Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

[SDHornet]

UNC shot lights out last night (a weak Hornet defensive performance certainly helped) and our reign atop the BSC ends at 1 day.

Now we get the toughest BSC matchups of the season at home.

[Mvemjsunpx]

UNC shot lights out last night (a weak Hornet defensive performance certainly helped) and our reign atop the BSC ends at 1 day.

Now we get the toughest BSC matchups of the season at home.

Idaho sucks on the road, so your last statement is a bit overblown.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

UNC shot lights out last night (a weak Hornet defensive performance certainly helped) and our reign atop the BSC ends at 1 day.

Now we get the toughest BSC matchups of the season at home.

Idaho sucks on the road, so your last statement is a bit overblown.

That sentence has 11 unnecessary words.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Idaho sucks on the road, so your last statement is a bit overblown.

That sentence has 11 unnecessary words.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Tevin Svihovec (UNC) - 21 ppg, 3 rpg, 5.5 apg, 56% on FGs (2 games)


Women

Kellie Cole Rubel (UMT) - 19.5 ppg, 7 rpg, 3 apg, 2 spg (2 games)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  mttech 44-86 UMT; The Griz break the game open with a 50-9 run

[SDHornet]

Hornets mount a 2nd half rally (and overcomes a downright awful performance from the stripe) and beats Idaho 79-76. McKinney went off for 32 points (5 treys in the 2nd half). At 4-1 in BSC play, this sets up a showdown with EWU (13-4, 4-0 BSC) in the Nest this Saturday...

...ironically on the same day there is also a showdown on the women's side of things in Spokane as the Lady Hornets rolled the Vandal women in Moscow to move the 4-1 in BSC play. I don't think both Hornet hoops squads have played this well at the same time.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Hornets mount a 2nd half rally (and overcomes a downright awful performance from the stripe) and beats Idaho 79-76. McKinney went off for 32 points (5 treys in the 2nd half). At 4-1 in BSC play, this sets up a showdown with EWU (13-4, 4-0 BSC) in the Nest this Saturday...

...ironically on the same day there is also a showdown on the women's side of things in Spokane as the Lady Hornets rolled the Vandal women in Moscow to move the 4-1 in BSC play. I don't think both Hornet hoops squads have played this well at the same time.

Idaho's women weren't as familiar with Sac's style as the rest of the Big Sky, so I was wondering if they would struggle tonight. Sac is now 4-1 after going 2-9 OOC, while Idaho is 1-3 after looking like one of the best teams in the league OOC.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 92-85 PSU; Tyler Harvey & Parker Kelly combine to go 11/19 from the arc
  ID 76-79 SAC; Sac only gets 4 steals, yet Idaho still commits 17 turnovers
  ISU 67-71 SUU; Casey Oliverson goes 8/9 from the field and gets 8 rebounds
  WEB 74-65 NAU; Lumberjacks shoot 34% at home
  
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 54-101 EWU; The Eagles shoot a school-record 68%
  SAC 107-89 ID; Hornets drill 18 treys and win the boards for the first time this season
  SUU 68-61 ISU; Bengals go 9/22 from the line, including Grace Kenyon's 3/12 clip
  NAU 53-66 WEB; Weber gets their first January win in 4 years

[SDHornet]

Hornets mount a 2nd half rally (and overcomes a downright awful performance from the stripe) and beats Idaho 79-76. McKinney went off for 32 points (5 treys in the 2nd half). At 4-1 in BSC play, this sets up a showdown with EWU (13-4, 4-0 BSC) in the Nest this Saturday...

...ironically on the same day there is also a showdown on the women's side of things in Spokane as the Lady Hornets rolled the Vandal women in Moscow to move the 4-1 in BSC play. I don't think both Hornet hoops squads have played this well at the same time.

Idaho's women weren't as familiar with Sac's style as the rest of the Big Sky, so I was wondering if they would struggle tonight. Sac is now 4-1 after going 2-9 OOC, while Idaho is 1-3 after looking like one of the best teams in the league OOC.

The Lady Hornets had a bbbrrrruuuutttttaaaallll OOC lineup. Even then they were close games. We'll see if it holds up but I think that tough early season schedule will have this young team ready for the BSC games.

[Wildcat Ryan]

I think it's funny that both mens and womens winners where the same schools

[Mvemjsunpx]

Reinforce those bomb shelters, America, because Sac State leads the Big Sky for both genders.

[SDHornet]

Reinforce those bomb shelters, America, because Sac State leads the Big Sky for both genders.

I be like that guy at the 8 second mark:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZD-ADArwXo[/youtube]

[SDHornet]

Great game by the Hornets. Most impressive thing about the win was our ability to run with EWU in the first half (41 all at the break) and then go small and clamp down EWU's shooters in the 2nd half. Harvey was sucking gas by the end of the game from chasing Garrity and McKinney around on the defensive end. He wanted no more.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  ID 73-85 PSU; Viks only commit 6 turnovers in overcoming Mike Scott's near-triple-double
  EWU 77-90 SAC; Hornets shoot 63% against the Jois-less Eagles
  WEB 60-70 SUU; Suutah exceeds last year's conference win total by outshooting Weber 55%-35%
  ISU 69-72 NAU; Lumberjacks get past bad shooting by winning points-off-turnovers 28-7
  MSU 48-63 UMT; The 'Cats shoot 26% in suffering their 9th. straight loss to the Griz
  UNC 88-78 UND (OT); The Bears go 10/10 from the line in overtime
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SAC 73-67 EWU; The Hornets continue their best-ever Big Sky start by winning turnovers 28-9
  PSU 49-77 ID; Vandals shoot a season-high 51% and win the boards by 19
  NAU 68-69 ISU; Grace Kenyon hits the game-winner as the Bengals overcome an 11-point deficit
  SUU 39-60 WEB; Weber gets to the line 18 more times than SUU despite only committing 2 fewer fouls
  MSU 48-62 UMT; Montana outscores MSU 27-5 over the final 10:00
  UND 68-58 UNC; The No-Nicks go 31/34 from the line

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Sacramento State _____5-1_____11-6_____ W2
    2. Montana ______________4-1______8-8_____ W2/W3
    3. Eastern Washington___4-1_____13-5_____ L1
    4. Northern Colorado____4-1______9-7_____ W4
    5. Northern Arizona _____3-2______8-10____ W1
    6. Weber State___________3-3______8-9_____ L1
    7. Portland State_________3-3______9-7_____ W1
    8. Idaho _________________2-3______7-9_____ L3
    9. Southern Utah ________2-3______5-11____ W2
    10.North Dakota _________1-4______5-11____ L4
    11.Idaho State ___________1-5______4-14____ L3
    12.Montana State ________0-5______3-14____ L8/L9

• • Women
    
    1. Sacramento State _____5-1______7-10____ W5
    2. Montana ______________4-1_____11-5_____ W3
    3. Eastern Washington___4-1_____11-5_____ L1
    4. Southern Utah ________3-2_____10-5_____ L1
    5. North Dakota _________3-2_____12-6_____ W1
    6. Idaho State ___________3-3______8-9_____ W1
    7. Northern Arizona _____2-3______6-10____ L3
    8. Idaho _________________2-3______8-8_____ W1
    9. Northern Colorado____2-3______8-8_____ L2
    10.Weber State___________2-4______7-10____ W2
    11.Montana State ________1-4______7-9_____ L1
    12.Portland State_________1-5______3-14____ L2

[AZGrizFan]

Pretty funny that the standings for positions 1-3 are identical for both the men and women.

[SDHornet]

Hornet highlights from the EWU win:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tukoAnjyZS0[/youtube]

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Mikh McKinney (SAC) - 23 ppg, 8.5 apg, 3.5 spg, 56% on FGs (2 games)


Women

Fantasia Hilliard (SAC) - 18.5 ppg, 3 rpg, 3.5 apg, 3 spg, 50% on FGs, 6/9 on treys (2 games)

[SDHornet]

Hornets escape Poky with a 62-59 win. Garrity completely shut out, clutch FTs late by the Hornets gets them the win.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UNC 85-95 EWU; Tyler Harvey scores 35 while NoCo's starters combine for just 22
  UND 71-63 ID; NoDak outscores Idaho 59-36 over the final 26:00
  SAC 62-59 ISU; Hornets barely win despite leading for virtually the entire game
  PSU 69-63 WEB; The Wildcats shoot 36% at home against a weak defensive team
  NAU 57-64 UMT; Jordan Gregory gets a career-high 31 despite not scoring over the first 16:00
  SUU 65-79 MSU; Bobcats close the game on a 44-20 run
  
  
  
  Women
  
  WEB 60-51 PSU; Wildcats win 3 straight against DI opponents for the first time since 2008
  ISU 53-84 SAC; Sac ties the Big Sky record with 28 steals and wins turnovers 33-10
  MSU 69-74 SUU; The Bobcats go 3/23 from the arc
  UMT 69-42 NAU; NAU had a 5:38 scoring drought in the first half and a 9:52 scoring drought in the second
  EWU 56-64 UNC; D'Shara Strange gets 22 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals
  ID 62-68 UND; The Vandals shoot 41% from outside the arc, but only 30% inside it

[Mvemjsunpx]

It's now safe to say the men's Big Sky Tournament will NOT be in Ogden.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UND 80-102 EWU; Eags score 67 points & shoot 74% in the second half
  UNC 79-83 ID; The Bears again make the final score respectable in an otherwise lousy performance
  PSU 76-80 ISU; Bengals shoot 53% from the arc, nearly double their season average
  SAC 78-71 WEB; Mikh McKinney gets 33 points, 7 assists, and 0 turnovers
  SUU 56-58 UMT; The Griz overcome shooting 28% in the first half
  NAU 71-64 MSU; Kris Yanku finishes 2 rebounds shy of a triple-double
  
  
  
  Women
  
  ISU 65-53 PSU; Apiphany Woods gets 12 points and 10 assists
  WEB 65-108 SAC; Sac outshoots an opponent for the first time this season, winning 51%-34%
  UMT 59-37 SUU; Grabbing 25 offensive rebounds doesn't really matter when you shoot 19%
  MSU 64-79 NAU; The 'Jacks beat MSU for the first time in 6 years
  ID 52-70 UNC; The Bears steal Idaho's game and drain 13 treys
  EWU 82-96 UND; No-Nicks dominate the boards in a game that had 80 free-throw attempts

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Sacramento State _____7-1_____13-6_____ W4
    2. Eastern Washington___6-1_____15-5_____ W2
    3. Montana ______________6-1_____10-8_____ W4/W5
    4. Northern Colorado____4-3______9-9_____ L2
    5. Northern Arizona _____4-3______9-11____ W1
    6. Portland State_________4-4_____10-8_____ L1
    7. Idaho _________________3-4______8-10____ W1
    8. Weber State___________3-5______8-11____ L3
    9. North Dakota _________2-5______6-12____ L1
    10.Southern Utah ________2-5______5-13____ L2
    11.Idaho State ___________2-6______5-15____ W1
    12.Montana State ________1-6______4-15____ L1

• • Women
    
    1. Sacramento State _____7-1______9-10____ W7
    2. Montana ______________6-1_____13-5_____ W5
    3. North Dakota _________5-2_____13-6_____ W3
    4. Northern Colorado____4-3_____10-8_____ W2
    5. Southern Utah ________4-3_____11-6_____ L1
    6. Eastern Washington___4-3_____11-7_____ L3
    7. Idaho State ___________4-4______9-10____ W1
    8. Northern Arizona _____3-4______7-11____ W1
    9. Weber State___________3-5______8-11____ L1
    10.Idaho _________________2-5______8-10____ L2
    11.Montana State ________1-6______7-11____ L3
    12.Portland State_________1-7______3-16____ L4

[biobengal]

A tale of two cities... Sacramento and Bozeman... WOW!

Bobcat basketball, men (12th) and women (11th).
Sac men (tied 1st) and women (tied 1st)