2010-11 Big Sky Basketball

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  ISU 67-71 WEB; The Wildcats rally from a couple decent deficits & manage to hold off the Bengals late
  SAC 58-79 NAU; Shane Johannsen goes 8/9 from the field & ups his league-leading percentage to .747
  PSU 70-77 UMT; Brian Qvale gets a double-double & ties the Big Sky record with 212 career blocks
  
  
  
  Women
  
  ISU 76-51 SAC; Big Sky scoring leader Chelsea Pickering goes 7/8 from the arc
  UMT 57-52 WEB; Lady Griz give up an 8-0 run to tie the game late, but outscore the Widcats 8-3 in the final minute
  MSU 82-70 NAU; Bobcat F Rachel Semansky scores 26 points, grabs 13 rebounds, and shoots 85% from the field
  EWU 68-75 UNC; Bears go 13/14 from the line in the last 5 minutes

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 59-71 MSU; Bobcats shoot 73% in the second half after shooting 30% in the first

[AZGrizFan]

Brian Qvale gets a double-double & ties the Big Sky record with 212 career blocks

Anybody think Qvale has a shot at being drafted?

[Mvemjsunpx]

Brian Qvale gets a double-double & ties the Big Sky record with 212 career blocks

Anybody think Qvale has a shot at being drafted?

I doubt it, though I have no expertise at all on the NBA Draft.


I should also point out that the Big Sky record for blocks is less than half the amount of the NCAA record.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Portland State's men are shown in gray because they cannot make the Big Sky Tournament.

• • Men
    
    1. Northern Colorado____5-0______9-7_____ W5
    2. Montana ______________5-1_____13-5_____ W3
    3. Montana State ________5-1_____11-7_____ W2
    4. Weber State___________3-2______9-7_____ W3
    5. Northern Arizona _____2-3_____10-7_____ W1
    6. Portland State_________2-3______9-8_____ L2
    7. Idaho State ___________1-4______5-12____ L4
    8. Eastern Washington___1-4______4-13____ L4/L5
    9. Sacramento State _____0-6______3-14____ L10/L8

• • Women
    
    1. Montana State ________3-0______9-8_____ W3/W7
    2. Idaho State ___________2-0_____11-4_____ W2/W8
    3. Northern Colorado____3-1______8-9_____ W2
    4. Eastern Washington___2-1______6-9_____ L1
    5. Northern Arizona _____2-2______7-10____ L1
    6. Montana ______________2-2______7-10____ W1
    7. Portland State_________0-2______7-8_____ L2
    8. Weber State___________0-2______4-10____ L7/L5
    9. Sacramento State _____0-4______3-14____ L5/L7

[AZGrizFan]

Anybody think Qvale has a shot at being drafted?

I doubt it, though I have no expertise at all on the NBA Draft.


I should also point out that the Big Sky record for blocks is less than half the amount of the NCAA record.

True, but he's also 7th in the country currently in BPG....

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Women
  
  MSU 66-56 WEB; Wildcat G Megan Patterson goes 6/10 from the arc, but it's not enough
  ISU 79-89 PSU; Three Vikings score 20+ in winning a defensively challenged game

[Wedgebuster]

Vat iz zis basket-ball??

Maybe me likey!

[Vidav]

Both Griz teams beat ISU tonight.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  NAU 59-72 EWU; NAU's lack of size finally hurts them as they lose the boards by 11
  WEB 69-71 PSU; The Vikings only commit 7 turnovers in overcoming a 3-point barrage by Scott Bamforth
  UNC 77-72 SAC; Sultan Toles-Bey & Devon Beitzel both score 25 points
  UMT 75-65 ISU; Brian Qvale gets another double-double & breaks the block record
  
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 62-65 WEB; Wildcats dominate rebounding by 18 in ending an 8-game conference losing streak
  EWU 60-53 NAU; Eags win the glass by 13; all 4 victorious women's teams had double-digit rebounding advantages
  ISU 54-61 UMT; Lady Griz come back from a 13-point deficit & win despite shooting 26%
  SAC 59-91 UNC; The Hornets are 0-5 in conference with an average scoring margin of -33.4

[SDHornet]

Hornets beat EWU 57-55!!! Way to avoid the donut in BSC play.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  NAU 71-59 PSU; 'Jacks return to pre-Christmas form & outshoot PSU 60%-39%
  EWU 55-57 SAC; Eagle stars Glen Dean & Jeffrey Forbes combine to go 0/15 from the field
  MSU 61-75 UMT; Bobcats shoot 29% and trail by double-digits for more than four-fifths of the game
  WEB 46-65 UNC; The Wildcats fell behind 34-8 and were rudely relegated to second tier in the conference race
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SAC 70-98 EWU; Brianne Ryan scores a career-high 33 points & Chene Cooper gets a career-high 14 assists
  UNC 68-56 WEB; Five Bears score in double-figures as they break .500 overall
  PSU 56-48 NAU; The Lumberjacks shoot just 14% from the arc
  MSU 72-69 UMT; Bobcats blow a 17-point lead, but make 3 free throws in the final minute to secure a win

[Mvemjsunpx]

Portland State's men are shown in gray because they cannot make the Big Sky Tournament.

• • Men
    
    1. Northern Colorado____7-0_____11-7_____ W7
    2. Montana ______________7-1_____15-5_____ W5
    3. Montana State ________5-2_____11-8_____ L1
    4. Northern Arizona _____3-4_____11-8_____ W1
    5. Weber State___________3-4______9-9_____ L2
    6. Portland State_________3-4_____10-9_____ L1
    7. Eastern Washington___2-5______5-14____ L1
    8. Idaho State ___________1-5______5-13____ L5
    9. Sacramento State _____1-7______4-15____ W1

• • Women
    
    1. Montana State ________5-0_____11-8_____ W5/W9
    2. Northern Colorado____5-1_____10-9_____ W4
    3. Eastern Washington___4-1______8-9_____ W2
    4. Montana ______________3-3______8-11____ L1
    5. Idaho State ___________2-2_____11-6_____ L2
    6. Portland State_________2-3______9-9_____ W1
    7. Northern Arizona _____2-4______7-12____ L3
    8. Weber State___________1-4______5-12____ L1
    9. Sacramento State _____0-6______3-16____ L7/L9

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  MSU 45-50 ISU; Bobby Howard goes 3/18 from the field, partially thanks to 8 Deividas Busma blocks
  
  
  
  Women
  
  ISU 63-83 MSU; Bengals fall for the third straight time after losing the boards by 14 in the second half

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  PSU 51-65 EWU; Eagles shoot 60% in the second half after shooting 29% in the first
  ISU 63-74 SAC; Bengals play like crap & head coach Joe O'Brien gets ejected yet again
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 70-77 PSU; Viks go on a 20-0 run early in the second half to quickly erase a big deficit
  SAC 63-65 ISU; ISU ends a 3-game losing streak, but a narrow win over the horrid Hornets is hardly a turnaround
  NAU 58-72 UNC; The Bears led comfortably throughout even though they committed 26 turnovers

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  ISU 70-83 EWU; Eagles score 53 second-half points & get six players in double-figures
  SAC 80-86 PSU; Hornets score 56 second-half points, but still never cut it to a one-possession game
  UNC 71-72 WEB; Scott Bamforth hits a half-court shot at the buzzer to end NoCo's undefeated streak
  UMT 79-58 MSU; Griz shoot 67%, win the glass by 19, and get double-doubles from Brian Qvale & Derek Selvig
  
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 97-73 SAC; This game had 53 combined assists
  EWU 69-75 ISU; Bengal forward Ashleigh Vella scores 27 points on 79% shooting
  UMT 56-55 MSU; The Lady Griz rally from 18 down as the road team wins for the fifth straight time in this rivalry
  WEB 49-67 UNC; The Bear women get 14 steals & move into first place in the Big Sky for the first time ever

[Mvemjsunpx]

Portland State's men are shown in gray because they cannot make the Big Sky Tournament.

• • Men
    
    1. Montana ______________8-1_____16-5_____ W6
    2. Northern Colorado____7-1_____11-8_____ L1
    3. Montana State ________5-4_____11-10____ L3
    4. Weber State___________4-4_____10-9_____ W1
    5. Eastern Washington___4-5______7-14____ W2
    6. Portland State_________4-5_____11-10____ W1
    7. Northern Arizona _____3-4_____11-8_____ W1
    8. Idaho State ___________2-7______6-15____ L2
    9. Sacramento State _____2-8______5-16____ L1

• • Women
    
    1. Northern Colorado____7-1_____12-9_____ W6
    2. Montana State ________6-1_____12-9_____ L1
    3. Montana ______________4-3______9-11____ W1
    4. Portland State_________4-3_____11-9_____ W3
    5. Idaho State ___________4-3_____13-7_____ W2
    6. Eastern Washington___4-3______8-11____ L2
    7. Northern Arizona _____2-5______7-13____ L4
    8. Weber State___________1-5______5-13____ L2
    9. Sacramento State _____0-8______3-18____ L9/L11

[Grizalltheway]

Nice job, Webs!!

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[clenz]

Is it really that hard to have a good overall record in the Big Sky?

Only Montana has a "good record"

[Wildcat Ryan]

Is it really that hard to have a good overall record in the Big Sky?

Only Montana has a "good record"

Big Sky teams live on the road, its hard for any of them to get any home games, (Weber had 4 yep thats right 4 OOC home games), and then they spend the conf season beating the crap out of each other, for instance Northern Colorado is a better overall team than Weber this year, but Weber is a very very tough team to beat at home, so far only BYU has been able to do it and it was by 6 points, UNC just fell prey on the road at the Dee.

[clenz]

Makes sense I guess, but UNI played 5 home OOC counter games with 6 on the road.

I was just shocked to see only one team more than 3 games over .500 20+ games into the season

[Grizalltheway]

Is it really that hard to have a good overall record in the Big Sky?

Only Montana has a "good record"

Big Sky teams live on the road, its hard for any of them to get any home games, (Weber had 4 yep thats right 4 OOC home games), and then they spend the conf season beating the crap out of each other, for instance Northern Colorado is a better overall team than Weber this year, but Weber is a very very tough team to beat at home*, so far only BYU has been able to do it and it was by 6 points, UNC just fell prey on the road at the Dee.

*unless you have Anthony Johnson.

[Wildcat Ryan]

Makes sense I guess, but UNI played 5 home OOC counter games with 6 on the road.

I was just shocked to see only one team more than 3 games over .500 20+ games into the season

Unfortunately Montana was the only Big Sky team to have a decent OOC season, certain teams had the injury bug really bad this year, UNC had it early, but they seem to have gotten over it, Weber has been plagued by injuries this year, Lillard is out, Hughey, Bamforth, Mahoney, Bullinger, Richardson, and Porter have been playing Hurt all season. Montana State started out really good, but have for some reason, started collapsing. NAU is kinda in the same boat, and they have alot of talent, but thats the Big Sky, its hard for anyone to win on the road.

[AZGrizFan]

Big Sky teams live on the road, its hard for any of them to get any home games, (Weber had 4 yep thats right 4 OOC home games), and then they spend the conf season beating the crap out of each other, for instance Northern Colorado is a better overall team than Weber this year, but Weber is a very very tough team to beat at home*, so far only BYU has been able to do it and it was by 6 points, UNC just fell prey on the road at the Dee.

*unless you have Anthony Johnson.

Lets hope we can beat them on Thursday without him.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Makes sense I guess, but UNI played 5 home OOC counter games with 6 on the road.

I was just shocked to see only one team more than 3 games over .500 20+ games into the season

Unfortunately Montana was the only Big Sky team to have a decent OOC season, certain teams had the injury bug really bad this year, UNC had it early, but they seem to have gotten over it, Weber has been plagued by injuries this year, Lillard is out, Hughey, Bamforth, Mahoney, Bullinger, Richardson, and Porter have been playing Hurt all season. Montana State started out really good, but have for some reason, started collapsing. NAU is kinda in the same boat, and they have alot of talent, but thats the Big Sky, its hard for anyone to win on the road.

NAU did, too (also went 8-4, nearly won @ Arizona), but they forgot to show up when conference started.