Big Sky Conference Basketball Thread (Men & Women)

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Side note - "Clinched Home QF" means that team has clinched at least a home QF game. Also keep in mind that the women's tourney has no home QF games.

• • Men
    
    1. Weber State__________14-1_____20-8_____ W11___Clinched Title
    2. Portland State________11-5_____21-9_____ W3/W4__Clinched Home QF/Elim. from Title
    3. Montana _____________11-5_____17-11____ L1___Clinched Home QF/Elim. from Title
    4. Idaho State ___________9-7_____12-18____ W2___Clinched 4-seed
    5. Northern Colorado____7-8_____13-17____ W1___Clinched Berth/Elim. from Home QF
    6. Montana State ________6-8_____12-14____ L2/L3___Clinched Berth/Elim. from Home QF
    7. Eastern Washington___6-10____12-17____ L1/L2___Elim. from Tournament
    8. Northern Arizona _____5-11_____8-19____ L1___Elim. from Tournament
    9. Sacramento State _____1-15_____2-27 ___ L8___Elim. from Tournament

• • Women
    
    1. Portland State________13-1_____20-7_____ W6___Clinched Bye
    2. Montana _____________13-1_____24-4_____ W7___Clinched Bye
    3. Montana State ________7-7_____13-13____ W4___Clinched Berth/Elim. From Bye
    4. Idaho State ___________7-8_____10-18____ W2___Clinched Berth/Elim. From Bye
    5. Sacramento State _____6-9______8-20 ___ W2___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    6. Northern Colorado____5-9_____12-16____ L2___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    7. Eastern Washington___5-9_____10-17____ L3___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    8. Northern Arizona _____5-10_____8-20____ L4___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    9. Weber State___________4-11_____9-19____ L1___Elim. From Tournament

[Mvemjsunpx]

UNC hammers Montana State, 77-50. As a result, the Bears clinch the 5 seed & will go to Pocatello for the quarterfinals. The Bobcats clinch the 6 seed & will travel to Missoula in the QFs (after a meaningless home game against Weber Tuesday). The Griz choke away their first round bye, but, given the way MSU is playing, you could argue they still have one.

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UNC hammers Montana State, 77-50. As a result, the Bears clinch the 5 seed & will go to Pocatello for the quarterfinals. The Bobcats clinch the 6 seed & will travel to Missoula in the QFs (after a meaningless home game against Weber Tuesday). The Griz choke away their first round bye, but, given the way MSU is playing, you could argue they still have one.

Thats a good one.

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"OR" is inclusive, not exclusive

• • • • Tournament Berths

PSU, UMT, MSU, ISU - Already clinched.

SAC - Clinches with a win over UNC.

• - OR with an NAU loss to UNC AND 2 EWU losses.

UNC - Clinches with 2 wins.

• - OR with a win AND an EWU loss.

EWU - Clinches with 2 wins.

• - OR with a win AND 2 UNC wins.
  - OR with a win over UMT AND 2 UNC losses.

NAU - Clinches with a win over UNC AND either a UNC win over SAC OR an EWU loss to UMT.

• • • • First-Round Byes

PSU, UMT - Already clinched.

• • • • Regular Season Title

PSU - Clinches with a win over UMT.

• - OR with a win over MSU AND 2 EWU wins AND either an ISU win OR a UNC loss.

UMT - Clinches with a win over PSU AND any of these 3 things…

• - a win over EWU.
  - an MSU win.
  - an ISU loss AND 2 UNC wins.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Weber gets revenge for their only conference loss by beating Montana State in Bozeman, 84-64. The Bobcats lose their final 4 conference games, but still make the tournament.

• • 1. Weber State__________15-1_____21-8_____ W12
    2. Portland State________11-5_____21-9_____ W3/W4
    3. Montana _____________11-5_____17-11____ L1
    4. Idaho State ___________9-7_____12-18____ W2
    5. Northern Colorado____8-8_____14-17____ W2
    6. Montana State ________6-10____12-16____ L4/L5
    7. Eastern Washington___6-10____12-17____ L1/L2
    8. Northern Arizona _____5-11_____8-19____ L2
    9. Sacramento State _____1-15_____2-27 ___ L8

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• Women
  
  UNC 49-64 NAU; Sade Cunningham gets 19 points, 7 assists, 2 blocks, & 3 steals in her final home game
  EWU 53-72 UMT; The Lady Griz clinch their third straight 25-win season
  PSU 75-61 MSU; Claire Faucher only 2 assists shy of a quadruple-double

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• • Women
    
    1. Portland State________14-1_____21-7_____ W7___Clinched Bye
    2. Montana _____________14-1_____25-4_____ W8___Clinched Bye
    3. Montana State ________7-8_____13-14____ L1___Clinched Berth/Elim. From Bye
    4. Idaho State ___________7-8_____10-18____ W2___Clinched Berth/Elim. From Bye
    5. Sacramento State _____6-9______8-20 ___ W1___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    6. Northern Arizona _____6-10_____9-20____ W1___Clinched Berth/Elim. From Bye
    7. Northern Colorado____5-10____12-17____ L3___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    8. Eastern Washington___5-10____10-18____ L4___Elim. From Tournament
    9. Weber State___________4-11_____9-19____ L1___Elim. From Tournament

Montana & Portland State play for the regular season title Saturday @ 2:00 MST.
Sac & UNC play for a tournament berth Saturday @ 2:05 PST

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Here are the specific seed scenarios after tonight's games. Everyone has one game regular season game left except NAU, who is finished.



PSU - (1): Needs a win over UMT.

• (2): Needs a loss to UMT

UMT - (1): Needs a win over PSU.

• (2): Needs a loss to PSU.

MSU - (3): Needs a win OR an ISU loss.

• (4): Needs a loss AND an ISU win.

ISU - (3): Needs a win AND an MSU loss.

• (4): Needs a loss OR an MSU win.

SAC - (5): Needs a win over UNC.

• Out: Needs a loss to UNC.

NAU - (5): Needs a UNC win over SAC AND an EWU loss.

• (6): Needs a SAC win over UNC OR an EWU win.

UNC - (5): Needs a win over SAC AND an EWU win.

• (6): Needs a win over SAC AND an EWU loss.
  Out: Needs a loss to SAC.

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• Women
  
  ISU 60-74 WEB; Wildcats dominate the boards & outshoot the Bengals 53%-32% to avoid a 20-loss season

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• Women
  
  UNC 60-74 SAC; Hornets shoot a crazy 85% in the second half to clinch a tournament berth
  PSU 60-70 UMT; Lady Griz earn their fifth regular season title in six years
  EWU 67-85 MSU; Six in double figures for the Bobcats on senior night

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• • Women
    
    
    1. Montana _____________15-1_____26-4_____ W9
    2. Portland State________14-2_____21-8_____ L1
    3. Montana State ________8-8_____14-14____ W1
    4. Idaho State ___________7-9_____10-19____ L1
    5. Sacramento State _____7-9______9-20 ___ W2
    6. Northern Arizona _____6-10_____9-20____ W1
    7. Northern Colorado____5-11____12-18____ L4
    8. Eastern Washington___5-11____10-19____ L5
    9. Weber State___________5-11____10-19____ W1