers 43-13
  PRESBY 40-57 MSU***; The Bobcats only shot 33% from the field, but they went 17/19 from the line
  
  * - Lobo Invitational
  ** - West Palm Beach Classic (in West Palm Beach, FL)
  *** - Puerto Rico Clasico (in San Juan, PR)

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Men

Langston Reynolds (UNC) - 23 points, 11 rebounds, 73% on FGs (1 game)
Miguel Tomley (WEB) - 21 points, 4 assists, 2 steals (1 game)


Women

Marah Dykstra (MSU) - 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 60% on FGs (1 game)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/12/17/ ... 16-18.aspx

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• Women
  
  UCSB 46-54 EWU; The Gauchos missed 44 shots and only managed to grab 4 offensive rebounds
  AF 69-40 PSU; Falcons win points-off-turnovers 36-4
  SAC 49-80 ACU*; The Wildcats outshot Sac in the second & third quarters 65%-19%
  ISU 50-51 NIU (OT); Kacey Spink had 8 boards and 7 steals, but she went 0/11 from the field and failed to score
  UVU 57-55 WEB; Wolverines win points-off-turnovers 25-8
  UMT 58-68 TULSA**; The Lady Griz averaged 29.5 turnovers-per-game in their two contests this week
  MSU 75-38 uprm***; Puerto Rico-Mayaguez only made 4 shots in the second half
  
  * - Lobo Invitational (in Albuquerque, NM)
  ** - West Palm Beach Classic (in West Palm Beach, FL)
  *** - Puerto Rico Clasico (in San Juan, PR)

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• Men
  
  lincca 63-107 EWU; Eagles win points-in-the-paint 78-24
  PSU 59-58 CSUB; After trailing by 12 at halftime, the Viks won second-half shooting 68%-32%
  IDA 95-72 PAC; Idaho State transfer Kolton Mitchell averaged 29 ppg over the last 2 games after never scoring more than 18 prior to that
  UVU 64-62 WEB; The Wildcats finish the non-conference 0-3 in DI home games
  NAU 83-75 SUU; McLaughlin, Jackson, & Towt combine for 70 points, 14 assists, and 7 steals
  UMT 67-71 SFRAN; Griz football, men's basketball, and women's basketball went a combined 1-8 against DI opponents in December
  UNC 82-75 DEN; Bears win points-in-the-paint 40-14
  
  
  
  Women
  
  IDA 68-52 CSUN; Vandals win points-off-turnovers 22-5
  UNC 43-60 LAM; The Bears commit 27 turnovers and allow Lamar to shoot 63% in the second half